Yashica-A

Specifications

Format: 120 roll film, 6×6 cm (12 exposures), twin-lens reflex (TLR)
Lens: Fixed 80mm f/3.5 three-element taking lens with matched viewing lens
Features: Copal leaf shutter (1/25–1/300 s + B), waist-level finder, knob advance with red-window frame counter
Battery: None needed (fully mechanical, no light meter)

Condition

Grade: Very Good (VG)
Details: Fully tested and functional. Shows normal signs of use for its age, such as light scuffs or marks, with no effect on performance

Shipping

All orders are dispatched within 12-24 hours. We ship from Stockholm using insured and trackable methods via PostNord or DHL. For international duties, please check your local customs office.

Medium Format, Distilled. The Twin-Lens Reflex in Its Purest Form.

Introduced in the 1950s as the entry point to Yashica's twin-lens reflex range, the Yashica-A made a simple promise: big 6×6 negatives without the big price. It sold for roughly half the cost of the metered Yashica LM and stayed in production for more than a decade. What you give up in automation, you gain in purity. There is no light meter, no crank and no automatic frame stop. You wind with a knob, watch the frame number pass through the red window, and compose on a waist-level screen that shows the world as a glowing square. The three-element 80mm f/3.5 lens rewards stopping down to f/8 and beyond, and its Copal leaf shutter is quiet and syncs with flash at every speed. In Very Good condition, it wears more than half a century with honest marks. For the photographer ready to slow down, or the collector drawn to the classic TLR silhouette.

Sample photos by:u/Toby_Forrester(r/analog). All rights belong to their respective owners.

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