1/7/2024 0 Comments Instaling CameraBag Pro![]() ![]() The camera utilizes two, readily available LR-44 batteries for the metering system. Green and plus means slightly over exposed, green and minus means slightly under. A red minus symbol (–) means you’re under exposed, a red plus (+) means overexposed, and a green light means you’re okay. Metering information is presented via a trio of LEDs visible in the viewfinder. Shutter speeds go all the way up to 1/2000 second (hence the “Super 2000” designation). ![]() The shutter dial is on the top plate next to the film advance lever, and the aperture control is on the lens. As for ease of use, the FX-3 is a pretty typical all-manual camera. With its 50mm lens it tips the scales at 588 grams (19 ounces), which makes it the lightest SLR in my collection. First, it’s simple to use and, second, it’s very lightweight. The Yashica is a few millimeters thicker, but considerably lighter than the Olympus. The FX-3 compared to the compact Olympus OM-2. In fact, the only other camera I used concurrently was my Petax Espio Mini ( reviewed here), which I bought years later when I wanted something more pocketable than a full-up SLR. For more than a decade, the Yashica was my workhorse camera and it served me very well. Sold! I paid $300 for the body along with a 50mm f/1.9 lens, and never looked back. When I walked into my local camera store that April day long ago, I knew very little about Yashica cameras, but I liked the look of the FX-3 and it seemed meet all my needs. The only ones I knew about were the venerable Pentax K1000 and this camera, made by the Japanese manufacturing giant Kyocera. But by the end of the 1980s, the world had moved on from the era of the all-manual SLR and few options remained. The year was 1989, and I knew I wanted something basic - no auto focus, auto exposure, no auto anything. It’s also one of the few I ever bought brand new. This was my second camera and my first SLR. ![]()
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