{"id":22686,"date":"2020-03-28T08:33:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-28T15:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=22686"},"modified":"2020-03-28T08:33:41","modified_gmt":"2020-03-28T15:33:41","slug":"yashica-mat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=22686","title":{"rendered":"Yashica Mat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While I’ve owned a very fine Rolleiflex TLR<\/a> for many years I wanted to find a camera that I could use as more of a daily shooter. Enter the Yashica Mat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I was fortunate to pick up a practically pristine one at a nearby camera show for a very good price. A price which was actually pretty close to what it cost when the model was released in 1957 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking at the four cameras above you can see that the defining difference is the film advance crank rather than a winding knob. This feature makes it all the more like the Rolleiflex it displaces. The four element 80mm Yashica lens is fantastic and with the large 6x6cm negatives there is a ton of detail recorded. Additionally the out of focus areas are nice and smooth. Its just an all around great performing camera and lens for the money. <\/p>\n\n\n\n