Yashica Mat with 80mm Lumaxar f/3.5 SN# 489642 Fuji of the better "Yashinon" variety

of the better "Yashinon" variety

This camera is in Used condition but very clean and is fully functional and tested

Reusable 35mm camera

The film delivers superb performance both on-location and in a studio setting

but the optics work great

Yashica Mat with 80mm Lumaxar f/3.5 SN# 489642 Fuji of the better "Yashinon" varietyThe first Yashica TLR with crank advance was the Yashica Mat, released in 1957. The earliest models are equipped with a 75 mm 3. 5 Lumaxar taking lens and a 75 mm 3. 2 Lumaxar viewing lens, succeeded by 80 mm lenses with the same specifications. According to some authorities (most notably Mark Hama, who formerly worked in a Yashica factory), the Lumaxar was manufactured for Yashica in West Germany; according to others, it was made in Japan by Tomioka.