The late model Yashica D (you have the late model if it has a Yashinon Lens)
is the Japanese version of a Roleicord. However, all Yashinon lens-ed
Yashicas (including the MAT's) all have the same shutter. It's a copal
shutter f3.5 with a Tessar lens design. This is the first time I've ever
even heard of oily blades in a Yashinon... very odd.
The aperture does NOT have click stops. Only shutter speeds have this. The
good news is that you've got a GREAT camera. the Yashinon for all intents
and purposes is indistinguishable from a Zeiss Tessar 80/3.5... the lens
element design is IDENTICAL. And the Yashica TLR (Personally I use a MAT EM
over the Yashica D because I like the winding mechanism and rolling knob
aperture & shutter speed design) is a very well priced and constructed
camera. For probably less money than the Roleicord equivalent (including
your purchase price) you could send it to Mark Hamma
http://www.markhama.com/index.html and get it CLA'd (approx $90 US). I can
pretty much guarantee it'll come back looking new. He does great work on
TLR's (no connection).
Any camera over 20 years old should be CLA'd anyway, and Hamma cleans oil &
lens fungus as part of a standard CLA.
Hope this helps.
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