Shooting a Twin Lens Reflex. These cameras are so cool!

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In this video I shoot the Yashica MAT124G Twin Lens Reflex Camera.
I went to Newtown Creek and shot two rolls of film each giving me just 12 exposures.
Ilford Delta 100 and Fuji Acros II.
Both awesome films!
I cam back with some magical Negatives and slipped into the darkroom to make some prints.

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Creek Bench

Creek Shed

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EQUIPMENT USED IN THIS VIDEO

CAMERA - Yashica Mat 124 G
LENS - 80mm Yashinon
FILM - Ilford Delta 100 and Fuji Acros 100
DEVELOPER - Kodak D23 (Acros) 510 Pyro (Delta)

ENLARGER - DURST M605
PAPER - Kentmere VC Select
DEVELOPER - Fotospeed PD5

PRODUCTION GEAR
Leica Q2 Mono, CANON 6D, GOPRO 7 BLACK, Gopro 10 Black, TASCAM DR10L MIC, SENHEISSER SHOTGUN MIC,
NEEWER LED PANELS, GVM COLOUR PANELS, Valoi 360 Film Holder System for scanes, Zeapon Micro 2 Motor Slider, Colbor 100X Light,
Editing - FCP, PHOTOSHOP, LIGHTROOM,

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[ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

PRINTS AVAILABLE ON ETSY. See links in Description. *** You'll also notice I used a Yellow Filter and checked with my meter the compensation. I said a full stop. My meter came back at F5.6.6 so about half a stop compensation I gave***

[GreggObst]

One absolutely huge advantage a TLR offers is the ability to have a R72 infrared filter on the taking lens and still be able to compose since you are composing through a completely clear viewing lens. This makes dealing with really dark filters like the R72 for I/R or 10 stop ND filters for long exposure a breeze.

[mdawg]

Heya thanks for the shout out Rog! I've been printing some Yashica Mat / Bay 1 lens hood today in fact!

[fernandogomes]

Another great episode. One of the great things about your channel is your featuring of your actual darkroom prints. Don't see others on this platform doing it as much as you do and as a fellow photo enthusiast I think it adds tremendous value to your content.

[mueslimuncher]

Love my TLRs. My oldest is a Rolleiflex from about 1936 and still working perfectly.

[tadwolujewicz]

Always a good watch and something new to learn about each time. This channel is a MUST for film photographers

[carbonejack]

Beautiful images. I've been bitten by the twin lens bug. Got 8 now.

[malcolmrendle]

I am always amazed at how sharp the Yashica TLR lens is, fabulous camera.

[C.FlanesrA]

Gorgeous George . Photos not shabby too

[warrenmurchie]

The Phil Collins of film photography. Always enjoy your videos. I have an earlier version of that camera; I don't use it enough though. Poor old George, what a trooper. Lovely little guy.

[georgesealy]

George looks so good after the grooming. Great set of photos. Well done and very inspirational.

[VictorReynolds]

I used to have the Mamiya C330S. It was a workhorse that took great photographs!

[risby]

Very old pro here, great little camera. I shot my first national ad campaign on a Yashica back in the 1970's and I still have the camera. When I could afford them, I purchased Rollie's (TLR) and Hassablad camera's (the Zeiss glass is awfully good). But it was the little Yashica, that put groceries on the table over 50 year's ago.

[baxterbradford]

Thanks! My 124G arrives tomorrow & doing my homework. Have 15 rolls of out of date B&W inc quite a few Acros original from my film days. Location very familiar, used to visit there from Lymington 2002-2017 & shot a fair bit of 5x4, even have shots of the previous bridge when rickety.

[WintherKl]

I recently had my dads old Yashica 12 CLA'ed over at Mark Hama, he bought in 1967 and I grew up with that camera, have always been my fave one to use, I love my 35mm cameras, but the old Yashica just makes me happy and it has along history with my family, it will probally work long after I am gone. Fantastic series you shot here, really enjoyed the video.

[janw.jensen]

Got my Yashica mat 124G (with filters, shade and close up-lenses) back in 1981. Still works great.

[mikek]

Of all my cameras, this is my favorite. Such a joy to handle and use.

[enonurb]

I love the square format and love the way you compose your images. I have got the same camera and use it quite often, even more than the HB 500 CM that is more heavy and bulky. Yours is one of my favourite channels. Thank you for sharing your experience.

[liveinaweorg]

Love my Mamiya C3 - super versatile with interchangeable lenses and extending bellows.

A terrific video with some great shots and I always stick around for the darkroom.

[Resgerr]

Another great episode, glad George is still going strong 😊