Yashica T4 / T4 Super (T5)

Yashica's (Kyocera's) compacts with a 35mm f/3.5 Carl Zeiss Tessar T* lens. The T4 Super is sold as the T5 in some markets and as the Kyocera T Proof in Japan; versions with a D suffix add a date back.

• Zeiss lens in a compact
• Travel and everyday carry
• Weather-resistant shooting (Super version)

• Carl Zeiss Tessar 35mm f/3.5 T* lens
• Super version is weatherproof
• Flash-on, flash-off, red-eye reduction and landscape (infinity) modes
• Super Scope waist-level finder on top (Super version)
• Self-timer

• f/3.5 lens slower than Contax T2's f/2.8
• All electronic - no mechanical backup

• Lens cover mechanism failure
• LCD display problems
• Electronic issues
• Flash failures
• Battery contact corrosion

The T4 (also sold as the Kyocera Slim T; Kosmo Foto gives its launch as 1990 and 1992) has a Carl Zeiss Tessar 35mm f/3.5 T* (4 elements in 3 groups), 3-point infrared AF and a 1s-1/700 programmed shutter. The T4 Super (T5, Kyocera T Proof, 1995) is weatherproofed and adds the Super Scope top finder. Test the lens cover mechanism, flash and all modes.

Typical range

£250 - £500

Excellent condition

~£600

T4 Super commands a premium. Indicative, no dated source.

Prices as of 2025-12. UK market, may vary.