Comments on: Yashicas – they are always beautiful

By: Mattias

Mattias — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:11:32 +0000

To bad about the 135mm. The DX 50mm/1.7 seems to have very soft, milky bokeh… check this out, tried it yesterday: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattiaswirf/2735463535/

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:14:54 +0000

Hello Mattias !

I took a quick look yesterday evening and the lens is a M42 screw mount Auto Yashinon DX 50mm 1:1.7-16… so I think it is the same that you have.

The 135mm was so broken that it was no use to even try repairing it :-( It has now passed on… to lens heaven ;-)

Regards, Thomas

By: Mattias

Mattias — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:11:45 +0000

Can’t wait to try on the ML, just wish my adapter will come from china today…. but if I’m realistic it will probably take more days shipping.

By: Richard Nuttall (Poolhall)

Richard Nuttall (Poolhall) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:05:09 +0000

I have a TL-Electro and its one of my favourite cameras good, solid, robust m-42,takes millions of lenses, and works whatever, the Yashinon dx lenses are pretty good too but the ML are better

By: Mattias

Mattias — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:48:35 +0000

Nice :) What is the name on the lenses? The ML lenses are good, my DX 50mm/1.7 also feels good.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:27:04 +0000

Hello again Mattias !

This time I am going to write my comment in english ;-)

I have also got an “new” Yashica SLR – an Yashica TL-Super – that I found
this saturday when I visited Loppmarknaden in Vårby. I got the camera incl.
a 50 mm lens and a 135 mm lens for 100 SEK.

Unfortenetly, as I found out when I got home, the 135 mm lens was broken really bad… but i still think it was a fair price. I will have to check the 50 mm lens later today but I think it is OK… anyway, the camera body was fine.

Regards, Thomas