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INSTRUCTION
BOOKLET
Folleto de instrucciones
MODE D' EMPLOI
Gebro uchso nwei su ng
DESCRIPTION OF YASHICA MINISTER-D
Exposur e Va l ue
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l e
Fi frn Advance Lever
Ehut t er Ref ease But t on
ASA Fi l m SPeed Knob
Ff,ag' h Syn,ehro-Term i na I
Accessory Shoe
Fi l m Rewi ndi ng Lever
w/ Fol di ng Cr ank
CdS Exposure Met er
Vi ewf i nder
Lens
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On/ Of t Swi t ch But t on
(f or
CdS Met er)
' Fi nder
Eye- Pi ece
Tri pod Socket
Fi l r n Exposur e Count er
ASA I nd i cat or Wi nct ow
Lens Openi ng Scal e
Sh ut t er Speed Cont r ol
Ri ng
LVS Ri ng
Fi l m Rewi nd Rel ease
But t on
Mer c ur y
Sl i de Lock
B a tte :'y
Re l ea se
Cov er '
B ut t o n
Coupl i ng Ri ng
Dept h-of -Fi el d Sca l e
Di st ance Scal e
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oN/oFF SWTTCH FOR CdS EXPOST.JRE METER
Your YASH I CA Mi ni st er - D i ncor -
por at es a 1 . 3 vol t l ong- l i f e mer cur y
bat t er y
( Mal l or y PX- 13 B or Gener al
No. 625 or equi val ent
)
t hat sup-
pl i es power t o t he su
per - sensi t i ve
CdS exposur e met er .
U n I i ke regu l ar t y pe of bat t er i es, i t
pr ovi des f ul l power t hr oughout i t s
l i f e and need not be r epl aced unt i l
i t get s ol d. To r epl ace i t , unscr ew
t he cover , by t ur ni ng t he cover
wi t h a coi n i n t he di r ect i on of ar r ow.
P l ace th e battery i n th e co m
pa rt-
ment bei ng caref ul t o obserue po-
l ar i t y mar ki ng.
+( pl us)
mar ki ng
on t he bat t ery shou l d f ace out
t oward t he bat t ery compart ment
cover , and
- ( mi nus)
t owar d camer a
t op.
CAUTION:
Do not l eave f i nger pri nt s
on t he mercury bat t ery as t hese cause i t
t o rust or corrode. Wi pe wi t h a sof t cl ot h and keep bat t ery cl ean.
Do not di sassembl e t he mercury bat t ery. Do not t hrow any used
mer cur y bat t er y i nt o a f i r e or wher e chi l dr en can get hol d of i t .
Remove mercury bat t ery when camera i s not i n use f or a l ong
peri od
of t i f f i e, st ore i t i n a cool , dry and saf e pl ace.
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LOADTNG FILM (l )
To unl ock t he back cover , sl i de t he
Sl i de Lock Rel ease But t on i n t he
di r ect i on of ar r ow
( t o
t he mar ki ng
" O" ) pr essi ng i t , and t he hi nged
cover wi l l swi ng open.
Pu l l out t he F i l m
and i nsert a new
f i l m chamber .
Rewi ndi ng Knob,
r ol l of f i l m i n t he
Gent l y dr aw out t he f i l m l eeder f r om
t he casset t e, and t hread t he l eader
i nt o t he sl ot of t he t ake- up spool .
The spool r ot at es l n t he di r ect i on of
ar ! ' cw as sl t own i n t he phot o.
Advance t he f i l m wi t h one st r oke of
t he Advance Lever, and rnake sure t he
f i l m
per f or at i ons pr oper l y t hr eaded on
t he spr ocket t eet h.
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LOADTNG FrLM (2)
Cl ose t he
wi t h
your
pos i t i o n.
back cover by pnessi ng
i t
f i ngers u nt i I i t l oc ks i nto
Fl i p up t he f i l m r ewi nd cr ank handl e
t o t he hor i zont al posi t i on
and gent l y
wi nd i n t he di r ect i on of ar r ow
( mar k-
ed on t he knob) unt i l
you f eel a sl i ght
r esi st ance and r epl ace t he handl e.
Repeat oper at i on of advanci ng t he
f i f m unt i l t he f i gur e
t '
1" i s oppo-
si t e t he r ed l i ne.
When cocki ng t he advance l ever ,
be sur e t o obser ve t he r ewi ndi ng
knob t ur ni ng i n t he same di r ect i on
si mu l t aneousl y.
l f i t does not , t he f i l m l eader has
sl i pped f r om t he t ake- uP sPool .
You must t hen open t he back
cover and r et hr ead f i l m.
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FOR CORRECT EXPOSURE
1. Tur n t he ASA Fi l m Speed Set t i ng
Knob t o al i gn t he ASA nu mber
of t he f i l m wi t h t he red dot .
2. To ener gi ze CdS met er ,
pr ess
t he
On/ Of f Swi t ch But t on.
Keep on
pr essi ng
i t whi l e t aki ng
exposur e r eadi ng.
3. Ai m t he camer a at t he subj ect ,
and t he r ed i ndi cat or needl e wi l l
swi ng and show t he
pr oper Li ght
Val ue f i gur e.
4. Read t he LV f i gur e, and t ur n t he
LVS R i ng
( t he
out er most r i ng)
unt i l t he val ue number on t he
scal e i s opposi t e t he r ed t r i angl e
mar k.
Thus, t he cor r ect l ens aPer t ur e and
shut t er speed have now been set
aut omat i cal l y and accu r at el y.
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USING EXPOSURE METER PROPERLY
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ASA FILM SPEED SCALE:
The di agram bel ow shows what graduati ons
between speci fi c
number s st and f or .
ASA FILM SPEED SCALE:
The di agram bel ow shows each graduati on
between
ASA number
pr i nt ed
on t he bot t om l i ne, whi ch ar e
125, 160, 250 and 320 respecti vel y.
speci f i c number s meani ng
12, 16, 20, 32, 40, 64, 9O,
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l r r l
t2 16 20
25 50
l r r l r l
32 40 64 80
r00 200
l r r l r l
125 160 250 320
400
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TIPS ON USE OF' METER
When t aki ng backl i ght ed su bj ect s, i t i s
r ecommended t o use a l ens hood.
Sceni c vi ews ar e
pr oper l y measur ed f or
exposur e by poi nt i ng t he exposur e
met er downwar d t o measur e t he l i ght
r ef l ect ed f r om t he mai n
poi nt of i n-
t erest .
Even i f subj ect i s i ndoor s and br i ght
or st r ong l i ght comi ng t hr ough t he
wi ndows i s backl i ght i ng t he su bj ect ,
no ad
j ust ment
i s necessar y as t he
ex
posu re met er i s bu i l t t o com
pensat e
f or such ext r emes i n l i ght i ng.
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LYJ sHU T- I t sK
Selection of Required kns Opening
and Shutter Speed
Even after the basi c exposu re val ue
has been set, and i f smal l er apertures
or hi gher shutter speeds are desi red,
the req u i red apertu re o
pen
i ng or
shutter speed can be set by turni ng
t he Cross Coupl i ng Ri ng, and set i t
to the red tri angu l ar mark.
For exampl e, as shown l ef t , assumi ng
the LVS read i ng from the meter i s
9, and when the f i gure I i s set
opposi te the red tri angl e, the basi c
exposu re wi l l be t
15. 6 wi t h 1 l 15 sec.
shut t er speed. I n t he above-ment i oned
way, the correct exposure setti ngs i n
vari ous combi nat i ons, wi t hi n a zone
part i t i oned
by l i nes, wi l I be made
i n rel ati on to the basi c ex posu
re
combi nat i on.
VIEWFINDER & PARALLAX CORRECTION
The si ngl e wi ndow combi nes t he
vi ew/ r angef i nder , wh i ch enabl es
you t o qu
i ck l y si ght , f oct r s and
f rame t he pi ct ure you compose
wi t hi n t he f r ames seen i n t he f i nder .
Paral l ax i s corrected automati cal l y
i n t he YASHI CA Mi ni st er - D.
The camera, wi t h a t i l t i ng
Pri sm,
fu l l y cou
pl ed to the rangef i nder
posi ti vel y corrects for
paral l ax.
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SIGHTING & FOCUSING
The extra l arge vi ewi ng wi ndow fea-
t ures a bri ght l i ne f rame i ndi cat i ng
cl earl y t he f i el d of t he 45mm l ens.
When
you
compose
your pi cture
wi thi n thi s frame, you are assured
of getti ng the same
pi cture you are
seei ng t hrough t he f i nder.
To focus,
a ppeari n g
j ect
and
u nt i l t he
form one
i n focus.
si ght t he smal l rect angl e
i n t he mi ddl e t o t he sub-
t ur n t he Focusi ng Ri ng
two i mages overl ap and
cl ear i mage, and i t i s now
The l ef t phot o
shows t hat t he
super - i mposed i mage and act ual
one over l aps and f or ms a cl ear
i mage, i , e. , t he camer a i s i n t r ue
f ocu s.
The l ef t phot o
show t he t wo i mages
wh i ch ar e not over l apped and t he
camer a i s not yet
i n f ocus.
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HOW TO HOLD YOUR CAMERA
I t i s very i mport ant t o hol d
your
camera correct l y and st eadi l y when
t aki ng
pi ct ures
i n order t o obt ai n
good resul t s. Hol d i t t o your
f ace
wi t h your el bows hel d cl ose t o
your
wai st , so t hat movement wi l l
be mi ni mi zed. The l ef t
phot o
shows how t o hol d your
camera i n
a hori zont al posi t i on.
For vert i cal use of t he camera hol d
i t as shown i n
phot o
at l ef t .
Push the Sh utter R el ease Button :
Push the shutter rel ease button as
gent l y as
possi bl e, ot herwi se, i t may
cause unexpect ed bl urri ng.
Fi l m Advance Lever :
Move t he f i l m advance l ever unt i l
i t st ops t her eby br i ngi ng t he next
u nexposed sect i on of f i l m i nt o
pl ace and cocki ng t he shut t er .
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UNLOADING FILM
Af t er t aki ng a f ul l r ol l of f i l m
( t he
exposur e count er shows t he f i gur e
36 or 20)'
,
i t i s necessary to rewi nd
t he f i l m i nt o t he casset t e bef ore re-
movi ng t he exposed f i l m f r om t he
camer a.
Pr ess t he F i l m Rewi nd Rel ease
But t on whi ch i s l ocat ed on t he base
of t he camera. The but t on need
not be kept depr essed whi l e t he f i l m
i s bei ng r ewound.
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Fl i p up t he f i l m r ewi nd cr ank
handl e t o t he hor i zont al
posi t i on
and wi nd i n t he di r ect i on of t he
arrow.
Towar d t he end of t he f i l m you
wi l l f eel a sl i ght r esi st ance, but
cont i nue t ur ni ng t he r ewi nd cr ank
unt i l t he f i l m
pul l s
away f r om t he
sl ot on t he Take- up Spool .
When t he f i l m i s com
pl et el y r e-
wound i nt o t he casset t e, open t he
back cover . Pul l up t he r ewi nd
crank shaft and remove cassette.
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TAKING FLASH PICTURES
Sl i p t he pr oper f l ash uni t i nt o t he
Accessory Shoe or at t ach i t t o t he
camer a wi t h a br acket . Pl ug t he
f l ash cor d i nt o t he synchr o- t er m i -
nal of t he camer a.
The ex posu re set t i ng ca n be det er-
mi ned accor di ng t o t he
gui de
number t abl e
packed wi t h bul bs t o
be used.
Move t he MX Synchr o Sel eCt or
Lever t o t he " M" posi t i on,
when
usi ng M- t ype bu l bs.
Bu l b used
Se l ect or
posi t i o n
Sh ut t er Speed
M type
M
any speed
F. t ype
X
"l
160 or sl ower
E l ect ro n i c
X any speed
Move t he sel ect or l ever t o "X"
posi t i on, when usi ng F t ype bul bs
or el ect r oni c f l ash.
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SELF.TIMER
The synchro-sel ector l ever must be
moved to the "X" posi ti on when
usi ng t he sel f -t i mer.
Set the speed and move the sel f-
ti mer l ever to the di recti on shown
by the arrow. The sel f-ti mer runs
about 8 seconds before the shutter
snaps.
DEPTH-OF.FIELD
When
you f ocus t he camer a on a sub-
j ect
t here i s a cert ai n di st ance i n f ront
and back of t he subj ect wi t hi n whi ch
ot her obj ect s wi l l al so appear shar p.
Thi s i s known as t he " Dept h- of - Fi el d" ,
and i t var i es wi t h t he l ens aper t ur e.
The smal l er t he aper t ur e t he gr eat er
t he Dept h- of - F i el d.
F16
F 2 . 8
The Dept h- of - Fi el d Scal e wi l l be f ound
on t he l ens barrel . When t he camera
i s focused on
your subj ect, l ook for
t he apert ure
you
are usi ng on ei t her
si de of t he scal e t o det ermi ne t he
Dept h- of - Fi el d.
( ar ea
i n whi ch al l
obj ects are sharp).
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CABLE R.ELEASE
A standard cabl e rel ease can be fi tted
to
you r Yashi ca. Screw the Cabl e
Rel ease i nto the socket
provi ded
on
the Sh utter R el ease B utton .
Your camera deal er wi l l suppl y t he
proper
cabl e rel ease for you r camera.
CABLE DI SPARADOR
Puede Vd. acopl ar un cabl e
di sparador t i po st andard a su
cl mara Yashi ca. Atorni l l e
di cho cabl e en el di sparador.
Su proveedor le facllitard un
cabl e adecuado para su c6mara.
DECLENCHEUR A CABLE
Le Yashi ca peut 6t re muni
d' un d6cl encheur n cdbl e
st andard qu' on vi sse dans
l ' 6crou prat i qu6 sur l e d6cl en-
cheur de l ' obt urat eur.
DRAHTAUSLOSER
Der Draht oder Sel bstausl oser
wi rd i n das Gewi nde i m Ausl oser
der Kamera geschraubt.
Von Ihrem Fotohdndl er konnen
Si e di e passenden Ausl oser er-
hal t en.
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DEPTH.OF. TABLA DE PROFUNDIDAD
FIELD TABLE DEL CAMPO
PROFoNDEUR
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TABLE DE
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r
(
Met ros
)
(Met res)
(Met er)
\ t "nce
Apertur}l
0. 8m l m 2 m 6 m
@
F 2 . 8
o . 7 7
0. 83
0. 96
1 . 0 4
t . 8 5
2. t a
4. 80
7. 99
20. 6
@
F 4
o. 76
o. 84
0. 94
t . 06
t . 7 9
' 2. 27
4 . 4 3
9. 31
14. 4

F s. 6
o. 75
o. 85
0. 92
t . 09
t . t z
2. 40
4 . 0 1
t 2 . o
l o . 3
@
F 8
0i 73
0. 88
0 . 8 9
t . t 3
r : 62
2. 62
3 . 5 1
20. a
7 . 2 1
F r l
0{7 |
o. 92
0. 86
t . t 9
l : 5 1
2 . 9 7
3. . 03 5 . 2 4
F 1 5
0. 67
0; 99
o . 8 r
t : 3 1
r : 35
3: 80
2 . 4 8
@
3 . 6 1
p
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r
\tance
Aperturd\
2. 6t 3. 5f 7 f 20t
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F 2 . 8
2. 53 3 . 1 5
3 - 4 1
6. 07
7 t E
t 5 . 7
2 8 2
67. 6
@
F 4
2 . 4 9 2 . 8 9
? r n
5. 87
-,
a4
1 4 . 5
? q l
47. 2
@
F 5. 6
2. 46
2 . 8 2
3. 02
3. s8
5. 64
7. A7
t 3. 2
39. 4
33. 8
@
F 8
2. 39
2. 89
3. t 2
3 . 7 1
5. 31
8. 59
t . t . 5
68, 2
23. 6
@
F t l
2. 33
3. 02
2, A2
3. 90
4. 95
9. 74
9. 94 J 7 . 2
@
F 1 6
2. 2t
3.,25
2. 66
4. 30
1..46
42. 3
8. 14
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| 1 . 8
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( Pi es) ( Pi eds) ( Eeet )
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