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Yashica Mat 124

  • 27-02-2010 3:03pm
    #1
    notspav
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭


    Just bought one of these bad boys off the 'bay, plus a few spare lenses, flash, external light meter etc.

    I'm a total film novice - will it be relatively straight forward to load the film etc.? Any tips on using it? I've a few years DSLR experience so have a reasonable understanding of aperture etc., and I plan on using it primarily for long exposure night shots.

    Also, are there any places you'd recommend in Dublin / online for processing 120 film?


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  • #2
    DaireQuinlan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,703 ✭✭✭DaireQuinlan


    notspav wrote: »
    Just bought one of these bad boys off the 'bay, plus a few spare lenses, flash, external light meter etc.

    I'm a total film novice - will it be relatively straight forward to load the film etc.? Any tips on using it? I've a few years DSLR experience so have a reasonable understanding of aperture etc., and I plan on using it primarily for long exposure night shots.

    Also, are there any places you'd recommend in Dublin / online for processing 120 film?

    It's pretty easy to load the film, here's a link to the manual, which explains this, and other things. This is for a 124g, but it and the 124 are functionally identical.

    http://www.butkus.org/chinon/yashica/yashica_mat124g/yashica_mat_124g.htm

    Just be careful UNloading. My 'mat flicked a roll of 120 about 4 or 5 feet once when I was taking it out. Luckily it didn't unroll too much :eek:

    Gunnes or the Camera Exchange do 120, I presume conns probably do aswell. If it's slide then the only place you can get it done is the fuji place on abbey street.


  • #3
    notspav
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭notspav


    Brilliant, thanks for that.


  • #4
    notspav
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭notspav


    It's finally arrived, just shot my first roll of film on it.

    Anyone know how to clean the mirror, or if there's anywhere in Dublin that'll do it without charging a bomb? It looks pretty manky.


  • #5
    DaireQuinlan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,703 ✭✭✭DaireQuinlan


    notspav wrote: »
    It's finally arrived, just shot my first roll of film on it.

    Anyone know how to clean the mirror, or if there's anywhere in Dublin that'll do it without charging a bomb? It looks pretty manky.

    Should be reasonably easy to get the hood off and remove the ground glass and fresnel to get to the mirror. Do a google for Yashica Mat Repair or something similar. Just be careful with the mirror, It's probably surface coated and so easy to scratch. While you're at it you could probably clean the inside of the viewing lens and the focusing screen/fresnel. Fresnel is probably plastic though so go easy again.


  • #6
    Chorcai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,283 ✭✭✭Chorcai


    I got a number of someone for you PM me if you want.

    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055835080


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