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And the chronicles begin

By mach3 on October 1, 2009

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I bought a Yashica Mat TLR camera having a Yashinon 80mm viewing lens +Yashinon 80mm 3.5 taking lens last evening, the 30th of September, 2009.

I found a manual online.

I’d have blasted a dozen rolls by now except that 120mm film is completely out of stock.

The Yashica Mat isn’t equipped with an in-built light meter. So it’ll take me a roll or two to get the hang of it. If the camera functions as it must, these could be exciting times ahead.

FIN

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11 responses to “And the chronicles begin”

  1. Sidi October 1, 2009 at 10:04 pm | | Reply

    Loved what you are doing…!

    1. mach3 October 2, 2009 at 10:51 am | | Reply

      Well, thank you.
      I might have something for ‘Photo Of The Moment’ soon.

  2. kanagu October 3, 2009 at 4:53 pm | | Reply

    Very interesting one mach :) :)

    1. mach3 October 5, 2009 at 4:24 pm | | Reply

      thanks kanagu.
      120mm film still out of stock.

  3. Mollie October 7, 2009 at 9:42 pm | | Reply

    So envious of that fab camera and the photos are raw and gritty. I LOVE IT!

    1. mach3 October 7, 2009 at 9:55 pm | | Reply

      thanks Mollie.

  4. Mitzi G Burger March 28, 2010 at 4:57 pm | | Reply

    I don’t know much about the mechanics of photography but I worked out that your fabulous camera is Japanese, but just because it is Japanese that does not mean it eats sushi.

    1. mach3 March 28, 2010 at 5:11 pm | | Reply

      lol. I guess it doesn’t. but I’ve used it to photograph plenty of fish, prawns, lobsters and fisher folk already.
      those posts are coming up soon.

  5. Magali April 10, 2010 at 12:29 pm | | Reply

    Wow your cam looks GREAT! I have a Canon EOS 1000D already & I would love to buy some vintage cams, except that will mean a lot of trouble & expense with getting the film, developing etc. My mom has convinced me to buy lenses for my camera instead.

    1. mach3 April 11, 2010 at 12:33 am | | Reply

      In a recent post, I wrote about the fact that I shall consider using more of my digital camera. I’m not so sure though. I use it for my professional assignments all the time. Black and white is different though.
      And if you’re buying new lenses, make sure they’re prime!
      Good Luck!

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