Yashica Auto Focus S v.s. Kyocera T Scope @ Yuan Shan and Shezi Island 圓山、社子

2012.11.27

Annual leave is down to just 4 days, and on the first day, I planned a simple cycling and photography trip from Dajia Riverside Park to Shezi Island. Despite having lived in Taipei for almost 20 years, this was my first visit to Shezi Island. Due to ongoing construction on a river embankment road, I attempted to find an alternative route within the industrial area of Shezi Island. Unfortunately, the industrial zone proved to be too chaotic, with unpleasant odors of chemicals, hardware, and drainage, prompting me to retrace my steps back to the entrance of the Zhumei Expressway. From there, I headed towards Shezi Island (junction of Keelung River and Tamsui River) along the Tamsui River embankment until I saw Guandu Bridge and returned.

年度特休僅剩4天，第一天規劃了簡單的騎單車運動和攝影的行程，從大佳河濱公園騎到社子島。到台北近20年，這還是我第一次到社子島，由於有段河堤道路正在施工，所以我試著繞到社子島內的工業區另尋捷徑，無奈工業區內太過雜亂，而且化學藥品、五金、排水溝等異味讓人聞之卻步，只好循原路走回洲美快速道路的入口，從淡水河河堤這邊往社子島(基隆河與淡水河交界處) 前進，直到看到關渡公與關渡大橋才折返。

Yashica Auto Focus S

 
I brought along two point-and-shoot cameras today: the Yashica Auto Focus S, an early 80s autofocus point-and-shoot camera with traditional mechanical film loading and rewinding methods, and the Kyocera T scope (sister model to Yashica T scope), a 90s autofocus point-and-shoot camera featuring a Carl Zeiss Tessar 2.8/35 T* coated lens. The Kyocera/Yashica T series point-and-shoot cameras all use Carl Zeiss Tessar lenses, with this particular model having a wider aperture of 2.8, while the others likely feature a 3.5 aperture.

今天帶了2台傻瓜相機：Yashica Auto Focus S是台早期80年代的自動對焦傻瓜相機，過片和回片的方式還是傳統機械式的，很有趣。Kyocera T scope (其姊妹機是 Yashica T scope)是90年代的自動對焦傻瓜相機，賣點是採用了Carl Zeiss Tessar 2.8/35 T*鍍膜的鏡頭。Kyocear/Yashica T 系列傻瓜相機均是採用Carl Zeiss Tessar 鏡頭，除了這台採用了2.8光圈以外，其他的應該都是3.5光圈。

Kyocera T scope

Grand Hotel 圓山飯店 

Yashica Auto Focus S
Yashica Lens 38/2.8, Kodak TMAX400


Grand Hotel 圓山飯店

Kyocera T scope

Carl Zeiss Tessar 35/2.8 T*, Fujifilm RDPIII


Zhumei Expressway 洲美快速道路 

Yashica Auto Focus S
Yashica Lens 38/2.8, Kodak TMAX400


Zhumei Expressway 洲美快速道路  

Kyocera T scope
Carl Zeiss 35/2.8 T*, Fujifilm RDPIII

 

 For more photos, please refer to the Yuan Shan and Shezi Island Photo Album.

 
其他相片請參閱 圓山2社子 相簿。

Kyocera Finecam S5R (A poor man's CONTAX TVSD) @ Neihu 內湖

2007.5.25

I have been using my Kyocera Finecam S5R for three and a half years now. The reason I chose this camera was because of its CONTAX heritage. Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that the CONTAX TVSD is a branch of the Kyocera Finecam S5 series. According to the product information, the optical composition and specifications of the two lenses are the same, with the biggest difference being that the TVSD has T* coating and more aperture options.

手上的Kyocera Finecam S5R已經用了三年半了，會挑中這台DC的原因是她的CONTAX血統，或許應該反過來說CONTAX TVSD是Kyocera Finecase S5系列的分支。從產品介紹的資訊看來，兩者的鏡頭光學組成與規格的相同的，最大的差異在於TVSD具有T*鍍膜與較多檔次的光圈選擇。


Kyocera Finecam S5R

I have been working in Neihu for nearly four and a half years now. My office window just happens to overlook the Keelung River and the center of Taipei. On a good day, the golden light of the setting sun shining on the river surface can make one forget all the worries of the day.

 
在內湖上班已經有近4年半的時間了，辦公室的窗邊正好可以眺望基隆河與台北市中心。天氣好的時候，夕陽映在河面上閃耀的金光，讓人忘卻一天的煩憂。



Photo 1: Keelung River outside the glass window (Finecam S5R wide-angle end)
玻璃窗外的基隆河 (Finecam S5R 廣角端)


Photo 2: SK sky building and Minquan Bridge (Finecam S5R telephoto end)
新光大樓與民權大橋 (Finecam S5R 望遠端)


Photo 3: SK sky building and Minquan Bridge 新光大樓與民權大橋

Other photos can be found in the Pocket DC S5R album
其他相片請參閱 隨身DC S5R 相簿