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Yashica A - Camera

Yashica A - Camera

Manual focus 120 TLR released by Yashica in 1959. It takes 12 6x6cm frames on one roll of film. Metal body available in grey.

  • Taking lens: Yashica 80mm f3.5 Yashikor (3 elements, 3 groups)
  • Viewing lens: Yashica 80mm f3.5 Yashimar
  • Shutter: Copal leaf, 1/25s - 1/300s + B
  • Minimum focus distance: 1m
  • Size: 144 x 100 x 96mm
  • Weight: 895g
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TLR

Twin-Lens Reflex (TLR) cameras are defined by having two lenses. One lens is used for taking images and the other is for viewing, focusing, and framing your photos. The lenses are synchronized and the same focal length to allow for proper framing and focusing.

Normally, the viewing lens redirects light upwards towards a waist level viewfinder and the lower lens exposes the film using a built-in leaf shutter. Because of the way this system works the image in the viewfinder is flipped horizontally, which can take some time to get used to. There are also slight differences in framing between the two lenses that can affect images at close focusing distances.

Most TLRs take 6x6cm images on 120 medium format roll film, although some could also use now-discontinued 220 film. Many companies made TLRs, including Yashica, Minolta, and Zeiss Ikon. The most famous TLR brand, though, is Rollei.

The Rolleicord and Rolleiflex cameras are the definitive TLR designs, with all others taking major inspiration from them. These cameras pair world-class build quality with legendary Carl Zeiss & Schneider-Kreuznach lenses to make an excellent, if expensive, camera.

TLRs are iconic ”old school” cameras, used as the primary camera of journalists and documentary photographers for decades before 35mm SLRs took over. Most people will recognize a TLR as an ”old camera” and many will be intrigued by its strange (by today’s standards) two-lens design.

DHW Fototechnik is still making Rolleiflex TLRs today in Germany.

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Yashica A - Camera Availability & Price History
Date Sold SKU Quality Control Price Image
Available E18807 €479,00 Yashica A
12 Feb 2024 T60592 € 375,00 Yashica A - Camera Image
15 Jan 2024 T59440 € 399,00 Yashica A - Camera Image
23 Dec 2023 T59426 € 399,00 Yashica A - Camera Image
17 Nov 2023 E18736 € 359,20 Yashica A - Camera Image
13 Jul 2023 E19118 € 479,00 Yashica A - Camera Image
27 Mar 2023 T32862 € 149,00 Yashica A - Camera Image
27 Feb 2023 E18246 € 386,65 Yashica A - Camera Image
09 Dec 2022 E17884 € 350,99 Yashica A - Camera Image
09 Dec 2022 E17859 € 306,99 Yashica A - Camera Image
13 Oct 2022 E16326 € 349,00 Yashica A - Camera Image
14 Aug 2022 T21250 € 399,00 Yashica A - Camera Image
13 Aug 2022 T21238 € 399,00 Yashica A - Camera Image
30 Apr 2022 T14576 € 399,00 Yashica A - Camera Image
25 Apr 2022 T14668 € 399,00 Yashica A - Camera Image
28 Jan 2022 T10958 € 379,00 Yashica A - Camera Image