Mat 124g Battery

Open the battery compartment cover holding with finger and by turning it counter clockwise.

Mat 124g battery. There is a simple film reminder function integrated into film knob. This camera uses a 1 3 v mercury battery to power its exposure meter. Repace with a wein px635 which is the same voltage. Battery or not works fine.

Some cameras like the yashica mat 124g have a contact at the edge of the battery box for the connection rather than using the cap as a contact. Rest of my musing. I did mention that the seller bundled the wide angle accessories but i haven t tried it out yet. Yashica mat vs rolleiflex.

Yashica mat 124 cleaning 4 of 4. This is the final post in a series of four related to cleaning my used yashica mat 124. The last version the 124g was essentially the same as the 124 except that it had gold plated contacts in the meter hence the g suffix. The first post in the series describes the task in more detail and includes links to all of the other posts.

The meter functions but we cannot guarantee accuracy. When you roll the wire into a circle make it slightly. Of course like all cameras from that era the yashica mat 124g took a 1 35v mercury battery. Yashica mat 124g posted 12 22 02.

If you have one of these instead of the 18awg wire indicated in the sketch use a single strand 12awg wire and strip off the insulation. The right hand side of the yashica mat 124g is simple. Thankfully the battery in yashica mat 124g only powers the light meter unlike my yashica electro. A common complaint with used yashica mat 124 124g cameras is that that meter is inoperative.

It has been fully tested and all mechanical functions perform well. Why some people put in 1 5v batteries is beyond me. Use either mallory px 13b eveready epx 13 or equivalent. The yashica mat 124 is the penultimate in a long line of medium format twin lens reflex tlr cameras produced by yashica and is clearly a copy of the esteemed rolleiflex tlr.

The left hand side of the yashica mat 124g contains the focusing knob battery chamber film spool locking knobs and flash mount. It has the film rewind shutter cooking handle and exposure number window and iso control dial. We have installed a fresh 1 5v battery for the light meter.