Yashica Lynx 1000 and 14E

[oldgearuser]

I have received some old equipment including a Yashica Lynx 1000 with Yashinon 45mm f1.8 lens and a Yashica Lynx 14E with Yashinon DX 45mm f1.4 lens

Lynx 1000

The internals are in beautiful clean condition.

The coupled rangefinder is un-adjustable.

The selenium meter is also un-adjustable but appears to register correctly and functions correctly when changes are made to the settings. I have tested it against a Weston Master 3 which is calibrated.

I have a couple of external cold shoe rangefinders so the un-adjustable coupled rangefinder is not an issue.

Shutter speeds appear good throughout the range and apertures all appear good

Lynx 14E

No battery cover for the cds meter.

The internals were filthy and took a lot of cleaning

After cleaning

The coupled rangefinder is un-adjustable.

The cds meter is disabled but I have a Weston Master.

I will use an external cold shoe rangefinder so the un-adjustable coupled rangefinder is not an issue.

Shutter speeds appear good throughout the range and apertures all appear good.

Yashinon Lenses are very high quality glass benefiting from the Contax connection

Yashica rangefinders are very much a wolf in sheeps clothing.

I think we have a couple of winners.

I am not sure yet if I will be running any rolls through these in the near future.

[visualopsins]

have any photos of these you could show us?

[paulhofseth]

to be quite exact, Yashica entered into cooperation with Zeiss after these rangefinders were made. However, they hasd already bought Tomioka so their skills and plant might also have been used-

But as wiith all manufacturers it is not just the name that makes optics, the specifications set by Yashica for their premiere rangefinder will hve been decisive. Just as there is a difference between a zeiss Pantar and a Planar due to the costs involved.

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