I ran across a Yashica 35mm SLR kit at a garage sale today. It seemed to be in pretty good shape, and came with a couple of zoom lenses 42-70mm (or something like that) and a 70-200mm or there abouts, some filters, flash, some film and a bag for $75. I didn't buy it, but I was a bit intreaged by it. I have never heard of that brand before, so I didn't really know if that was a good price or not, and I didn't think I would use another manual film camera since I shoot more and more with digital.
Anyway, the one thing that I found really interesting (read odd) is how the zoom lenses worked. They were just the opposite of every lense I have ever seen before. As I extended the lens outward, away from the camera body, the field of view got wider. As I pulled the lens back towards the camera, it zoomed in on the subject. I don't remember the brand name on the lenses, but it just seemed odd. Anyone ever seen or used lenses like this before?