The Yashica Electro 35 series cameras were extremely popular cameras in the 1960s and 1970s, which have stood the test of time quite well. The GS is a rather attractive camera with a great lens, and for better or for worse does get a bit of attention when it is brought out. I recently took […]
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Yashica D [1958]
Picked up locally from the collection of a local layout/graphic artist who worked with many photographers in the Pittsburgh area in the 80s and 90s. This one took an impact on the rear section at some point, but it doesn’t seem to affect operation or the ability to close the door. Haven’t yet checked to […]
Yashica Mat-124G medium format camera [1970]
My latest find: a pristine copy of Yachica’s final, and perhaps most popular TLR: the Yashica Mat-124G medium format camera which shoots a 6×6 frame on 120 or 220 film. From what I gather it is pretty much the same as the Mat-124, except it has gold contacts, thus the “G”. Where? In the battery […]