The FX-103’s claims to fame included the fact that: (1) it was the first Yashica body that could offer three different exposure modes: program (high and regular), aperture priority, and manual (2) it was the last Yashica manual-focus SLR that included the shutter speed information in the viewfinder and (3) it had the best viewfinder of all Yashica bodies. However, camera stores often bundled the FX-103 in all sorts of configurations, with flashes, zooms, winders, and even sometimes with the Zeiss 50mm f/1.7. At launch, retailers offered the 159MM for about $425 with a 50mm f/1.7 MM Zeiss lens while the FX-103 was usually priced around $250 with a 50mm f/1.9 ML Yashica lens. The FX-103 was introduced during early 1985 shortly after the unveiling of the impressive Contax 159MM.

Of these, only the FX-103 and 109 MP are the only models worth serious consideration, as the 107 and 108 were simply more primitive versions of the 109. Good luck with it.From the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, Kyocera-owned Yashica of Japan manufactured four electronic-shutter, manual-focus, multi-exposure C/Y-mount SLRs: the FX-103, 107 MP, 108 MP, and 109 MP. I've had my G2 system for well over ten years and it still works like new. If your camera still won't go on, you may need a repair. Did you drop the camera recently, by any chance? A lot of the electric circuits are inside the camera body and if the camera was jarred or dropped, an electrical contact may have been broken inside somewhere. If all this fails, gently shake the camera to see if you can hear anything loose anywhere. Try attaching a different lens on it just in case the other lens has issues. Make sure that all of the electrical contacts are in good shape and if any are worn out, this could be part of the problem.

After that, make sure that all of the camera settings are in a neutral position and the lens is attached securely with the audible click. Never use the eraser method from cave-man days, as it actually rubs off the gold coatings from the abrasives in it. Use only gentle pressure and clean all of the electrical contacts, both in the battery compartment, the lens and where it connects in the body. Never apply solution directly to any camera surfaces, always put in on the q-tip or clean lint-free cloth.

This is important because you don't want any crud from the camera to get inside the camera when you do a general clean with the lens off. Use q-tips with lens cleaning solution to get into the little crevices & canned air to blow specs of dirt away. First put on some cotton gloves and with the lens on, clean the entire exterior of dust, lint, fingerprints, etc. Don't take the cleaning for granted, this is a high art unto itself.

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