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The Yashica FX-D 100 appears to be modelled on the FX-7 Super SLR sold by the original Yashica company (and reportedly manufactured by Cosina) in the early 1980s.<\/p>\n

Image: Yashica<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In all the buzz and chatter around the launch of Fujifilm’s X half, we missed the quieter announcement of another digital camera with a film advance lever: the Yashica FX-D 100. This has now been joined by two sister models, the FX-D 300 and FX-D S300. All three cameras are being funded via<\/em> Kickstarter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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The FX-D 100 and FX-D 300 have a blanking plate where you’d expect a viewfinder.<\/p>\n

Image: Yashica<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

All three cameras are designed to approximately resemble the original Yashica FX-7 Super film SLR, but a fair bit smaller. All three are built around very small sensors. The least-expensive FX-D 100 model has an optical zoom lens, while the more expensive FX-D 300 and S300 have a fixed lens with a ring around the lens controlling digital zoom \/ cropping. Only the most expensive of the three models has an electronic viewfinder, the other two have a blanking plate over the back of the finder hump.<\/p>\n

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<\/th>\nFX-D 100<\/th>\nFX-D 300<\/th>\nFX-D S300<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
MSRP
(‘Early bird’ price)<\/th>\n		\n

$359
($239<\/span>)*<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

$549
($339<\/span>)*<\/span><\/td>\n		$679
($459)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pixel count<\/th>\n13MP<\/td>\n50MP<\/td>\n50MP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sensor size<\/th>\nType 1\/3
(17mm\u00b2)<\/td>\n		Type 1\/1.56
()<\/td>\n		Type 1\/1.56
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Lens<\/th>\n3.45-10.5mm F1.6-2.8
(25-mm equiv)<\/td>\n		5.68mm F1.8
(24mm equiv)<\/td>\n		5.68mm F1.8
(24mm-equiv)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stabilization<\/th>\nNo<\/td>\nYes, 3-axis<\/td>\nYes, 3 axis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EVF<\/th>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n1.44M dots (800x600px)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Focus options<\/th>\nMF \/ AF<\/td>\nAF \/ Full-timeAF<\/td>\nAF \/ Full-time AF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

*Campaign ended<\/p>\n

The FX-Ds are the second generation of digital cameras to be sold via Kickstarter, following the revival of the Yashica name on the Y35 camera in 2017, which raised over $1M on the platform. That camera, which also married a small sensor and film simulation concept to a design that visually mimicked a film-era Yashica camera, was met with reviews that ranged from critical<\/a> to scathing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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The FX-D 300 and S300 have a fixed 24mm equivalent lens that can crop to deliver the 60mm equiv field of view listed on the front of the camera. All three FX-D models have flip-forward LCDs.<\/p>\n

Image: Yashica<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Somewhat concerningly, the FX-D 100’s lens specs are a match for the company’s City 100 model, which again, hasn’t been well received<\/a>. Both ‘300’ models use the same 50MP sensor and 24mm equiv prime lens used by the upcoming City 300, which promises a 24-60mm equiv range, by cropping into an 8MP region to give the 60mm equivalent view.<\/p>\n

Unlike the Y35, all three FX-D cameras have a (fold-forward) rear screen and let you choose between film simulation modes without having to slot a ‘film’ module into the back of the camera. All three cameras include six virtual filmstocks:<\/p>\n