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Kodak Portra 400
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The Yashica-Mat 124 (1968) is a 6×6cm twin-lens reflex camera built by Yashica in Japan. It accepts both 120 film (12 exposures) and 220 film (24 exposures), making it the first Yashica TLR to offer this dual-format capability — a significant advance for photographers who wanted to shoot more frames per roll without interruption. The "124" designation reflects the combined 12/24 exposure capacity.
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The Yashica-Mat 124 introduced dual 120/220 film compatibility to the Yashica TLR line, bridging the selenium-metered Mat LM and the iconic Mat 124G.
| Field | Value |
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| Format | 120 (12 exp) or 220 (24 exp) 6×6cm |
| Mount | Fixed |
| Taking lens | Yashinon 80mm f/3.5 |
| Viewing lens | Yashinon 80mm f/2.8 |
| Years | 1968–1970 |
| Shutter | Copal-SVL leaf: 1s – 1/500s + B |
| Flash sync | All speeds (leaf shutter) |
| Meter | CdS, battery-powered, uncoupled |
| Battery | PX625 (or equivalent) |
| Film advance | Side crank handle |
| Viewfinder | Waist-level, ground glass + sports finder |
The Yashica-Mat 124 was introduced in 1968 as an upgrade to the selenium-metered Mat LM, replacing the outmoded selenium cell with a CdS meter and adding 220 film support. It was produced for only a short period — approximately 1968 to 1970 — before being superseded by the Yashica-Mat 124G, which introduced the same dual-format capability in a more polished final form.
The 124G (1970–1986) would become by far the most commercially successful Yashica TLR and one of the best-selling medium-format cameras of all time. The 124 is its direct predecessor and shares much of the same mechanical design, making it a useful camera in its own right despite being overshadowed by its successor.
The Yashica-Mat 124 is a capable transitional camera that offers the sensitivity advantages of CdS metering and the economy advantages of 220 film support. Though produced in smaller numbers than the 124G, it is mechanically very similar and performs equally well as a shooter. Prices tend to be slightly lower than equivalent 124G examples on the used market.
The Yashinon 80/3.5 taking lens is an excellent optic. At f/5.6 and beyond it is critically sharp across the frame, and bokeh at wider apertures is smooth — well suited to portrait and still-life work.
The Yashica-Mat 124 accepts the same Bay 1 accessories as the rest of the Yashica TLR line:
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