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Yashica’s Tokyo Headquarters – 1974 and 2019
Yashica opened its new Tokyo headquarters officially in the Summer of 1974. Here’s a before and after picture.
Yashica’s headquarters as it appeared in August 1974.
Yashica headquarters building from April 2019. Photos courtesy of Paul Sokk.
The current building is known as the Kyocera Harajuku Building located at 6-27-8 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Kyocera acquired Yashica in 1983 and for the most part, Kyocera continues to operate in many of Yashica’s former properties.
For more about Yashica’s history please check out Paul’s excellent site here.
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In the Shop – Yashica FR II & more!
New in the shop this week is this excellent Yashica FR II. It’s a wonderfully simple film camera to use as it incorporates aperture-priority autoexposure. You select the f-stop and the camera’s computer sets the shutter speed based on your film’s ISO (ASA) speed.
The Yashica FR II is one of my favorite cameras to use. The viewfinder is big, bright and clear and coupled with the fast Contax/Yashica DSB 50mm lens it’s a joy to shoot with. The focusing screen on this Yashica uses a diagonally split focus spot that makes it super easy to get an accurate focus quickly even in dim lighting (perfect for my gettin’ older eyes!).
This Yashica FR II (FR2) has been fully inspected, serviced and tested. It will come to you with a fresh battery and the original lens cap. Just load a roll of film and you’re good to go!
Here’s some of my other cameras and gear in the shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com
More can be found at http://www.ccstudio2380.com which is hosted by Etsy.
Thanks for stopping by! – Chris
Happy SUNday! – Beach Bums
My mom’s friends from around 1941 or so. What a bunch of characters!
My best guess would be that this is in Far Rockaway, New York. All pics were taken by my mom with her trusty Kodak.
Have a beautiful day and thanks for stopping by! – Chris
Canon F-1 35mm SLR
Canon F-1 35mm single-lens reflex camera from 1975.
This beautiful Canon is part of my extensive Canon camera collection. Having said that, it’s time to pare down some of my collection. Besides being super clean, this camera has been fully tested and is working perfectly. I’ve installed new film door light seals and a new mirror bumper pad. It has a fresh battery and it will come with its original Canon nylon neck/shoulder strap, the original Canon body cap, and two Canon books. The instruction book is a high-quality copy dated 03/1975 and the F-1 sales brochure is dated 03/1978 and it’s an original.
The camera. If you’ve never had the opportunity to shoot with an F-1 then you’d be very happy with this camera. The F-1 is a professional grade camera designed to last a lifetime. It’s a pleasure to use and of course, it accepts all of Canon’s FD and FL lenses and a ton of accessories.
It’s available at http://www.ccstudio2380.com and here in this post (see below).
The original Canon F-1 is a fully manual camera – you control the focus, you set the lens aperture and shutter speed, and you determine the proper exposure using the thru-the-lens (TTL) built-in light meter. It’s film photography at its purest.
This camera is available through my Etsy camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com of you can purchase it directly from this post.
Canon F-1 35mm SLR Film Camera
As described in the accompanying post. Fully serviced, tested and ready to roll. I'll mail it pretty much worldwide but please ask for a shipping quote for outside the US. Thanks, Chris
$194.75
Yashica 1958 & Yashica 2019
The title is a bit misleading – well actually very misleading as Yashica (the original Japanese company) no longer exists. Yashica was acquired by Kyocera in 1983 and killed off by 2004. My good friend Paul Sokk and I have been on a quest to find some of Yashica’s old factory buildings and because Paul has a sharp eye for details, he was able to find Yashica’s factory in Shimosuwa (Nagano Prefecture) while conducting some research. The first image below is a scan from a sales brochure that I have from 1958.
Yashica’s main office building located on the factory campus in Shimosuwa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan in 1958.
The same building as seen this April (2019). The company that currently operates from the building (Mutoh) has no ties to either Yashica or Kyocera. Photo courtesy of Paul Sokk.
Notice in the current picture that the building has had an addition added to its near side (enclosing a previous carport) and received a rather mundane paint job especially compared to what I’m sure was a very colorful design originally.
By the way, the current occupant, Mutoh Industries, Ltd., makes large format printing machines. More can be found here.
Aerial view of the Yashica factory campus with the office building (viewed from behind) in the center.
The Yashica gym and auditorium as seen today. Look at the aerial view in the image above this one to see the gym as it appeared in the late 1950s. Photo courtesy of Paul Sokk.
Many thanks to Paul Sokk and his wife Kathy for sharing photos from their most recent trip to Japan. Paul is the creator of THE site for anything about Yashica TLRs and early Yashica history the site can be found at www.yashicatlr.com
Thanks for stopping by! – Chris
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wordless wednesday
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Leotax Merite Camera Case – 1959
Here’s a beautiful leather camera case for the Leotax Merite and Elite. The quality of its construction is evident even after 60 years of use (gentle use). The Merite was a 35mm rangefinder camera built by the Leotax Camera Company in the Leica style.
A beautiful leather camera case from around early 1959.
Excellent materials and attention to detail.
Quality stitching throughout.
The bottom half of the case was attached by a patented hinge assembly that quickly detached from the top half.
Advertising flyer for the Leotax Merite. The camera and lens sold for 42,500 JPY which was about $118 in 1959. The case went for an additional 1,800 JPY which was $5
Thanks for stopping by! – Chris
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Happy SUNday! – Mets vs. Braves July 2009
It’s hard to believe that it’s been ten years since Tim and I attended this baseball game at Turner Field in Atlanta. Our Mets were soundly defeated (as usual) but the best times were spent with Tim.
Tim and I. Always true to the Orange and Blue! Let’s Go Mets!
Tim with Jackie who was the nicest Braves fan we ever met! Actually, Jackie was a security guard at the game and she could be seen on TV at every Braves home game as she worked the area behind home plate.
Thanks for stopping by and have a beautiful day! – Chris
Canon – World Cup 1986
Not often seen, a Canon 1986 World Cup T50 35mm SLR.
The Canon T50 is an underrated camera (as is the T70). Built-in power drive and programmed automation made it a super simple 35mm SLR that used all of Canon’s FD lenses. If you wanted simple, fast and accurate the T50 and the T70 are great values in the used market.
Thanks for stopping by! – Chris
Please respect that all content, including photos and text, are the property of this blog and its owner, Yashica Pentamatic Fanatic, Yashica Sailor Boy, Yashica Chris.
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Chasing Classic Cameras with Chris 