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

of the better "Yashinon" variety

Shutter: Programmed electronic shutter

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

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

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.