About the product.
The Kyocera T Scope is the Japanese-market name for the Yashica T3, a compact 35mm point-and-shoot built around a Carl Zeiss Tessar lens. The Yashica T3 (also known as the Kyocera T Scope) was a 35mm compact camera from Kyocera with a high quality lens and viewing window (waist-level finder) on the top of the body. The T3 model was preceded by the T2 and succeeded by the T4.
It sits in the middle of Yashica's respected T-series lineage, cameras that carry a reputation among film shooters for punching above their point-and-shoot classification. The Yashica T series are street-famous for the quality of image given by their Zeiss T* lens, featuring excellent sharpness, contrast, and almost complete lack of optical artifacts. The T3 in particular carries the fastest optic of the series, making it a favourite pickup for shooters who want serious glass in a pocketable body.
Specifications
- Carl Zeiss Tessar T* 35mm f/2.8 lens, 4 elements in 4 groups
- Programmed electronic shutter, 1/630 to 1 second
- Electromagnetic shutter release
- Programmed electronic autoexposure with SPD sensor, EV3-17 at ISO 100
- 16-zone autofocus, 0.5m to infinity, with focus lock on half-press shutter
- DX-coded automatic ISO setting, ISO 64 to 1600 (defaults to ISO 100 without DX)
- 35mm film format, compact point-and-shoot body
- Waist-level viewing window on top of body
- T3D variant adds a date-back function
Condition
- Cosmetic: Very Good
- Working: Fully Working
- Lens extends and retracts: Fixed lens
- Autofocus: Locks accurately
- Flash: Fires every time
- Light seals: Replaced or still sealing
- Test roll shot through it: Yes, scans available
- None
Included
- Camera body
- 2CR5 battery and a dummy roll (expired but usable at buyer’s risk)
In short
Declared faults, if any, are called out above rather than left for you to discover — what's listed is what you get.
