Digital rangefinder

[shawn]

I have a feeling many people are going to be very disappointed by this Yashica... even if it looks like the camera at the 7 second mark. No offense Paul T, but why would Yashica offer a camera with a M mount?

Agreed, there is no sort of lens release mechanism on the camera in the video.

Shawn

 

[Paul T.]

I have a feeling many people are going to be very disappointed by this Yashica... even if it looks like the camera at the 7 second mark. No offense Paul T, but why would Yashica offer a camera with a M mount?

No offense. I think it's unlikely which is why I said, I'd love it if I were wrong.

I can't see the new purchasers of the name tooling up for a full-on X100-style digital camera.

 

[Lee Rust]

The new "Yashica" seems to be scratching the same photographic itch as the Leica M-D 262, but at 1/36 the price. It even has a thumb winder like the R-D1. Naturally, MANY features and functions had to be minimized or omitted to meet the price point.

It might be easy to ridicule this camera, but the modular electronics of the pre-programmed digifilms eliminate the need for any complicated control interfaces other than shutter speed, shutter release and frame advance.

https://petapixel.com/2017/10/10/yashica-y35-digifilm-camera-faux-film-rolls/

 

[jaapv]

That is a weird itch for sure. I can not imagine anybody aspiring to a Leica M-D 262 considering this camera for one second.
It is a fun novelty toy for sure, but it is in the same class as the Leica Sofort.