What is the cheapest used Yashica J Mini in the UK?

The cheapest used Yashica J Mini currently listed is £37.10 at eBay, based on 6 listings compared across 1 UK retailers.

How many used Yashica J Mini are for sale in the UK?

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Used Yashica J Mini for Sale — From £37

£37.10 Low price

£55.64 High price

6 Listings

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Great for: street travel general beginner

Yashica's pocket prime compact — fixed-focus 32mm f/3.5 Tessar-type lens, auto wind, flash, 1990.

The Yashica J Mini was launched in 1990 by Kyocera as an affordable ultra-compact 35mm point-and-shoot, often described as the little brother of the Yashica T4 and T5. A related model, the J-Mini Super, followed with revised features, and the J Mini has gained a following as a cheaper route to a T-series-adjacent pocket camera.

It carries a fixed 32mm f/3.5 prime whose Tessar-type design is closely related to the lens in Yashica's T-series compacts, though without the Zeiss branding and coatings. Focusing is fixed rather than autofocus, with a close-up switch on the front for near subjects, the shutter runs from 1/60 to 1/125, and the camera provides automatic film winding and a built-in flash.

The appeal is a sharp-ish prime lens in a genuinely tiny, fully automatic body: it suits street and travel shooters who want to zone-shoot without fuss, and beginners after a pocketable film compact with more optical character than a zoom-lensed rival. The narrow shutter range means it leans on the flash indoors and prefers mid-speed film.

Check the camera powers up and winds, the flash charges and fires, and the close-up switch moves freely, since sellers sometimes confuse this fixed-focus model with autofocus compacts. Inspect the lens for haze, the battery contacts for corrosion, and the film door for light-seal wear. Prices have climbed on T-series hype, so compare against condition rather than listing claims.