Yashica Heavyweights – 1960s glass & brass | Chasing Classic Cameras with Chris

Here is a fun visual comparison between three early Yashica cameras.

Yashica’s first 35mm SLR released in early 1960. The Pentamatic 35 with its fast f/1.8 lens was a neck breaker to be sure.

Yashica’s first modern 35mm SLR released shortly after the end of the Pentamatic series in 1962.

First released in 1964, the Yashica Mat EM (Exposure Meter) was and still is a very popular TLR (twin-lens reflex) 120 roll film camera. It features a built-in exposure meter powered by selenium cells. The meter on mine is still working and is accurate when shooting negative films.

What’s the heaviest camera in your collection? Not pictured here I’d say my fully decked out Canon F-1 with a motor drive and big f/1.2 lens is crazy heavy. I’ll have to dig it out and post the results here soon.

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2 thoughts on “Yashica Heavyweights – 1960s glass & brass”

John Farrell says:

June 3, 2021 at 5:45 am

Hi there Chris – the heaviest camera I have is an Agfaflex IV, with the Color Solinar 50mm f 2.8 lens – 1088 grams.

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1. Chris and Carol says:
  
  June 3, 2021 at 11:44 am
  
  Hi John! Thanks for sharing – that’s an official “heavyweight”.
  
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