YashicaMat 124G

Info Page



The purpose of this page is to answer some of the more common questions of others who are contemplating the addition of a new format to their camera bag.



About two years ago I (John Harper) was bitten by the medium format bug. I had been a 35mm amateur photographer for about 15 years and had accumulated 3 Nikon bodies and an assortment of lenses and had travelled around the world with them thanks to the Navy Submarine Service on USS Barb (SSN-596) (shown here in Adak, Alaska). I had been vaguely aware that something called "medium format" existed yet I had no idea of what was what or how best to get my feet wet in this area of photography. During a port call to Guam, I saw my first YashicaMat 124G for sale in the Navy Exchange. The seed had been planted!

But I left the 'Mat on the shelf that day. It wasn't until two years ago that the seed germinated into an actual purchase. During that two years I've come to appreciate not only the benefits of a larger negative but also the fill-flash capabilities available at all shutter speeds and the aid in composition that ground glass (as opposed to using a viewfinder) has been for me. More about this later.

I am by no means a "124G expert". This web page has been, and hopefully will continue to be, a group effort.



Gallery

Optical Performance

Miscellaneous Info

User's Opinions

Using Fill-Flash



Owner's Manual/Lens Attachments

Seeking Info!



My Ham Radio website

My "non-Yashica" photos from Peru...

or my Attempt at Landscape Photography





Other links:

Yashica Lens Accessories

Medium Format Forum

Medium Format Digest

Great YashicaMat Astrophotos!

Medium Format Newsgroup





Comments or suggestions?



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John Harper
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Last updated: 4 January 2000