Showing posts with label Yashika. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yashika. Show all posts

Monday, July 13, 2026



 Boy did I love my first medium format camera, a Yashikamat 124. Coney Island April of 1975 using Ektachrome 120 film. The colors and resolution are just superb. I had many more 120 format cameras such as the Yashikamat 124-2, a Minolta Rolleicord, a Koni-Omega, Mamyias of various kinds and finally a couple Rolleis including the one used by my dear mentor and teacher, Josef Breitenbach that I treasure like no other camera. Yes indeed, I loved this format. 

Sunday, October 6, 2024


     

        This is a medium format shot taken with my first 120 camera, a Yashika 124; shot on Ektachrome of a building on east 23rd Street while I was going to my photo studio on 32nd and Lexington in Manhattan. I like the composition. BTW, the area has become totally gentrified now. 

 I utilized the Napa cabbage bought at a farmers market as a side dish with a stir fry of potatoes, bacon, unions, and shaved beef. The Napa...