Yashica's 1993 AF zoom compact — 35-70mm f/3.5-6.7 lens, DX 50-1600, Kyocera-built, 2CR5 power
The Yashica Zoomtec 70 is a 35mm autofocus zoom compact introduced in 1993, built by Kyocera, which had owned the Yashica brand since 1983. It was also sold as the Kyocera Zoomtec 70 and sat below the longer-lensed Zoomtec 90; a Date version added a data back. It is a different, earlier camera than the late-1990s Zoomate 70.
The camera pairs a 35-70mm f/3.5-6.7 zoom with autofocus and automatic exposure, reads DX-coded film from ISO 50 to 1600, and carries a built-in flash. Film loading, advance and rewind are motorised, framing is through a real-image style compact finder, and the whole camera runs from a single 2CR5 lithium battery, with the Date version adding an imprinting back.
Owners report it as a dependable performer for its class, with accurate autofocus and a lens that produces consistent, well-exposed frames across the zoom range. It suits travel and family duty where a pocketable one-battery camera is wanted, though like all slow-aperture zoom compacts it leans on its flash indoors.
Everything on the Zoomtec 70 is electronic, so it must power up on a fresh 2CR5 before any purchase; dead examples are uneconomic to repair. Check the zoom extends and retracts smoothly, the flash charges and the frame counter displays, and on Date versions that the data back works or switches off.