Lomopedia: Yashica T4

Also called Kyocera Slim T, the Yashica T4 was introduced by Kyocera Corporation in 1990 and manufactured for the Yashica brand. It sports a handy and slim design typical among 35mm compact cameras during the 1990s, but what makes this camera a star among snapshooters and street photographers is its high-quality 35 mm f/3.5 multi-coated lens.

Looks can be quite deceiving especially when it comes to the T4. Its low-key and unassuming appearance hides an ultra-sharp lens that can capture punchy colours and outstanding saturation. It's not difficult to see why a lot of photographers, beginners or professionals, love how this compact camera performs. It's one of those cameras that you would certainly appreciate once you get to know what it's capable of.

Perhaps, no other photographer is best known to shoot with this compact camera other than American portrait and fashion photographer Terry Richardson. Watch him shoot and describe what it's like to work with the Yashica T4 in the clip below!

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Technical Specifications

Lens: Carl Zeiss Tessar 35mm, f/3.5 lens, 4 elements in 3 groups, T (multicoated).
Exposure: Automatic
Focus: Automatic, activ AF 3-point infrared
Flash: Built-in
Programmed shutter: 1s-1/700s
Exposure range: EV 3,5-EV 17 (ISO 100)
Film speed: DX coded ISO 50-ISO 3200
Power: CR123A
Dimensions: 116.5 × 63.5 × 37 mm
Weight: 170 g

You may also want to check out our Lomopedia post for Yashica T4 Super (which, interestingly, has a Super Scope waist-level viewfinder!), the last model in the T series of 35mm compacts by Kyocera Corporation for Yashica.

All information for this article was sourced from Camerapedia, Wikipedia, and Collection Appareils.

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