Mar 27, 2025 · The FX-3 was a very popular, manually-operated, 35mm single lens reflex camera, released by Yashica in 1979. It has a vertical metal-bladed mechanical focal plane shutter with speeds up to 1/1000, an exposure meter with a simple 3-LED reading in the viewfinder, and no automatic metering or focusing modes.

What I like about the FX-3: the easy mechanical focal plane shutter, which seems very similar to one in the Nikon FM2 — quick and virtually vibration-free despite the lack of camera mass.

Feb 18, 2023 · The Yashica FX-3 is a 35mm SLR camera, it was developed by Yashica in 1979 and manufactured by Cosina. It has a maximum shutter speed of 1/1000 sec. In its later version of 1986, the FX-3 Super 2000, it can reach up to 1/2000 sec of speed (hence the name).

The Yashica FX-3 35mm Film SLR is reviewed in detail after years of experience and countless rolls of film. Is it the best manual 35mm camera EVER?

The FX-3 was a very popular, manually-operated, 35mm single lens reflex camera, released by Yashica in 1979, and built by Cosina (Actually no evidence of this. A lot of evidence shows the FX-3 was built by Phenix in China though some may have been built elsewhere before that).

Aug 3, 2020 · Yashica’s FX-3 series The FX-3 Super 2000 is the final declination of a line of simple semi-automatic, manual focus cameras, released by Yashica between 1979 and 1986.

The all-mechanical FX-3 Super 2000 is fitted with a vertical-travel metal focal-plane shutter with a shutter speed range from 1 to 1/2000 second, and B, with flash synchronization at 1/125 second.

Dec 21, 2012 · I consider the three following reasons for having a Fx-3 or its sibling models: 1. Easy to use; 2. light weight; and 3. low-cost use of high-end lens of Contax and Zeiss.

Manual focus Contax/Yashica mount 35mm SLR released by Yashica in 1979. Has a self-timer and a built-in light meter with an LED read-out in the finder. Plastic and metal body available in black. Shutter: Vertical metal focal-plane, 1s - 1/1000s + B