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Yashica Penta J

Yashica·1962·Camera

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The Penta J is a 35 mm SLR camera made by Yashica from late 1961 to 1964[1]. It was the first of a line of cameras that became known as the Yashica J series (Not to be confused with the Yashica J rangefinder); the successors of the Penta J include the J-3, J-5, J-4, J-7 and J-P[2]. Two cameras sold exclusively by the Montgomery Ward department store, the Wards SLR 500 and Wards SLR 600, should also be considered successors of the Penta J as both of these cameras were amalgams of several differe

Specifications

Year End
1964

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