jimmy_rhyne Posted February 17, 2000 Share Posted February 17, 2000 I recently bought a Mat 124 for $100. I love the camera but cannot figure out what some of the levers by the lenes do. Any help? Also, is there a flash sync speed? Jimmy Rhyne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javier_henderson Posted February 17, 2000 Share Posted February 17, 2000 <p>Since the camera has a leaf shutter, flash will sync at all speeds.</p> <p>There's the self-timer lever under the lens, it gives you about a 8-10 second delay before the shutter fires after pressing the shutter release button.</p> <p>Then there's one knob on each side of the lens, one controls aperture, the other shutter speed.</p> <p>I can't think of any other levers around the lens...</p> <p>You can get a manual at <a href="http://www.craigcamera.com/">http://www.craigcamera.com/</a> for about $20, John Craig offers excellent service.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_gauch Posted February 17, 2000 Share Posted February 17, 2000 There's also a lever next to the lenses with "x" and "m" settings. (Or at least there is on the 124G.) The "m" setting is for use with certain kinds of flash bulbs. You'll want it on "x" for any electronic flash. You can see/print a copy of the manual for the 124G <a href="http://home.att.net/~j..harper/o.html"> here</a>. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_kopecky1 Posted February 21, 2000 Share Posted February 21, 2000 An important thing to remember about this camera: always select the "X" setting (for electronic flash) before you use the self timer. I have a Yashicamat 124G and learned the hard way that if the self timer is used with the "M" setting, the shutter freezes up. Otherwise it is a great camera, the lens is excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd frederick Posted February 21, 2000 Share Posted February 21, 2000 On the M/X flash lever, set it to X and put a piece of electrical tape or any strong sticky tape over the slot to keep from accidently moving it back to M. It's easy to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nan Posted September 1, 2001 Share Posted September 1, 2001 <html> <head> <title>Untitled Document</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> <p>FYI, John Harper's site has moved to <a href="http://www.geocities.com/y124g/front.html">here</a>. Thought this new location could be of interest to Yashicamat users.</p> <p><a href="http://www.usefilm.com">Usefilm.com</a><br> Projects for Photographers</p> </body> </html> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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