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Yashica Yashicaflex C1955
- Mount
- fixed
- Years
- 1955–
- Shutter
- 1s – 1/300s
The Yashicaflex C (Y variant) is a 6x6cm twin-lens reflex camera produced by Yashica Co. Ltd. around 1955. It is one of several sub-variants produced under the Yashicaflex C designation, distinguished primarily by the fitting of a refined waist-level finder with an improved ground-glass screen and a more precise fold-up magnifier. The "Y" appended to the variant designation follows Yashica's internal practice of tagging configuration differences within a model family, paralleling the concurrent Yashicaflex Y in the same approximate production period.
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Before you buy used
- **Yashinon lens clarity** - inspect the taking lens for fungus, internal haze, and element separation. The Tessar-type design is susceptible to rear-group separation on examples that have spent decades in humid storage.
- **Finder condition** - the refined ground-glass screen is this variant's distinguishing feature; scratches or delamination significantly impair its usability. Examine under raking light.
- **Shutter speeds** - slow speeds (1s, 1/2s, 1/5s) are susceptible to gummed lubricant after long storage. Fire all speeds and listen for correct timing; budget for a CLA if slow speeds sound fast or intermittent.
- **Red-window seal** - the red frame-counting window foam seal on the film door degrades with age; check for evidence of fogged film edges (light leaks near the frame number area).
- **Focus helicoid** - should move smoothly and without grinding across the full range. Stiff but smooth movement is usually dried grease; grinding suggests helicoid damage.
- **Body covering and metal** - leatherette lifting at the corners is cosmetic. Inspect the underlying die-cast aluminium for corrosion at the film door hinges and back edges.
- **Rarity note** - the C (Y variant) is less common than the standard Yashicaflex C or the Yashicaflex S. Document the specific variant designation on the lens or body nameplate before purchasing, as Yashicaflex sub-variants are sometimes misidentified in listings.
About this camera
A mid-1950s Yashicaflex C variant with a refined waist-level finder, bridging the Yashicaflex line toward the Yashica-C.