Photo Examples From Yashica Mat 124

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Photo examples from yashica mat 124.

They were always decent cameras at a low price so everyone had one of these japanese cameras. It s the budget model and it s not as much on par with a rollei as are some of the higher end yashica tlrs. Since then i ve put about 5 rolls through it gradually getting the hang of exposure and composition with the square format. If you re shooting slide film use a handheld meter like a sekonic l508 or the more modern sekonic l758 which can also be used for digital photography.

The yashica mat 124 manual has the same references and a picture of a silver rimmed filter and a square hood with yashica in the oval logo which on cameras only appeared from about 1955 to 1958 perhaps a little longer on accessories old photo. However this is of a new type with a green triangle and the red green colour coding is also used for setting the pressure plate correctly see also below. I own a yashica mat 124 and absolutely love it. My first choice would ve been a late yashica mat no 124 with an f 2 8 taking lens but the simplicity of the yashica a appeals to me as well.

I found a cheap one on ebay with a broken light meter. If you use the meter for shooting negative film just use the modern px625 equivalent and err on the side of overexposure. There is a certain joy to be had in. The yashica d is a tlr camera produced in japan between 1957 73 takes 120 roll film and produces 6x6 square negatives.

I use a czj 150mm f4 5 t coated tessar or a 150mm f5 6 xenar quite regularly alongside my yashicamat and have never had them flare. A rolleiflex copy with a great lens and plenty on the second hand market. The yashica mat 124 seemed an obvious choice. At the same time i picked up my rolleicord 1a i also bought a yashica d having heard great things about it.

Yashica mats were extremely popular in the 1960s and 1970s. Earlier ones had letters closer to a in the alphabet. All cameras yashica yashica cameras with sample photos. The yashicamat has a built in light meter operated by the famed and now unavailable px625 mercury oxide battery.

The yashica a isn t really a direct copy of any particular rolleicord or rolleiflex.