{"id":575,"date":"2020-06-27T17:03:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-27T22:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/?p=575"},"modified":"2020-07-03T12:13:51","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T17:13:51","slug":"yashicaflex-a-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/?p=575","title":{"rendered":"Yashicaflex A-II"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"515\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0627-515x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0627-515x1024.jpg 515w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0627-251x500.jpg 251w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0627-768x1528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0627-772x1536.jpg 772w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0627.jpg 944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I believe this to be an A-II model, first introduced in 1954.<br><br>The Twin Lens Reflex (TLR) had gained popularity between the wars due in large part to the German Rolleicord models, much loved by press photographers. They were relatively light and simple, compared to cumbersome plate cameras that had preceded them.<br><br>This TLR represents the first cameras to be made under the Yashica brand name, it having been established a few years after the end of WWII as part of Japan&#8217;s industrial recovery. After a few years of clock component manufacture, the nascent Yashica company turned it&#8217;s efforts to camera production.<br><br>In common with most TLR&#8217;s, this model has a &#8220;sports finder&#8221; mode, whereby the front part of the viewfinder folds down and the user can attempt to compose by peering through what amounts to rifle sights. There&#8217;s also a flip up magnifier to try and help with focusing. The composing lens is pretty dim, and the magnifier does help somewhat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"3\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"944\" height=\"1878\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-711\" data-id=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0627.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0627.jpg 944w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0627-251x500.jpg 251w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0627-515x1024.jpg 515w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0627-768x1528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0627-772x1536.jpg 772w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1124\" height=\"1790\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-712\" data-id=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0628.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0628.jpg 1124w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0628-314x500.jpg 314w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0628-643x1024.jpg 643w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0628-768x1223.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0628-965x1536.jpg 965w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1124px) 100vw, 1124px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1107\" height=\"1753\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-713\" data-id=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0629.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0629.jpg 1107w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0629-316x500.jpg 316w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0629-647x1024.jpg 647w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0629-768x1216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0629-970x1536.jpg 970w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1107px) 100vw, 1107px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1111\" height=\"1155\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-714\" data-id=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0631.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0631.jpg 1111w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0631-481x500.jpg 481w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0631-985x1024.jpg 985w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0631-768x798.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1111px) 100vw, 1111px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1478\" height=\"1864\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-715\" data-id=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0633.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0633.jpg 1478w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0633-396x500.jpg 396w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0633-812x1024.jpg 812w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0633-768x969.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0633-1218x1536.jpg 1218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1478px) 100vw, 1478px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I believe this to be an A-II model, first introduced in 1954. 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