Camera - Yashica MAT 124
Manufacturer: Yashica Co., Ltd., Japan
Model: Yashica MAT 124
Medium: 6x6 and 6x4,5 120 or 220 roll film
Production period: 1968 - 1971
My personal experience...
Nice, classic, sturdy and well build camera designed for 120 fill roll. For those who love 6x6 square negatives this camera may be the realy easy choice without ruining the budget. You can get a nice picture quality and with the build-in exposure meter it's quite handy to operate this camera. Of course, nothing for action shots, but still... with the nice looking top accesible viewfinder and using the low height camera position you can manage some interesting really shots.
According to camerpedia...
www.camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Yashica_6x6_TLR_(crank_advance)
The Yashica Mat-124 G was made from 1970 till 1986 and was the last TLR produced byYashica. Even if this type of camera seemed to be obsolete at the time of its appearence, the 124 G was a success in that time.
The 124G has a four-element, 80mm F3.5 taking lens, of the better "Yashinon" variety. Focusing is via a ground glass screen, with a 3x diopter loupe for critical focusing, as well as a sports finder. The focusing screen is used with the camera at waist-level. The sportsfinder, incorporated in the focusing hood, is operational by pushing the front cover backwards. According to the Instruction Booklet, it comes in handy for snapshots or when shooting fast-moving objects at eye-level. No screen to check focus in this set-up though. The Copalshutter features speeds 1 to 1/500 sec., plus B.
The 124 and 124G are largely identical, save for trim (the Mat-124 G was all black) and electrical differences. The 124G pressure plate slides between 12-exposure and 24-exposure settings, while on the original 124 it pulls out and rotates. The 124G also features a coupled match-needle exposure meter, although it uses now-discontinued 1.3v mercury cells. Suitable air-zinc replacements and adaptersfor modern alkaline or silver oxide batteries may be obtained at camera stores and on the internet.
The 124(G) can handle both120 and 220 film. The Yashica 12, 24, Mat-124 and Mat-124 G all accept Bay 1accessories, such as those made for the Rolleiflex. An artificially inflated demand for the 124G has raised the price somewhat in the used market.
Since the Yashicamat camera is basically a Rolleiflex copy, the controls take a similar configuration. Build quality is very good. Yashica’s are considered to be an excellent choice for entry-level medium format. The 4-element 80mm f/3.5 Yashinon (taking) lens cannot be considered of equal quality compared to the Rollei’s, however it produces very good results, especially when stopped down to f 8-16.
Nice reviews:
www.camarasclassicas.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/yashica-mat-124.html
www.mattsclassiccameras.com/yashicamat_124.html
www.tlrgraphy.com/2012/08/05/yashica-mat-124-in-depth-review/
www.pixelogist.me/2012/09/02/yashica-mat-124g-tlr-reviewed/
www.douglasbawdenphotography.wordpress.com/tag/yashica-mat-124g/
Camera manual for download here on this page:
www.butkus.org/chinon/yashica/yashica_mat_124/yashica_mat_124.htm
www.butkus.org/chinon/yashica/yashica_mat124g/yashica_mat_124g.htm
Other links:
www.photo.net/learn/nature/mat124
www.flickr.com/groups/yashicamat124/
www.flickr.com/photos/danielygo/sets/72157604726959571/with/2474740673/
Model: Yashica MAT 124
Medium: 6x6 and 6x4,5 120 or 220 roll film
Production period: 1968 - 1971
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Nice, classic, sturdy and well build camera designed for 120 fill roll. For those who love 6x6 square negatives this camera may be the realy easy choice without ruining the budget. You can get a nice picture quality and with the build-in exposure meter it's quite handy to operate this camera. Of course, nothing for action shots, but still... with the nice looking top accesible viewfinder and using the low height camera position you can manage some interesting really shots.
According to camerpedia...
www.camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Yashica_6x6_TLR_(crank_advance)
The Yashica Mat-124 G was made from 1970 till 1986 and was the last TLR produced byYashica. Even if this type of camera seemed to be obsolete at the time of its appearence, the 124 G was a success in that time.
The 124G has a four-element, 80mm F3.5 taking lens, of the better "Yashinon" variety. Focusing is via a ground glass screen, with a 3x diopter loupe for critical focusing, as well as a sports finder. The focusing screen is used with the camera at waist-level. The sportsfinder, incorporated in the focusing hood, is operational by pushing the front cover backwards. According to the Instruction Booklet, it comes in handy for snapshots or when shooting fast-moving objects at eye-level. No screen to check focus in this set-up though. The Copalshutter features speeds 1 to 1/500 sec., plus B.
The 124 and 124G are largely identical, save for trim (the Mat-124 G was all black) and electrical differences. The 124G pressure plate slides between 12-exposure and 24-exposure settings, while on the original 124 it pulls out and rotates. The 124G also features a coupled match-needle exposure meter, although it uses now-discontinued 1.3v mercury cells. Suitable air-zinc replacements and adaptersfor modern alkaline or silver oxide batteries may be obtained at camera stores and on the internet.
The 124(G) can handle both120 and 220 film. The Yashica 12, 24, Mat-124 and Mat-124 G all accept Bay 1accessories, such as those made for the Rolleiflex. An artificially inflated demand for the 124G has raised the price somewhat in the used market.
Since the Yashicamat camera is basically a Rolleiflex copy, the controls take a similar configuration. Build quality is very good. Yashica’s are considered to be an excellent choice for entry-level medium format. The 4-element 80mm f/3.5 Yashinon (taking) lens cannot be considered of equal quality compared to the Rollei’s, however it produces very good results, especially when stopped down to f 8-16.
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Nice reviews:
www.camarasclassicas.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/yashica-mat-124.html
www.mattsclassiccameras.com/yashicamat_124.html
www.tlrgraphy.com/2012/08/05/yashica-mat-124-in-depth-review/
www.pixelogist.me/2012/09/02/yashica-mat-124g-tlr-reviewed/
www.douglasbawdenphotography.wordpress.com/tag/yashica-mat-124g/
Camera manual for download here on this page:
www.butkus.org/chinon/yashica/yashica_mat_124/yashica_mat_124.htm
www.butkus.org/chinon/yashica/yashica_mat124g/yashica_mat_124g.htm
Other links:
www.photo.net/learn/nature/mat124
www.flickr.com/groups/yashicamat124/
www.flickr.com/photos/danielygo/sets/72157604726959571/with/2474740673/
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