You would habe been ripped off if you would have bought a bad camera. But this is not the case. The Yashica-A is a great camera, capable of great photographs. ...
Good luck.<br><br>My full sized Yashica EM (grandson of the LM) is still working today after almost 34 years of use. Of course I broke the onboard lightmeter ...
For any bruised or scraped metal areas that are black - Kodak used to sell "Camera Black" - a kind of magic marker-like paint to blacken up cameras that had ...
Your D cost and tweak-up cost sounds reasonable, Marc - enjoy the camera!<br><br>Unless that guy's A was super pristeen (and these things DO show up on eBay) I...
I'd swear on my MAT EM there used to be 2 red triangles outside the feed path - where you were to park any new film roll lettered START HERE.<br>If I did that...
Well, I did a quick search on eBay right now and the ones that have a bid on them range from $20 to $46. There is one that has the buy it now for $55 but no...
As I was running a quick check on prices for the A, I came across this patch. <br><br><a href=http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1314085258...
Thanks for everyone's information. After further research, I felt that I paid too much. I returned the camera and received a full refund. I'll buy one for the ...
I have a Yashica C which is great. I got it from e-bay for about $70 and paid about $30 for a CLA.<br><br>The lens is sharp and clear. It's a great way to ...
If you go for a Yashica TLR, which has a great price/quality ratio, try to get a model with the 4-element Yashinon lens, instead of the earlier 3-element...
Haven't taken it in yet. I've been quoted a price of about $80.00 for a CLA. Glad to know that it's within the averages. I definitely want to get it done...
Keep checking eBay but be like my brother - watch yard sales (especially estate sales), newspaper ads, and visit Salvation Army/Goodwill stores to look for ...
I'm aware of the beneifts of developing and printing your own B&W film at home, but for the time being, I don't have the resources or time to take up such a...
Assuming you don't live near one, try mailers; Kodak does 'em, I think B&H does developingbymail now, and either of them would be a fine choice. Alternatively,...
I Just bought an old Yashicamat EM and ran a test roll through it. About half the pictures came out fuzzy, while the rest were razor sharp. Is this a ...
Hi everybody,<br><br>Just replaced my images with three new ones. We haven't had the best weather for shooting (I guess NY getting it worst). But I was able to...
Is there any unity to the images that accompanies their state of focus? That is to say, are all the fuzzy ones closer-focused, or such? Barring that, here are ...
Hi Everyone,<br><br>I am so thrilled that I bought a 124G today as my first Medium Format camera. Everything functions on it fantastic. As a less important ...
Thanks for the kind words.<br>The angel image was kind of startling at how sharp it is. On the transparency you can see every little bit of the texture...
Good Luck with your 124G, it is a exceptional camera for the going price. You can get some really nice photos with this camera. I take mine everywhere, you ...
I'm going to try shoot one more test roll before junking it. The local camera repair shop wants half the value of the camera just to attempt to repair it, so...
Hope you get that EM working. I have one, and some of my favorite photos have come from it.<br><br>Unfortunately, after many, many rolls of film through, the ...
I've made some experiments with a yellow filter and a flashlight on my Yashica Mat.<br><br>In the first place, I intended to upload six pictures, but for a...
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