I’ve extensively updated my review of a classic twin-lens-reflex camera, the Yashica-12.
This wonderful box offers a pair of 80mm Yashinon lenses that do great work. Although this camera is heavy and a little unwieldy to carry, its controls all work with jeweled precision and are a delight. Read my updated review here.
Well done, Jim.
This review honestly makes me want to try a Yashica 12!
Have you ever shot a TLR? Their shape and weight makes them awkward for walking-around photography. But these Yashicas are so delightful I don’t care!
Yes, I had a Rolleicord that I used only a few times before someone offered me more than I paid for it, so it wasn’t in the arsenal long enough for me to do a proper evaluation.
I’ve not used a Rollei TLR but reviews I’ve read regard them as a cut above the Yashicas.
One man’s meat is another man’s poison, as the saying goes. As a long-time TLR user, I think they are perfect walking-around cameras. If you will weigh them both, I think you will find the Yahica doesn’t weigh any more than your Nikon F2.
It’s the weight and the shape. I just find TLRs to be unwieldy. I love them and so carry them around anyway!
