Finally found one!!!!

kamelean · Jan 30, 2012

It isn't the prettiest one ever, but it's all mine!!! The leather cover is coming off, so I'll recover it from cameraleather.com. All the shutter speeds work, timer works, aperatures work, all except the light meter. I'll fix it...

Yashica LM by kamelean, on Flickr

dxqcanada · Jan 30, 2012

Ah, nice find. Is the viewing lens a f/3.5 ?

I think it would look really nice with the Saddle Tan.

tirediron · Jan 30, 2012

Good score! Out of curiosity, why that model in particular?

kamelean · Jan 30, 2012

Both lenses are 80mm, f3.5 and sharp as a tack.

The model, best I can tell, is Yashica LM. They made a few metered, and I think this is one of the first ones. Correct me if I am wrong.

dxqcanada · Jan 30, 2012

Yashicaflex S - 1954, was the first with a meter.
Yashica LM - 1957

compur · Jan 31, 2012

Yes, it's a Yashica LM (LM= light meter). There was also a Yashica-Mat LM. The Yashica-Mats had a lever film wind while the earlier "Yashica" TLRs had a knob film wind.

Anyway, its a great camera with a great Yashinon lens.

kamelean · Jan 31, 2012

I have some Kodak Ektar 100 color on the way. Any other film I should be on the look out for?

kamelean · Feb 1, 2012

I ran some 35mm through it to check function. It works!!!

Kipper the cat by kamelean, on Flickr

Me by kamelean, on Flickr

Kipper the cat by kamelean, on Flickr

dxqcanada · Feb 1, 2012

Hmm, interesting ... exposing 35mm film in a 120 film camera.

kamelean · Feb 1, 2012

dxqcanada said:
Hmm, interesting ... exposing 35mm film in a 120 film camera.

I don't have any 120 yet, so I just put the 35 in to make sure there weren't any light leaks. I only got 7 pictures out of the roll though, because I was going my the auto-stop film counter for 120.