C41
Kodak Portra 400
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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The Yashica Lynx 14E (1966) is a 35mm fixed-lens rangefinder camera produced in Japan by Yashica Co., Ltd., and is the culmination of the Lynx line's pursuit of maximum aperture. Its defining feature is the Yashinon-DX 45mm f/1.4 lens — a seven-element design that makes the Lynx 14E the fastest fixed-lens rangefinder camera in photographic history. No production fixed-lens 35mm rangefinder has offered a wider maximum aperture before or since.
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C41
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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About this camera
The fastest fixed-lens rangefinder ever made — the Yashica Lynx 14E's Yashinon-DX 45mm f/1.4 lens set a record for maximum aperture on a fixed-lens 35mm camera that no production rangefinder has equalled before or since.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm (24×36 mm) |
| Mount | Fixed (non-interchangeable) |
| Years | 1966–1970 |
| Lens | Yashinon-DX 45mm f/1.4 (7 elements) |
| Shutter | Citizen MV leaf: 1s – 1/500s + B |
| Flash sync | X-sync 1/30s; PC socket |
| Meter | CdS, aperture-priority + manual |
| Exposure | Aperture-priority auto + manual |
| Viewfinder | Coupled rangefinder, 0.7× |
| Focus | Coupled rangefinder |
| Battery | PX625 / SR44 (1.35V / 1.55V) |
Yashica entered the rangefinder market aggressively in the early 1960s with the Electro 35 line and the Lynx series. The Lynx name referred to the premium fixed-lens rangefinder tier: while the Electro 35 targeted the mass market with simpler operation, the Lynx was positioned for photographers who wanted maximum performance from a pocketable camera.
The original Lynx 14 (1965) introduced the f/1.4 Yashinon-DX lens but used a selenium cell — adequate in good light but limited in the very conditions where f/1.4 mattered most. The 14E (1966) corrected this by switching to CdS metering. Production continued until approximately 1970, when the model was discontinued without a direct successor as Yashica consolidated around the Electro 35 and the new Contax partnership.
The Yashinon-DX 45/1.4 lens is a multi-coated, seven-element optical design. Contemporary reviews praised its sharpness at f/1.4 as exceptional, with smooth out-of-focus rendering — a demanding achievement at such a wide aperture in a fixed-mount, compact camera design. The lens focuses to 0.9 metres minimum.
The Lynx 14E holds a unique place in photographic history as the fastest fixed-lens 35mm camera ever made. Its f/1.4 aperture and CdS metering make it a genuine available-light photographic instrument, not merely a specification curiosity. Photographers working in low-light conditions — theatres, cafes, museum interiors — can use the Lynx 14E at exposures impossible for any other fixed-lens rangefinder. The camera's combination of speed, rangefinder accuracy, and leaf-shutter silence remains compelling.
The Yashinon-DX 45mm f/1.4 is the sole lens, permanently mounted and non-interchangeable. Accessories: 55mm screw-in filters, Yashica and generic PC-socket flash units. Close-up photography: supplementary close-up lenses in 55mm thread for macro distances.
C41
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