Yashica Minister D rangefinder 35mm camera

The Yashica Minister D is a circa mid-1960s 35mm rangefinder camera with a sharp 45mm f2.8 lens. This camera features a light meter that gives readings in EV (exposure value); you turn an EV ring around the lens to match light meter reading. 

This camera requires a 675 zinc-air battery (available as an option). It original used a now-unavailable mercury battery but the zinc-air types are a good substitute. 

Condition notes
The camera was tested with film and delivered sharp, well-exposed images. It is in very good cosmetic condition as well (see photos). The most noteworthy flaw is that the EV ring around the lens has a somewhat stiff feel. 

Manual
https://www.cameramanuals.org/yashica_pdf/yashica_minster_d.pdf

Specifications (source: camera-wiki.org)

• Film type: 35mm film 
  
• Lens: Yashinon 45mm f/2.8, focus range 80cm-infinity 
  
• Shutter: Copal-SVL leaf shutter 
  
• Shutter speed range: self-timer delay, B, 1-1/500s 
  
• Viewfinder: eye-level rangefinder with parallax correction 
  
• Flash: cold shoe with PC socket, X and M sync modes 
  
• Exposure Modes: manual, quasi-shutter-priority 
  
• Exposure Metering: uncoupled CdS 
  
• Focusing: manual 
  
• Film advance: manual lever with double-exposure prevention 
  
• Battery: Mallory PX-13 or 625 button cell for light meter 
  
• Weight: 675g 
  
• Dimensions: 136 x 85 x 74mm (W x H x D)