A fantastic end to the day on the Achadas da Cruz Promenade. I took this photo using my favorite film photography setup 🥰 ~ Achadas da Cruz, Madeira, Portugal 🇵🇹
Gear:
• Yashica TL Electro X ITS (Japan, ~1971)
• Yashica Yashinon-DS 50 mm f/1.7
• Kodak Professional Portra 400/36 (treated as ISO 200)
My Yashica Mat 124G, as good as new. With a new bright screen.
I think he pretty much rebuilt the camera! He also installed a new bright screen for me.
Service is a little challenging as he doesn’t really speak English or write emails. But if you send him a package with info and your PayPal address, he’ll get it done!
One of the reasons I love film cameras so much: if you take care of them, they last forever (most of them). and they give me some way of connecting with people who have a wealth of knowledge.
This is Mark! In Nagano! Building a Yashica Mat 124G camera!
When I spoke with him briefly on the phone, I could tell he knows these cameras inside out.
@skinnylatte I have a soft spot for Yashica TLRs; it’s great to know that someone is still able to keep them alive and clicking. (My first camera was my dad’s Yashica LM, still in working order but now occupying a place of honor on a shelf in the living room in retirement).