15 January, 2026
Europe’s second city, with a Yashica Mat 124G
We took the train for the 36 minute journey – a day trip would have been easy but we wanted to spend a few days away enjoying the food and local attractions. It was a pleasant 1...
For those of us who have used a TLR camera, any invitation to use one again is a wonderful excuse to enjoy it. The mechanisms, the construction, the finish, the enormous waist-l...
28 April, 2024
The Yashica Mat 124G and Me
It’s not the camera, it’s not because it’s square format, it’s me, or rather us, we just don’t click together. Years ago I used a Hasselblad for a long time, mostly happily, and...
20 April, 2024
Cascais, Portugal, by Day and Night
We went to Cascais in part in reaction to having been to Lisbon recently. As a Portuguese acquaintance said to us “Lisbon is no longer Portuguese”, it is now packed with tourist...
6 April, 2024
Shooting Contre-Jour
Three months under cloud cover became depressing – we just had to go somewhere to find some sun to shine on our faces, or even hearts maybe. To lift our mood. We took a short tr...
25 January, 2024
Yashica Mat 124G – First Roll Experiences
The Yashica Mat 124G, an embodiment of mid-20th-century camera engineering. It greeted me with its robust, yet elegant, presence. The utilitarian design, devoid of modern frills...
A few years ago my brother and his family moved to south western Michigan. It’s quite a distance from Utah where we were raised, but we try to visit when we’re able. They live i...
Gear acquisition syndrome got the best of me during this quarantine, and I found myself as the new owner of a Yashica Mat-124G on first week of May. It was pretty easy to convin...