Yashica's compact C/Y standard zoom — the ML 35-70mm f/3.5-4.8, multi-coated manual-focus glass for the C/Y mount.
The Yashica ML 35-70mm f/3.5-4.8 was a compact standard zoom of Yashica's ML line for the Contax/Yashica mount, sharing the C/Y bayonet with Contax Zeiss lenses. It was a common affordable kit zoom for the mount.
This is a manual-focus C/Y-mount zoom spanning 35-70mm with a variable maximum aperture of f/3.5 to f/4.8 across the range. It fits the same bodies as Contax Zeiss glass and belongs to Yashica's ML series. Other figures are omitted where they cannot be verified.
The 35-70mm range covers wide-standard to short-telephoto framing for travel, street, landscape and general use, a practical everyday span in a small zoom. It is easy to carry as a walk-around lens for C/Y bodies.
Used copies are common and inexpensive as a budget standard zoom. Check the zoom and focus for smooth travel, look for internal haze, fungus and coating wear, and confirm clean aperture blades. It adapts to mirrorless with a C/Y adapter.