What is the purpose of shutter release cable?
In definition, a remote shutter release is, as the term implies, a remote trigger that can be connected to your camera either wirelessly or by using a cable to perform its main function: to release the shutter even remotely without physically touching your camera’s built-in shutter release button.
How do you use a mechanical shutter release cable?
Please screw the shutter release into the camera before you push the cable release down. When you have fulfilled your desired time, release the shutter by pushing down the disc – just as you would do to engage the normal mode. The cable release will snap back to its basic position.
Do you need a shutter release cable?
Professional photographers know that to take the best photos with the least amount of camera shake involved, a tripod mount and a cable release or remote shutter release are must haves. That combination takes the movement of your body out of the equation when you’re shooting photos.
Does Yashica Mat 124G need batteries?
A battery is not needed on the 124G for it to be meaningfully operable. Despite feeling like it is made of bubble gum and beer cans, the glass is excellent.
What film does the Yashica Mat 124G use?
When it comes to loading film into the Yashica Mat-124G, this camera works very similarly to most medium format cameras. You can use both 120 or 220 film with this camera, and loading it into the camera is quite simple. Twist the dial on the bottom of the camera to pop open the back.
What is a cable release?
A cable release is an attachment that screws into a shutter release, allowing you to trip the shutter mechanically while being isolated from the camera – to reduce camera shake or to operate the camera from a distance. A cable release is especially useful for long exposures with the camera mounted on a tripod.
How does a shutter release work?
When pressed, the shutter of the camera is “released”, so that it opens to capture a picture, and then closes, allowing an exposure time as determined by the shutter speed setting (which may be automatic). Some cameras also utilize an electronic shutter, as opposed to a mechanical shutter.
What’s a cable release?
A cable release is a device – generally a cord with an input on one end and a small remote on the other – that attaches to your camera and triggers the shutter to fire, as an alternative to pressing the shutter release button on your camera.
What year is Yashica Mat-124 G?
The Yashica Mat-124 G was made from 1970 till 1986 and was the last TLR produced by Yashica. Even if this type of camera seemed to be obsolete at the time of its appearence, the 124 G was a success in that time. The 124G has a four-element, 80mm F3. 5 taking lens, of the better “Yashinon” variety.
Is Yashica Mat good camera?
The Yashica Mat-124 G is one of our favorite medium format cameras at Central Camera Company. Photographers love this TLR, and so do we! It has a well-deserved reputation for producing high-quality images on 120 film, and it’s a great value, selling for about 50% less than a similar Rolleiflex TLR.
Why won’t my shutter release?
Make sure the battery is fully charged. Check the lens to make sure it is properly attached. Don’t set the Drive Mode to Self-Timer. If you are using the built-in flash, you need to recharge it before you take another picture.
Why is my shutter button stuck?
Three possible things could cause shutter lag: Your camera takes too long to autofocus, especially if it’s a fast-moving subject or low-light scene. Your camera has a slower shutter release lag. You haven’t had enough time to focus the image before fully pressing the shutter release.
Are there any accessories for the Yashica mat-124g?
There is a Yashica brochure which shows the Yashica Mat-124G and the last versions of the Yashica-Mat, Yashica D and Yashica 635 together. Apart from the 635 35 mm kit, the only accessories shown are one of the wide/tele lens kits and one of the close-up lens kits (all black).
Which yashicaflex cameras have a shutter release?
Early Yashicaflex A series cameras, models A-I, A-II, AS-I and AS-II, and the Yashica 12 and Yashica Mat-124, 124G and 124B have built-in provision for using a standard cable release. All other models have the early Leica style plain press button shutter release with a removable collar around the base.
Is the Yashica Mat-124 still a bulb type flashgun?
The Yashica Mat-124 user manual still displays a bulb type flashgun, this time with a circular housing the same size as the non-folding reflector. Other documentation names this as the “AG-D” flashgun.
Does the Yashica 12 have an accessory shoe mount?
The Yashica 12 manual has the same gun mounted sideways directly to the accessory shoe (note that some examples of the Yashica 24 in the user manual do not have an accessory shoe – all that I have found, do). The availability of a bracket is mentioned.