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Yashica Mat-124 G - Camera

Yashica Mat-124 G - Camera

Manual focus 120 TLR released by Yashica in 1970 and sold until 1986. This was the final TLR produced by Yashica and combined many popular features from earlier models. Features a CdS exposure meter. Metal body available in black.

  • Taking Lens: Yashica 80mm f3.5 Yashinon (4 elements, 3 groups)
  • Minimum focus distance: 1m
  • Aperture blades: 5
  • Viewing Lens: Yashica 80mm f2.8 Yashinon
  • Shutter: Copal-SV Leaf, 1s - 1/500s + B
  • ISO range: 25 - 400
  • Size: 147 x 101 x 98 mm
  • Weight: 1050g
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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 Mat-124 G - Camera Availability & Price History
Date Sold SKU Quality Control Price Image
09 Feb 2024 T61982 € 123,20 Yashica Mat-124 G - Camera Image
10 Jan 2024 T59886 € 629,00 Yashica Mat-124 G - Camera Image
23 Oct 2023 T52292 € 815,34 Yashica Mat-124 G - Camera Image
09 Sep 2023 T49992 € 749,00 Yashica Mat-124 G - Camera Image
08 Nov 2022 T32551 € 479,00 Yashica Mat-124 G - Camera Image
06 Oct 2022 T21124 € 749,00 Yashica Mat-124 G - Camera Image
04 Oct 2022 T26829 € 799,00 Yashica Mat-124 G - Camera Image
06 Sep 2022 T14537 € 499,00 Yashica Mat-124 G - Camera Image
21 Aug 2022 T21018 € 799,00 Yashica Mat-124 G - Camera Image
14 Jul 2022 T19940 € 659,00 Yashica Mat-124 G - Camera Image
12 Jul 2022 T18488 € 549,00 Yashica Mat-124 G - Camera Image
30 Mar 2022 T13696 € 699,00 Yashica Mat-124 G - Camera Image
10 Feb 2022 T11732 € 649,00 Yashica Mat-124 G - Camera Image
01 Feb 2022 A76145 € 499,00 Yashica Mat-124 G - Camera Image
21 Jan 2022 T10131 € 499,00 Yashica Mat-124 G - Camera Image
27 Nov 2021 A74875 € 607,05 Yashica Mat-124 G - Camera Image