What is the cheapest used Yashica Minitec AF in the UK?

The cheapest used Yashica Minitec AF currently listed is £23.73 at eBay, based on 10 listings compared across 1 UK retailers.

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Used Yashica Minitec AF for Sale — From £24

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Great for: street travel general beginner

Yashica's 1990s ultra-compact 35mm AF — 32mm f/3.5 Tessar-type lens, infrared AF, DX coding, motorised transport.

The Yashica Minitec AF was a 1990s ultra-compact 35mm autofocus point-and-shoot made under Kyocera's ownership of the Yashica brand. The same camera was sold in some markets as the Yashica Micro Elite AF, which has its own camera-wiki entry. It sat in the quality tier of Yashica's compact range, trading on a genuine four-element lens rather than the budget triplets of the Sport-class compacts.

The lens is a 32mm f/3.5 Tessar-type of four elements, focused by active infrared autofocus with a selectable infinity lock. The programmed shutter spans roughly 1 to 1/700s with apertures from f/3.5 to f/16, film speed sets by DX code from ISO 100 to 800, and loading, advance and rewind are motorised with mid-roll rewind available. A built-in flash with mode buttons, a self-timer and a small status LCD complete the package; power is AA batteries and weight about 185g.

Interest in compact 35mm point-and-shoots with four-element wide lenses has pushed models like this up collectors' lists, and the Minitec AF offers a taste of the premium-compact recipe without T-series prices. The 32mm wide lens suits street, travel and everyday documentary shooting; the modest f/3.5 aperture means flash or fast film indoors. It is small enough for a coat pocket and simple enough for beginners.

These are battery-dependent: nothing operates without power, so test loading, advance and mid-roll rewind on fresh cells. Confirm the flash charges promptly, the status LCD shows full segments without bleed, and the AF confirms and locks at infinity when selected. Check the lens cover mechanism and door seals, and beware examples with stuck motors, the common failure of 1990s motorised compacts.