how to get close, yashica mat style..

[lynn]

A quick question:
I found a couple of Yashica Mat close-up filters for sale here in the Netherlands, and the seller wants to know if I want the bayonet or the "slide-on" ones.
I have no idea: do you?
I have a 124G. A Google search has made me no wiser. Which option is best?
Please?
And thank you... 🙂

 

[VictorM.]

Definitely bayonet type. The chrome rings around the lenses on your Yashica are referred to as bayonets. The close up lenses will twist and lock onto the camera lenses.

 

[oftheherd]

For sure the bay 1. No other will work. Then measure the distance between the taking and viewing lens centers and cut a cardboard or wood piece of the same lenth so you can use that with a tripod to raise the center post to place the taking lens where the viewing lens was.

Mamiya made a paramender for their C line of cameras. I don't know if the Yashica and Mamiya were the same distance between the two lenses or not. Anybody ever measure both to know? Anyway, wood or cardboard are cheaper.

 

[GermanB]

Mamiya made a paramender for their C line of cameras. I don't know if the Yashica and Mamiya were the same distance between the two lenses or not.

minolta did a parallax corrector too, but don't know if the distence between lens is the same either.. OTOH I'll give a try to the card board...

 

[lynn]

I was trying to send you a link, D., since I'm a bit confused here, but the auction sites in this country won't get specific.
This post, over at Alison's-
http://www.mylalaland.com/hello/000583.html -
convinced me, and I just want the lenses to fit, the rest should follow. 🙂
Thanks, guys!

 

[VictorM.]

Lynn: interesting link-she photographs the some of the same stuff I do! Why haven't I seen her around the neighborhood? Anyway, back to your issue. Here's two quick snaps of a Rolleinar close up set. The first, off the camera, shows both lenses. The thicker one goes on the viewing lens and contains a prism to approximately help correct parallax. The red dot, that must be at the top when on the camera, is clearly visible. The thinner one is a simple but high quality lens that goes on the taking lens. The second photo shows them on the camera. All Yashicamats will accept this type as long as they are the Bay I (or Bay30) size.