Yashica Mat 124G & Street Photography
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Ай бұрын
I own this geme. IMO, the Yashica Mat124G is the perfect balance between price, quality and portability. Yes, they are better TLRs, but most of them are chunky, or very expensive (hello Rolleiflex...) or less well made. Great video, congrats.
@Pepsiphopia 7 ай бұрын
TLRs are underrated. Easy to compose shots and just a joy to use.
@RobbieMaynardCreates 7 ай бұрын
I could not agree more!
@dlalleman3874 3 ай бұрын
Well, it takes me about 3 euro per shot. My roll of Portra 800 is 20 euro and to develop it is another 15
@quang5DCameras 2 ай бұрын
No I Don't think TLRs such as Rolleiflex are Underrated. They are Legendary Iconic lots of people that I know they want them. I'm also in search one Mint Condition.
@mikehessphotography 7 ай бұрын
I love my TLR. I like how they can be stealthy for street work. Looking down keeps people from noticing what you are doing. A lot of people have no idea what you are holding, let alone shooting photos of them. Plus, square format is my favorite. It takes one step out of composing.
@RobbieMaynardCreates 7 ай бұрын
I totally agree with that
@YoshifumiMIYAKE 7 ай бұрын
One of Yashica's subcontractors was a company called Tomioka Optical (prewar, it made sights for bombers and other aircraft), and it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Yashica before Yashica started making cameras with Zeiss. Therefore, it can be said that Tomioka made the Carl Zeiss lens for Yashica/Contax (Y/C). At that time, the concept of bokeh was not understood by Germans, and it is assumed that Tomioka Optical was the one who taught Zeiss that it was an effective element. When Yashica went into financial trouble and merged with Kyocera, it became Kyocera Optical, and when Kyocera withdrew from the camera business, Tomioka's blood supply disappeared. The Yashica 124G and Mamiya C330 were the last two-lens cameras made in Japan.
@RobbieMaynardCreates 7 ай бұрын
That's pretty wild! I appreciate you sharing the information
@matthewpoburyny5147 7 ай бұрын
Mark Power’s “The Shipping Forecast” was photographed on 6x6 (black and white) and is a beautiful body of work, you get a decent selection of images from it on his website. I have a Yashicaflex Model C, so a more entry level version of what you have, but I love that camera, my only issue was that my lab wasn’t the best for dev and scans so I never felt like I was getting the full potential out of that camera that I knew it was capable of. Looking through the waist level viewfinder was always a blast and I would do it just to look at things and not even make a picture.
@smkunder1 7 ай бұрын
Wow, great video, I used one of these 30 years ago. This video makes me want to get another one. Well done!
@ordinaryhunter 7 ай бұрын
Your videos so relaxing and wonderful. Well done!
@RobbieMaynardCreates 7 ай бұрын
Thanks buddy!
@katebr1737 7 ай бұрын
I have a 124g and absolutely love it, great conversation starter when you are out and about too. Love the photos, interesting looking buildings.
@RobbieMaynardCreates 7 ай бұрын
Thats true!
@rickhauser9698 7 ай бұрын
Another great video Robbie. Thank you 🙏
@RobbieMaynardCreates 7 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@StreetPhotographyChina Ай бұрын
Great video. I have a few TLRs including Yashica MAT124G and Rolleiflex. Absolutely love using them for both the experience and the final images.
@lensman5762 7 ай бұрын
Loved the understated colours. Great photography.
@RobbieMaynardCreates 7 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@bruceharvey6428 7 ай бұрын
Shooting just for the joy of being in a place and looking carefully is such a wonderful treat, I do that as often as I can. Nicely done video and images!
@RobbieMaynardCreates 6 ай бұрын
It really is! I appreciate you watching buddy!
@williamgustavsson9404 7 ай бұрын
Great video, and that Hapco image is just pure perfection!
@RobbieMaynardCreates 7 ай бұрын
Thank you buddy!
@MacnTeensVisuals 7 ай бұрын
Love my Yashica TLR such a fun camera to use. Love those crispy early morning shots man, great stuff.
@RobbieMaynardCreates 7 ай бұрын
Thank you my friend!
@joshuacarnes5446 7 ай бұрын
You’re right about the ground glass being magical. It’s such a joy to shoot the Mamiya 645 and C220.
@RobbieMaynardCreates 7 ай бұрын
I was looking at the C330 recently. Decent prices on those these days
@semigekko 7 ай бұрын
Absolutely agree there is nothing better than looking through a waist level finder. I have a 4x5 but it is not the same. I love my 124G, even if I find focusing difficult when wide open.. keep up the good work mate.
@RobbieMaynardCreates 7 ай бұрын
I feel you there. I may upgrade my focus screen
@GreggObst 7 ай бұрын
The 124g is one of my favorite medium format cameras. It closes down to a small form factor and has such a great lens. I use a Bay-1 to 52mm adapter ring (Amazon) to have the full range of 52mm filters and lens hood to help with the contrast on B&W film. A highly recommended camera that has risen three times its price since I bought mine. Camera prices are just crazy these days.
@Zetaphotography 6 ай бұрын
What hood did you get? Any Bay 1. Seen some eBay $20
@josephakendrick529 2 ай бұрын
What a nicely done video.
@RobbieMaynardCreates 2 ай бұрын
Thanks bud!
@RandyPollock 7 ай бұрын
Looking through my c330 just feels magical... love med format TLRs
@RobbieMaynardCreates 7 ай бұрын
I do too!
@OmgitsAntonio 7 ай бұрын
incredible video bro
@RobbieMaynardCreates 7 ай бұрын
Appreciate it!
@jonatascd_ 7 ай бұрын
TLRs are a pleasure to use, this Yashica has such a good lens, the only thing with TLRs isn't the 6x6, not my favorite but I miss it sometimes, the fact that most of the time you will be composing from a lower angle
@RobbieMaynardCreates 7 ай бұрын
When I used to shoot the M645 with the waist level finder, I would find myself always having a hard time squaring images up and it took me too long to realize it was because I was focusing from around my chest or lower
@revaaron 7 ай бұрын
I got a TLR in 2008 (after only digital for about a decade) and looking at the HD view in the top down made me fall in love with it and film. I also used to photo metalcore concerts on Cabot st 15 years ago. Never saw it in the day light.
@RobbieMaynardCreates 7 ай бұрын
haha that awesome!
@josephasghar 7 ай бұрын
I absolutely love my Yashica 635. I believe it’s possible to get a brighter fresnel for it, which I might get round to. Anyways, it gives me stunning negatives. Nice to see you using a Yashi
@RobbieMaynardCreates 7 ай бұрын
I might get around to it as well
@anthonymiller8979 7 ай бұрын
Love square format. I typically crop my 35mm images to square and shoot for that format when out making images.
@RobbieMaynardCreates 7 ай бұрын
I dig it!
@henrygarcia3578 7 ай бұрын
Damn this makes me miss my Yashica TLR soooooooo much
@toine1915 3 ай бұрын
Hi, Robbie. Great video, man. You measure the light with your phone. Witch abb do you use and how accurate is it. Greetings from the Netherlands, Antoine.
@matteoenricocattaneo 7 ай бұрын
I have a Rolleiflex, that my grandpa used during WWII, unlucky now it doesn't work more (I have sent several times to fix it...but...) so I keep just as a memory of him. I am looking to buy another one, but here in Europe is not so easy to find good camera with decent prices...anyway, except for few occasions, square format is my favourite...Very nice video...
@RobbieMaynardCreates 7 ай бұрын
Thank you Matt and I appreciate you sharing your story!
@Luudite 7 ай бұрын
TLRs are a great change of pace / approach for photographing. I like to use it as a refresher almost if my photography is starting to feel a bit stale. I also just like to use one sometimes, to enjoy the process. The one I have right now was my great grandfathers; it's a Soligor with, I think, only a triplet. I'm not even sure it's single coated to be honest. But it's great. I have a Rolleicord Triotar that I should get fixed up to use; just haven't gotten around to it. Looks like there are a lot of great storefronts in Holyoke. I kind of want to go and check it out around sunset to see how that affects things. Thanks for the vid, amigo.
@RobbieMaynardCreates 7 ай бұрын
Thank you for the comment my friend!
@c.augustin 3 ай бұрын
No, this lens is most likely not produced by Zeiss. There was a cooperation from 1972 onwards, but Yashica had their own lens production, and the characteristics of this more modern Yashinon lens (a 4 elements in 3 groups design) are very different from a Zeiss Tessar (as someone else pointed out, the bokeh of the Yashinon is very different to older Zeiss lenses). And chromatic aberrations have nothing to do with coating, but with the lens design itself (contrast, flare resistance and color cast do depend on the coating). But, after all, this Yashinon is a rather good lens with astonishing image quality for this lens design, with good overall sharpness even at f4, but lacking the "punch" of other similar designs (like the Zeiss Tessar, which has less sharp edges at f4, but still more punch in the center). You can't go wrong with a Yashica Mat-124 G! (What I say about the Yashinon is for the modern variant in the Mat-124 G; earlier Yashinons look different and have a more old-style look, more similar to the Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar and the Zeiss Tessar found in Rolleicords.)
@stevenmccaughan2752 7 ай бұрын
I own one and love it they sell a lens hood for it at B&H Camera
@RobbieMaynardCreates 7 ай бұрын
Dig it! I have lost the two that I have bought and I am not going to lose a third lol
@miguelacevedo9914 7 ай бұрын
Nice I love when I go to visit my mom and I pass by the Auto parts building with the Amalie oil thats is my mom name that's crazy thanks for sharing 💪
@RobbieMaynardCreates 7 ай бұрын
Aww thats sweet!
@jw48335 7 ай бұрын
I had a 124G, it was solid. My older eyes struggled with the focus screen though, so I eventually swapped it out for a Minolta Autocord. I think if I had known about Rick Oleson's focus sceens back then, I would have kept the 124. I am still itching to try a C220F too, due to the ultra close MFD and better coatings. Great photos - Portra 800 is my favorite color MF stock.
@RobbieMaynardCreates 7 ай бұрын
How easy is it to switch the focusing screens? The one on my 124g is original and about as dim as me
@jw48335 7 ай бұрын
@@RobbieMaynardCreates kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZ2afN2kvsXPYok.htmlsi=ykH37sDghxj6egLW Super easy, 15 minutes. While you're there I would replace the mirror as well If it looks like it needs it. A replacement mirror for my Minolta cost 13 bucks total and took like 10 minutes to install.
@ubeeh 7 ай бұрын
@@RobbieMaynardCreates I have recently bought an 124g that has a Mamiya focus screen. Don't ask me what model they've used, the swap was done by a repair shop in Germany.
@fairwayfrank 7 ай бұрын
I swapped the screen on my 124G for a Rick Oleson right after I bought it 5-6 years ago. Quite easy. No issue. Bright & clear & so fun use.@@RobbieMaynardCreates
@niccolobordini2385 2 ай бұрын
i love you man
@RobbieMaynardCreates 2 ай бұрын
I love you too, boo :)
@user-kc7gd7ux6r 7 ай бұрын
hi i am a new viewer from the Fuji GW690ii review video you made. and i have a question, i am a 135 shooter and looking to go to mideum format. i like the fully mannual of the Fuji GW690ii but i also want more frame and light meter of the Fuji GA645. is there anything in between? 90mm fixed focal length is not an issue, i usually only use 50mm on my camera
@RobbieMaynardCreates 2 ай бұрын
In terms of 6x9, there is not a ton of options. Especially with a meter. 6x4.5, 6x6 and 6x7 are far more common and will sometimes have built in meters. Dont get bogged down in a built in meter. They are usually not accurate. Use the light meter app on your phone for free and be patient
@user-kc7gd7ux6r 2 ай бұрын
@@RobbieMaynardCreates wow, I am surprised you replied after 5 months? I almost forgot this moment. I bought a Mamiya c220 TLR, I am using my phone as the light meter and I love the camera.
@Jace18234 3 ай бұрын
Is that the shivers I hear?
@RobbieMaynardCreates 3 ай бұрын
Yessir!
@Jace18234 3 ай бұрын
Niche. Had the pleasure of meeting Keith a few times now. Took me to Coney Island on his birthday once. Stayed at mine in UK for a week. Mans a legend. Great videos btw keep it up 🤙
@garypearson9756 7 ай бұрын
I bought this camera new in the late 70's, but traded it in on the far superior Bronica SQ-a a few years later. The current used prices for mediocre film cameras, just because they are medium format, puzzles me.
@RobbieMaynardCreates 7 ай бұрын
I think that goes with all film cameras. I've seen some ridiculous prices on terrible point and shoots. Vivitars going for 200 bucks is the craziest shit Ive ever seen
@randallstewart1224 7 ай бұрын
The thing about YT is that the stupidest comments are repeated mindlessly and then adopted as fact. The reason that there are so many Yashicamats around is that they were sold with very little change from 1960 to 1986, and were the cheapest TLR on the market (if you skip the toys and 3-element lenses models). Among 4-element lens (Tessar copy) TLRs, the lens in the 124G was the same as that in the 1960 model. It was not designed by Zeiss. Zeiss would close its doors before making what tests out as the worst piece of glass put in that class of TLR. That doesn't make the 124G worthless, as the mere size of the negative insures a minimum level of quality. It's a camera which sold new for around $135 in its day, and was priced at $79.95 to unload the last run at B&H in 1989. Just keep its abilities, or lack thereof, in perspective, please, meaning that someone paying $400-600 for one on eBay is a working definition of a fool and his money are soon parted.
@RobbieMaynardCreates 7 ай бұрын
I appreciate the information. Seems like you have a lot of knowledge on these. Unfortunately, the reteric turns to reality if its repeated often enough. I agree with the proce gauging on these too. Hopefully people wont spend more than $300 on one of these but the fact is, since they aren't being made anymore and less in working order. People will always pay the premium
@CalumetVideo 7 ай бұрын
I am old enough to remember the YashicaMat 124G when it sold new in its last days of the late 1980’s. I have owned three of them which never gave me any mechanical issues, had one CLA’ed by Mark Hama and ended up selling it to help pay off my Rolleiflex which has also been CLA’ed. As far as quality in a YashicaMat 124G, it’s not bad but definitely not the best camera. By the time I got into professional photography in the early 1990’s, the TLR was on its way out, I used to go into the local camera store here in town to have my Bronica SQ serviced, around 1992, met an older photographer that was picking up his Mamiya C330 from repair, I was intrigued, and had to ask what type of camera. He told me, son, stick with your Bronica SLR, he said when you get the money buy a Hasselblad, he was telling me he was retiring soon and was going to use the Mamiya C330 until he retired. In my opinion, I think the Mamiya C330 with the 80mm 2.8 seems to be sharper than the YashicaMat 124G. Another You Tuber Imran Nuri just printed a 640 page book “Advice from America” entirely shot with the YashicaMat 124G. I do agree, they are a fun camera to use!
@dickviddicus 6 ай бұрын
Bang on accurate. If I want a solid job done with a twin lens, I’ll take my Mamiya C33. But for easy fun, I’m taking my 124G. It is what it is and you nailed the description.