Hi, Steve, Yup, my LM has a self-timer, so I assume the 124 and 124G has one, too.
As you probably know, the 124's have a coupled meter, which the LM and EM don't. That's a huge convenience, but you'll probably end up paying from $150 to $200 or more, if you pick one up on eBay. That's still a lot less than the Pentax MF's (not that those cameras aren't worth it). cheers, frank Steve Pearson wrote: > Frank (or anyone): > > Can you tell me if the Yashica Mat LM has a self timer > on it? I have actually been thinking serious about > the Yashica Mat's, namely the 124, and would like to > use it primarily for portraits of my family. > > Thanks for confirming my hunch. I think the > Brotherhood will have to wair a bit... > --- frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Hi, Steve, > > > > I can't comment on the best 6x7 or 645 set up. > > Being an impecunious > > clod, those things are beyond my reach right now. > > > > But, if you want a cheap way to get into medium > > format, just to give you > > an indication of what it can do (and whet your > > appetite for something > > better), buy a cheap used 6x6 tlr. As I've > > mentioned on list before, I > > have an old Yashica Mat LM, which I picked up for > > about $50 on eBay. > > The meter is pooched (gee, it's only about 45 years > > old, what's up with > > that?) so I use a hand held, but it's a fun camera, > > and still takes good > > images. The Yashica D and all the Mats use a four > > element 3.8 lens > > which is fairly sharp (I know, I know, a Rollieflex > > will be sharper, for > > four times the money), even though it flares like > > hell if you're not > > careful. The Yashica A has a 3 element lens, which > > isn't as good, but > > they can be gotten for less money. > > > > But, it's amazing what you can get from even a cheap > > medium format > > camera. Mind you, if you want ~real~ cheap, you > > could go Holga <vbg>. > > > > Anyway, just a thought, before you take the plunge > > and join the > > Brotherhood... > > > > cheers, > > frank > > > > Steve Pearson wrote: > > > > > I'm still on the hunt for a Medium Format setup. > > I > > > would like to hear suggestions from the group. > > Which > > > format is best-645, 67? What about 6x6 (I don't > > think > > > Pentax makes one, but they're probably the least > > > expensive to start with). But, in terms of > > Pentax, > > > which format do you prefer and why? Is one better > > > than the other? > > > > > > I look forward to your responses & thanks again in > > advance! > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > > now. > > > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > > -- > > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all > > possible worlds. The > > pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert > > Oppenheimer > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
