Yashica Rookie from 1956
Sept 8, 2021 15:09:56 GMT
on Sept 8, 2021 15:09:56 GMT
Last Edit: Jan 17, 2024 22:43:43 GMT by biggles3
This is one of the hardest Yashica TLRs to find outside Japan: the delightful Rookie.
Yashica Rookie TLR res
Although a pretty basic camera, one of its biggest claims to fame came from it being dual-format; using a mask, it can shoot 6x6 or 6x4.5, like the much later and more sophisticated Yashica 635.
It uses Yashimar 80mm f3.5 lenses and offers shutter speeds from 1/25 to 1/300s plus X. This one's Copal shutter is firing accurately at all speeds; remarkable after 65 years!
Yashica Rookie TLR res
Although a pretty basic camera, one of its biggest claims to fame came from it being dual-format; using a mask, it can shoot 6x6 or 6x4.5, like the much later and more sophisticated Yashica 635.
It uses Yashimar 80mm f3.5 lenses and offers shutter speeds from 1/25 to 1/300s plus X. This one's Copal shutter is firing accurately at all speeds; remarkable after 65 years!
