The FX-D was a 35 mm film single-lens reflex camera introduced to the market in 1979 by the Japanese camera manufacturer Yashica. Yashica and Contax were known basically as “sister companies” and their products usually had striking similarities. This camera was called the last Yashica because, in 1983, Kyocera acquired the Yashica/Contax brands and the cameras that followed were made for them by Cosina.
Lens: Tokina 8D 70-210 mm 1:4 – 5.6. Lens mount: Contax/Yashica bayonet mount. Shutter: Electronic vertical running metal focal-plane shutter. Shutter speeds: Quartz-timed electronic shutter with variable speeds on AUTO from 1/1000 to 1 second. Manual from 1/1000 to 1 sec., plus X (1/100 sec.) and “B” Sync speed of 1/100 sec. Exposure control: TTL, center-weighted at full aperture. Aperture- preferred automatic exposure. ASA range 25-1600. Viewfinder: Fixed eye-level pentaprism type; field of view 95%; 0.86 magnifications (with 50 mm lens). Self-timer: Electronic self-timer with 10 sec. delay. Image size: 24 x 36 mm.
