This camera review is posted by raypg
After a long waiting time period I finally got my Yashica Mat 124 G, and I can say it is fantastic and a different experience shooting with a TLR camera.
The Yashica Mat 124 G was created between the 1970 and 1986, this camera was the last TLR camera made by Yashica, It´s almost similar with the Yashica Mat 124 the only differences is the almost black elements of the body and it has gold contacts.
The technical details it has an aperture of f/3.5, shutter speed from Bulb to 1/500, It can handle 120mm as well as 220mm film, you can use studio lighting and has a self time. The Yashica Mat 124 G has an internal light meter that uses a 1.3v mercury battery that is no longer available but you can get a replacement with the same voltage from Wein Cell from Amazon, ebay, etc.
Where you can get this TLR camera? well this is very simple I got mine on ebay, just find the one that is in a very good condition and with the light meter working. Mine as you can see in the photo above is like new but I found the Mercury battery spill and probably damage the light meter wires. I think is a simple repair solution but I still have no time to send it for repair.
Other way It works perfectly all the internals are mechanical so the battery is only for the light meter reading. But in the TLR world is better to use an external light meter.
Here are some samples of the first 2 rolls of film shoot in Black and White and as I already shared before using my DiY Film Scanner to share is over Flickr.
This image I use a strobe triggered using the Yashica PC Sync input
So far is a fantastic camera if you are looking more quality in your photos that you can not get in your Holga or Diana camera.
I hope you find this helpful, ah I just forgot you can get this camera around $80-$400 dollars over ebay just be sure to get the one in better conditions.
I wrote this in spanish in my blog but I really need to shared here.
This camera review is posted by raypg