{"product_id":"yashica-half-17-l0311","title":"Yashica Half 17","description":"\u003cp\u003eHalf-frame cameras split every 35mm frame in two, so a 36-exposure roll gives you 72 shots — and in the mid-sixties Yashica built one of the best of them. The \u003cstrong\u003eYashica Half 17\u003c\/strong\u003e carries a six-element \u003cstrong\u003eYashinon 32mm f\/1.7\u003c\/strong\u003e, a genuinely fast lens for a camera this size, wrapped in a dense chrome-and-leather body that shoots in vertical portrait orientation by default. It is the classic travel-and-street half-frame: pocketable, cheap to run, and with an f\/1.7 lens that handles low light better than almost anything else in the format.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Half-frame 35mm — 72 exposures from a 36-shot roll, vertical orientation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLens: Yashinon 32mm f\/1.7, six elements — equivalent to roughly 45mm on full frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShutter: Copal leaf shutter, 1\/30 to 1\/800 across the program range, plus Bulb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetering: Selenium cell ringing the lens, programmed automatic exposure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFocus: Zone\/scale focus from 0.8m, with zone symbols shown in the viewfinder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAperture: Manually selectable f\/1.7 to f\/16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePower: None required — selenium meter is self-powered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYear: Approx. 1964\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCosmetic: Excellent+ with minimal signs of wear. The lens is clean and clear — no fungus, haze or separation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFunctional: The selenium meter is not working, so the programmed automatic exposure is out. In practice the shutter fires at a fixed 1\/30 and the aperture ring remains fully controllable, so the camera still takes photographs — you set the aperture yourself against a fixed 1\/30 speed. Film advance, rewind and focus all operate correctly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIncluded\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYashica Half 17 body with Yashinon 32mm f\/1.7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePouch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead the condition notes before buying this one. With the selenium cell dead the auto exposure no longer works and the shutter sits at a fixed 1\/30, leaving the aperture ring as your only exposure control. That is still a working camera — pair it with ISO 100 or slower film and stop down in daylight, or open up to f\/1.7 indoors and at dusk, where the fast lens and a leisurely 1\/30 actually suit each other well. At this price it is a clean, excellent+ half-frame with a six-element f\/1.7 lens, for someone happy to work within one shutter speed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yashica","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44608457637991,"sku":"L-0311","price":6000.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0633\/0793\/9943\/files\/DSC_5647.jpg?v=1789302424","url":"https:\/\/v2.filmcam.in\/products\/yashica-half-17-l0311","provider":"filmcameras.In","version":"1.0","type":"link"}