dennisinst.louis
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dennisinst.louis
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I do too! And these are great samples. What film did you use? I like it. I think those who point to the number of aperture blades are wrong. This camera has 5 aperture blades (don't quote me), and gives very good bokeh. Underraded/Overlook camera - that thing is quite a capable shooter once you get used to its size. 1.4 lens + good parralax corrected finder + fill flash/synch at all speeds + 100% manual control + accurate meter that meters up to 800 ISO and can be tricked (in away) to use it a stop faster.
You might have missed the thread I posted earlier today, where I used an inflation calculator. In todays dollars the Lynx 14e was valued at $700, and was the most expensive camera in Yashica's line in 1969. Obviously most of the money went into that 7element 5 group double gauss lens.
I like that camera - a lot.
You might have missed the thread I posted earlier today, where I used an inflation calculator. In todays dollars the Lynx 14e was valued at $700, and was the most expensive camera in Yashica's line in 1969. Obviously most of the money went into that 7element 5 group double gauss lens.
I like that camera - a lot.
dennisinst.louis
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Thanks for the comments!Film used is fuji superia iso 100 four pack purchased at wal-mart for $4.68.I think my pentax M50mm F1.4 may have a very slight edge at rendering it's a nine bladed aperture.As for the weight i don't think the lynx is heavy in the least,when i use my pentax gear sometimes i lug my tamron 300mmF2.8 with matching 1.4 and 2x converters.Now were talking some serious weight! the lens by itself weighs around nine lbs.I did catch that thread and found it intresting.I try to imagine what it was like back then to use one of these when they were new..Digital what is that ?