Analog Photography Tutorial: Yashica FX-3

How to load a 35mm film cassette, how to dismount and mount lenses and other essentials

After I had made the Virtual Camera Museum video series I was surprised to see that so many people are still interested in analog photography nowadays. So I thought maybe I could make a little filming and editing exercise concerning some essential issues of handling an old, mechanical, analog camera. The Yashica FX-3 was manufactured by Cosina (as CT-1A and later on as CT-1 Super) in Japan, and there were many similar models, either with Pentax PK, Minolta MD or Yashica/Contax YC mount, and labeled later under several brand names, like Braun (as SR 2000) or Phenix. So it is also a little bit like a "How to use an old SLR" tutorial because all of these manually working 35 mm film photo cameras follow pretty much the same principles of how to handle them. :-)

You can also see how to open the camera back by pulling the film rewind knob - many newer cameras had a rather different opening system. :-)

I've made another video with some advanced features of the FX-3 that you can find here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGtts0F82hM

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[monkeyboy4529]

omg finally a really tutorial that helps! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[LZFILM]

@monkeyboy4529

You're welcome!! It makes me happy to see that so many people still use this fine ol' camera! :-)

[rusteddime]

THANK YOU THIS HELPED ME ALOT!!!!! :)

[LZFILM]

@rusteddime

You're welcome! I'm glad to hear that!! :-)

[pimpleomkar]

This is aswm camera my dad baught dis in 1993 and its still still working perfectly...............

[LZFILM]

@pimpleomkar

Thank you! Yes, its mechanics is really great!!

[LZFILM]

@natepack

You could try to clean it with a brush from above, maybe there are a lot of dust / sticky substances between release button and the outer ring that carries it. If that doesn't work, you could try out a cable release, screwing it on the release button, to see if the camera releases.

[natepack]

I just got one of these off ebay and my shutter release button is stuck pushed down. Do you know how that could be fixed?

[LZFILM]

@afiqeaizudin

That's really a strange situation. I never had this problem with any of my cameras...

[afiqeaizudin]

@LZFILM hey hey hey. i have this camera, but the 2000 type. i screw it up as the self timer lever got stuck and when i open the back lid the shutter curtain is opened. how can i get it fixed?? please please help me.