Yashica Mat 120mm Film Exposures

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Yashica mat 120mm film exposures. I m having a film advance problem on my yashica mat tlr. Crank to align arrows. Your yashica 24 is very easy to operate its automatic picture taking system gives you the absolute security that you need for your creative photos. Once you ve got the hang of this don t worry it comes with practice it s time to load up some film.

Most tlr cameras will be similar to the yashica mat 124. Produced 1957 73 yashica co ltd. The yashica mat takes 120 roll film and makes square 6 6 centimeter images really more like 56 millimeters wide by 57 millimeters high. Pull to top wind on spindle.

The 124 will take either 120 or 220 film but i ve only ever used 120 film. This model cannot use 220 film though the later yashica mat 124g can. Wind to 1 in window. In this video i show you how to load 120mm film into the yashica mat 124 camera and similar cameras.

Copal sv shutter with speeds from 1 to 1 500 sec. Both shared characteristics of the later 124 and 124g notably in the nameplate which contains the the meter as it has a round cds meter cell in the front along with iso dial selection on the right. Here s when the problems happen. Use the beautifully finished chrome plated wheel on the bottom open the back up.

Yashica mat 124 nonotypch. Now you are ready to use a 220 film which makes 24 2 1 4 x 2 1 4 in. How to load 120mm film in the yashica mat 124 medium format camera. Twin lens reflex camera accepting either 120 12 exposures or 220 24 exposures film.

Mx flash synchronizer selector. Japan film type 120 picture size 6cm x 6cm weight 2lbs 3 8oz 1kg 14 9g lens coated 3 element yashikor 80mm f3 5 filter size bay i bayonet type i focal range 3 5 to infinity shutter copal mxv shutter speeds b 1 500 read more. I apologize for the awkward voiceover i m typically behind the camera not being record. Insert film into lower spindle.

Before the multi format 124 model there were two separate metered models the yashica 12 for 120 film and the yashica 24 for 220 film the word mat did not appear in the model designations. The method is as follows. The focal length is fixed but the lenses have bay 1 mounts to which filters lens hoods and close up lenses can be fitted.