The Yashica Zoomate 105SE is a shorter-zoom entry in Kyocera's Zoomate range of autofocus 35mm compacts, sold under the Yashica name Kyocera kept after acquiring the brand in 1983. It suited photographers wanting a pocketable zoom camera without the size of a longer-reach model.
It follows the standard Zoomate formula: a plastic-bodied 35mm point-and-shoot with a zoom lens reaching around 105mm equivalent at the telephoto end, autofocus, programmed autoexposure, DX film-speed detection, automatic film transport, a built-in flash, and an LCD panel showing frame count. The 'SE' tag marks a variant within the same Zoomate platform.
Against other short-zoom compacts of the mid-to-late 1990s, the 105SE favoured portability over telephoto reach, giving brighter results at the wide end. Build quality is typical budget-compact plastic rather than anything premium.
These trade for modest sums, picked up by film beginners and Kyocera/Yashica collectors rather than serious users. Check for battery corrosion, smooth zoom and autofocus operation, correct flash firing, and a clean, fungus-free lens before loading a roll.