Yashica Mat 124g Film
You have to see the negatives that it produces to really appreciate the lens it has on board.
Yashica mat 124g film. I mostly used the 11x14 format and the results were amazing. Medium format tlr camera review guest post by daniel sawyer schaefer. Yashica bought the rollie dies and essentially you have a rollieflex. The yashica mat 124 is the penultimate in a long line of medium format twin lens reflex tlr cameras produced by yashica and is clearly a copy of the esteemed rolleiflex tlr.
The yashica mat 124g s build quality and lens are its greatest assets. They re right but it s more than capable for professional work. Film camera repair specialist. Exc 5 yashica mat 124g tlr film medium format camera hood from japan 414 419 99 near mint yashica mat 124 g tlr w 80mm f 2 8 f 3 5 lens from japan 365.
I was introduced to various brands of tlr when browsing instagram accounts that sell analog cameras. There is a simple film reminder function integrated into film knob. The left hand side of the yashica mat 124g contains the focusing knob battery chamber film spool locking knobs and flash mount. A few years back i did 2 art showings the camera was a yashica 124g.
For me tlr camera is rolleiflex cord. I saw many tlrs such as seagull yashica mat lm yashica 635 and yashica mat 124 124g. Questions ask below. It has the film rewind shutter cooking handle and exposure number window and iso control dial.
The last version the 124g was essentially the same as the 124 except that it had gold plated contacts in the meter hence the g suffix. I didn t pay much attention to these cameras except for the yashica mat 124g. Daniel is a photographer and filmmaker based out of new york city and los angeles currently spending time abroad in florence italy. My brother used hasselblad and we compared photos yes his were a tad sharper but overall it was hard to tell the difference between the two.