Yashica-Mat 124G
by Greg Kopriva
Title
Yashica-Mat 124G
Artist
Greg Kopriva
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
I borrowed this from a friend and used a technique called painting with light, where the only light source for the photo is a flashlight. The Yashica Mat-124 G was made from 1970 until 1986 and was the last TLR produced by Yashica. Even if this type of camera seemed to be obsolete at the time of its appearance, the 124 G was a success in that time. I have used a similar camera to this one with great results. The lenses are sharp and the larger negatives yield great prints.
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. Photograph ©2016 Greg Kopriva.
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August 8th, 2016
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