YashicaT4 Portra100T
What can I say about the Yashica T4 super that hasn’t already been said somewhere? I would like to say that the certain fashion photographer that it is often associated with should be relegated to the dustbin of history and the camera restored to its rightful cult status based on its great Carl Zeiss lens. If you don’t know who I am speaking about do yourself a favor and don’t bother searching it (hint he’s accused of a multitude of sexual assaults). But the camera its great and was the last of the Yashica T* series. The first two the T* and the T2 are forgettable cameras while the Yashica T3 is a great camera that provides a particular look (vignetting) from its 35mm f2.8 lens.
I should mention that the film I used was expired Portra 100T (The T is for Tungsten) so you may be wondering why everything isn’t all blueish. Well during the scanning I must have corrected it out. It was far more subtle than I expected and I don’t really mind. It’s one of the perks of a film/digital workflow you can make a multitude of adjustments for whatever look you want.
One thing about one camera: The “Super Scope” on the top of the T4 is a good way to take pictures over the top of obstacles although composing with the camera held over your head with a reversed image takes some getting use to.
