TL Super and TL
Nov 2, 2014 4:23:07 GMT
on Nov 2, 2014 4:23:07 GMT
Last Edit: Nov 2, 2014 4:24:17 GMT by greyscale
The Yashica TL is the stripped-down economy version of the TL Super. It has a top shutter speed of 1/500 to the Super's 1/1000, and lacks the mirror lock-up of its big brother, but is otherwise the same, aside from some small cosmetic differences. I bought the TL primarily for the chrome-barrel DX 50/2 lens, which was missing from my collection, but the camera is very clean and seems quite nice.
For some reason, I had thought that the TL was one of the earlier cameras in the TL series, but its similarity to the TL Super, and the fact that it was designed to use silver-oxide batteries might indicate that it is, in fact, the last of the line, or at least concurrent with the TL Super.
I am now one TL-E short of having all of the Yashica TL series SLR cameras.
The TL Super was an impulse buy, as I already had one, but at a $15 BIN price including lens and shipping I could not resist. The meter on this one seems more accurate than on my other one, so I got really lucky indeed.
Yashica TL Super and TL by Greyscale3, on Flickr
For some reason, I had thought that the TL was one of the earlier cameras in the TL series, but its similarity to the TL Super, and the fact that it was designed to use silver-oxide batteries might indicate that it is, in fact, the last of the line, or at least concurrent with the TL Super.
I am now one TL-E short of having all of the Yashica TL series SLR cameras.
The TL Super was an impulse buy, as I already had one, but at a $15 BIN price including lens and shipping I could not resist. The meter on this one seems more accurate than on my other one, so I got really lucky indeed.
Yashica TL Super and TL by Greyscale3, on Flickr
