Yashica 635 Twin Lens Reflex Camera.

Yashica 635 Twin Lens Reflex Camera.

Showing the loading of 120 Roll film and 35mm film into a Yashica 635 Twin Lens Reflex Camera.

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[The1970sInfatuate]

When you get 120 film developed, are the actual film negatives in positive form or negative form with the colors inverted?

[AndyDaviesByTheSea]

@The1970sInfatuate

Hi there, just like 35mm film you can have either negative or (positive) slide film, some of the best prints I’ve ever had have been produced from 2-1/4" colour transparencies.

Regards ... Andy

[The1970sInfatuate]

How well do the 35mm pictures turn out with this camera?

[AndyDaviesByTheSea]

@The1970sInfatuate Hi there, I was always perfectly happy with the quality as I guess that you effectively using a smaller proportion of the lenses to gather the image (not sure if that’s 100% correct) and the closer to the middle of the lens you can work the better.

As I say a I think that reasoning is sound but maybe there’s an optical expert who could confirm the fact. Either way it was good for 2-1/4 inch square and equally good for 35mm. Kind Regards ... Andy

[The1970sInfatuate]

@AndyDaviesByTheSea Also, the lens has an 80mm focal length, so you might have to stand back kind of far to fit the subject matter inside the small rectangle. And then there's the extra complication with the viewing lens vs. the taking lens. How do you know how high or low to position the camera so you don't have the top or bottom edges of pictures cropped too far? There were small shorter lines inside the red rectangle that might have to do with that, but I don't know.

[AndyDaviesByTheSea]

@The1970sInfatuate

You’re right in each of your comments. Life’s a compromise, it’s nicer to use the camera with 120 roll film rather than 35mm but at least it has the flexibility to uses either format which at the time of manufacture was probably state-of-the-art technology. I don’t know how old the camera is but I think that I had it for 30 or 40 years. I wonder where the technology will be in 2042 or 2052? Regards ... Andy

[The1970sInfatuate]

Andy,

I just recently acquired a standard Yashica-Mat model TLR camera. It's the original Mat model that has no light meter or need for a battery. Anyway, I wanted to let you know that my cable release actually works with my Yashica-Mat. The cable release is an "overlapping" type which goes over the shutter release button and screws around the threads of the small bushing around the shutter button. I'll try to make a video of my TLR sometime. I really think 120 will be better than 35mm :).

[The1970sInfatuate]

I'd prefer to have a TLR camera with a film transport crank rather than just an advance knob. There's no way to take accidental double exposures since the shutter is primed when the crank is wound counter-clockwise after you wind it clockwise to advance to the next frame. Also, I was researching cable releases, and I found out that there was an "overlapping" type of cable release where you had to remove the ring around the shutter button and screw a cable release over the shutter button.

[The1970sInfatuate]

@AndyDaviesByTheSea I was thinking of some slight drawbacks with using 35mm film in a TLR camera. It might be difficult to shoot with the 35mm film and have all the image's subject matter contained within the small red rectangle. Also, I was thinking that there might not be any easy way to take pictures horizontally (landscape) with 35mm film. With the 120 film, the prints are square, so you never have to worry about horizontal vs. vertical images.

[AndyDaviesByTheSea]

@The1970sInfatuate

Hi there. I can’t remember if it counted up or counted down but the frame numbers are read off on the dial on the left (when standing behind the camera) have a look at the clip at around 4 minutes 40 sec and you’ll see the silver knob/dial with the black numbers on it.

Kind Regards ... Andy