Pre-Owned - Yashica-A w/ 80mm f/3.5 TLR
Camera is in beautiful condition, glass shows no signs of mold or fungus and shutter is in proper working order.
The Yashica-A 80mm f/3.5 is a classic, Japanese-made Twin-Lens Reflex (TLR) medium format film camera manufactured from the late 1950s into the 1960s. Highly regarded as an accessible entry point into 120 film photography, it shoots square 6x6 cm negatives using a distinct waist-level viewfinder. The camera is celebrated for its rugged all-metal construction, mechanical simplicity, and the unique vintage character of its optics.
Camera Specifications & Technical Details:
Film Format: 120 roll film (12 exposures per roll in 6x6 cm format).Optics: 80mm f/3.5 taking lens paired with a matching 80mm f/3.5 viewing lens.
Shutter System: Fully mechanical Copal shutter.
Shutter Speeds: 1/25s, 1/50s, 1/100s, and 1/300s, plus Bulb (B) mode for long exposures.
Aperture Range: Stepless adjustment from f/3.5 down to f/22.
Focusing: Manual side-dial focus panel utilizing a flip-up waist-level hood with a built-in magnifying loupe.
Film Advance: Manual thumb-wind knob; early variants utilize a classic red window on the back door to track frames, while later iterations include an automated mechanical counter frame window.
