This camera uses a 1 3 v mercury battery to power its exposure meter.
Battery yashica mat 124g.
The first post in the series describes the task in more detail and includes links to all of the other posts.
This is the final post in a series of four related to cleaning my used yashica mat 124.
The front of the yashica mat 124g contains both viewing and taking lenses.
Japan film type 120 or 220 picture size 6cm x 6cm weight 2lbs 6 8oz 1 100g lens coated 4 element yashinon 80mm f3 5 32 filter size bay i bayonet type i 30mm focal range 3 5 to infinity shutter copal sv shutter speeds read more.
The mod is very easy.
A common complaint with used yashica mat 124 124g cameras is that that meter is inoperative.
Rest of my musing.
A friend now retired wants to start using her yashica mat 124g again after years with digital.
The yashica mat 124g is built very sturdily and to what seems to me to be a high standards.
All the controls are logical easily accessible and placed pretty much in the same places where one would look for them on almost any tlr.
Yashica mat 124 cleaning 4 of 4.
Having only 12 frames to fill in a roll is also a positive thing for me because i can fill it up quickly then send it to develop.
Produced 1968 71 yashica co ltd.
In other words can i use yashica mat 124g without battery while i use an hand held light meter for the correct exposure.
Make offer tested yashica mat 124g 80mm f 3 5 new cds cell cla close up lens case vgc n mint meter works yashica mat 124g 6x6 tlr medium format camera japan 432.
Tested yashica mat 124g 80mm f 3 5 new cds cell cla close up lens case vgc.
Thankfully the battery in yashica mat 124g only powers the light meter unlike my yashica electro.
I did mention that the seller bundled the wide angle accessories but i haven t tried it out yet.
I researched online and nobody seems to have brought up a similar question like this.
The screen is bright but fairly dusty on the underside.
Use either mallory px 13b eveready epx 13 or equivalent.
The yashica mat 124 is the penultimate in a long line of medium format twin lens reflex tlr cameras produced by yashica and is clearly a copy of the esteemed rolleiflex tlr.
Yashica mat 124g posted 12 22 02.
I want to save the trouble of buying batteries if the batteries are really giving power to the meter.
The camera looks to be in good shape and the shutter too just by sound.
You just cut few layers of thick aluminium foil.
