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Did Yashica make the perfect rangefinder?
In the mid 1960s Yashica did something unprecedented; they made a fixed lens rangefinder with an f/1.4 lens 45mm lens.
Even today you don't hear about fix lens cameras that fast, is that for good reason or is the Lnyx-14 a secret masterpiece out of time? And it often goes for under 100 dollars US today which could be an incredible deal!
The Lynx-14e was the follow up which features an integrated circuit meter (ic) in a similar body with the same lens.
If you happen to be looking for mercury battery adapters for old cameras I tend to use the Kanto camera ones;
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While the Lynx is a super interesting concept, I feel that it sacrifices on rangefidners strong suits to achieve it's unique specs. For some it may be the perfect camera but for me; the reason to pick up a rangefinder over alternatives like TLRs or SLRs is often because of the performance you can get from a significantly smaller camera;
when the size factor is no longer an advantage; the decision to pick up a rangefidner becomes more difficult even if it is fully featured.
Some great high speed rangefinder alternatives to the Lynx-14 in a relatively similar price point would include;
the Canon P with its 1:1 finder and the canon 50mm f/1.2 which is going to shave off some size and weight
Or something like the compact Canonet with its 45mm f/1.7 lens goes way further if your willing to compromise a bit.
I feel like these options make for a better balance in many ways but to each their own! If you dont mind the size and weight the Lynx is certainly an interesting option especially for the price!
00:00 intro
00:50 Yashica Lynx-14 overview & history
02:04 All in one rangefinder
03:04 Viewfinder
03:15 Downsides
03:43 Upside
04:03 Design
04:38 Practically using f/1.4
05:26 Light meter
05:51 Size matters
06:27 Alternative rangefinder options
06:59 F/1.4 on a rangefinder
07:26 Would an SLR be better?
07:47 A part of camera history
Even today you don't hear about fix lens cameras that fast, is that for good reason or is the Lnyx-14 a secret masterpiece out of time? And it often goes for under 100 dollars US today which could be an incredible deal!
The Lynx-14e was the follow up which features an integrated circuit meter (ic) in a similar body with the same lens.
If you happen to be looking for mercury battery adapters for old cameras I tend to use the Kanto camera ones;
amazon affiliate link:
amzn.to/3Zwdk4t
While the Lynx is a super interesting concept, I feel that it sacrifices on rangefidners strong suits to achieve it's unique specs. For some it may be the perfect camera but for me; the reason to pick up a rangefinder over alternatives like TLRs or SLRs is often because of the performance you can get from a significantly smaller camera;
when the size factor is no longer an advantage; the decision to pick up a rangefidner becomes more difficult even if it is fully featured.
Some great high speed rangefinder alternatives to the Lynx-14 in a relatively similar price point would include;
the Canon P with its 1:1 finder and the canon 50mm f/1.2 which is going to shave off some size and weight
Or something like the compact Canonet with its 45mm f/1.7 lens goes way further if your willing to compromise a bit.
I feel like these options make for a better balance in many ways but to each their own! If you dont mind the size and weight the Lynx is certainly an interesting option especially for the price!
00:00 intro
00:50 Yashica Lynx-14 overview & history
02:04 All in one rangefinder
03:04 Viewfinder
03:15 Downsides
03:43 Upside
04:03 Design
04:38 Practically using f/1.4
05:26 Light meter
05:51 Size matters
06:27 Alternative rangefinder options
06:59 F/1.4 on a rangefinder
07:26 Would an SLR be better?
07:47 A part of camera history
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good work
R6 + 90mm 🔥
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I’m a professional and I use a mft system. It doesn’t matter about the sensor size. Any professional would know that.
You can be professional on mft.
just bought it and filming my first roll :)
Does it struggle to edit 4K video ?
18,000 yen im jealous
Great video. For rainy days, I've settled on a Contax G2 with an umbrella. Left hand for the umbrella, right hand for the Contax G2. If the rain is light, the M goes out, but it can't really be used one handed like the G2. A bit of water won't hurt it though.
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This video was very helpful. Thank you very much.
Watched again after 2 months and it was new again!! Thanks so much!! Many many insights! Wow. Thanks man!!!
old kodak rolls at wholesale. They just do it at great scale. Disappointing.
Will 1.55x lenses work? I have the Ulanzi 1.55xt and it seems perfect to me, it would be a great option for a more pronounced bokeh and recording in open gate
I used to use the VC Meter ii back in the film days, but I stopped once I switched to digital. Watching this video got me bringing it back out, and I’m really enjoying POV street photography with it now! Thanks for the awesome info! By the way, I also run a POV street photography channel. Would love it if you could check it out sometime!
Looks like a sexy and accurate light meter. Beats carrying around another chunky bit of kit and with film being so expensive it will pay for itself.
That transition deserves some praise 🤌
2 years old video and still so insight and up to date ! Super interesting !
200 unit only such a shame
I own lynx-14 and still using it, after CLA it was amazing picture from this camera, love it.
My first 35 was a Yashica Lynx 1000. I worked in a camera store and sold some 1.4 Lynx, but never owned one.
I have a brand new Lynx-14 in its box with all the guarantee cards and paperwork.
Thank you!! This is super helpful and straight to the point. Just what I was looking for.
Cool video and interesting camera! In some shots there was a Fujica Compact D, will you do a video like this for that camera too? It's a very special camera design as well.
These cameras are fun to use. But shouldn’t be treated like a serious rangefinder. That 1.4 lens sounds great, but back then, people don’t shoot wide open because the photos were soft.
I have tried one. The internal meter is unreliable. The ergonomics is poor. It's also very difficult to get the focus right when the focusing distance is close. So I agree for most people a good SLR and a f/1.4 lens is a better choice.
what about compared to the canonet ql17
It's a really... meh lens... nobody who uses a rangefinder wants to shoot wide open... you'll miss focus way too much... also it's just a soft lens with some bad CA... if you want a cheap rangefinder go for a Canon 7 or Minolta Hi-Matic 7s you'll get a lens that's better and the camera isn't going to die because If you want to get serious about photography stop thinking about aperture or whatever useless spec you find on datasheets... photography is all about the image and every image you see on posters, advertisement, in books and from great photographers is not shot wide open but between f4-f11.... make your backgrounds interesting... they're part of the story... study people who have actually created the art that inspires you... be it photographers or painters or sculptors... the camera doesn't matter... the lens doesn't matter... the film stock doesn't matter
Electro 35 where?
내가 상상 하던 셋팅이었어 좋은 정보 고마워 !!!!
Nice video, where did you pick up the 3rd party focus ring?
For non-interchangeable RF, I'd say Konica Hexar AF is the goat.
sure after the Nikon S-Cameras, the Canon rangefinder, like 50 different Zeiss and Voigtländer Rangerfinder and anything Leica has done... Konica is a good option... just absolutely not worth the ridiculous price people are asking for it... why pay Leica prices and then get a Konica?
Because some people want to actually take photos, rather than having a prestigious brand camera which in reality the worst performance.
@@shang-hsienyang1284 so let me get this straight... you think a light tight box... is worth $3000... but not when it's a brand that proved that it can make cameras that last 60 years without problems... because you think the performance of that light tight box... which is nothing but the shutter... which is incredibly unrealiable and the times are off by a significant amount and nobody makes parts or knows how to repair them... is better than that of a name brand.... when said no name brand (Konica isn't a no name brand it's just became popular again because some influencers used the camera and idiots of course had to jump on that) uses the name brands mount and lenses which actually dictate picture quality? Good sir you might be an idiot
As far as the pertect rangfinder is concerned, it was and still is the Leica M3. From the mechanical quality to that superb viewfinder and the precision of the rangefinder it is still unsurpassed. All other Leica 'P' desginated cameras that came later were pretending to aspire to the mecahnial/optical quality of the M3. The caveat is that a decent M3 is still very expensive, and the Leica optics even more. Persoanlly I wouldn't recommend the use of a very fast lens with a rangefinder camera. For fixed lens rangefinder, I still use my old Olymus 35 RC and RD. Very nice video, BTW.
I prefer the M4 but i've been using it since '72... but i wholeheartedly agree with the shooting wide open... i don't know when that trend started... it's just a bad idea because especially with manual focus you'll miss way too many shots... Olympus, Minolta, Canon... all made very very very amazing Rangefinder that you can find under $100
Enjoyed the video! I owned Lynx-14E for a couple of years and while it certainly wasn't the most versatile or easy to use rangefinder I've come across, it did have a particular sweet spot (to my eye): f/2-2.8, mid-distance, very sharp and slightly contrasty b&w film (think Tmax or Delta), maybe a touch of backlighting. That combo of low contrast/low(er) sharpness lens and a sharp, contrasty film was bringing something very special to the portraits I took with it.
having large aperture lens is one of the least important to me and overrated IMO. the best price with a great lens and awesome viewfinder is konica IIIA/M imo.
I have been using film cameras for over 50 years and Leicas for longer than I can remember. I have great difficulty getting critical focus with my M6 and 35mm Summilux F1.4 ASPH at close range even if I put the 1.2X magnifier on. Even with a my Nikon F3 HP and 50mm AI-S F1.4, a real effort is required to get acceptable focus at close range @ F1.4. I normally opt for F2.8 and if I really had to F2 at a push to shoot at close range. I have a 50 F1.2 but I only use it @ F1.4 or F2 with my M TYP 240 using the focus aid, otherwise forget it. With cameras having good AF, the use of these large aperture lenses becomes more practical, aesthetics not withstanding.
Wow, you had me from the launch. Really great video. I ate up all the details. My only (so far) film camera is a Fujica Auto M from pretty much the exact same era. This has me really thinking it over. Quite impressive video, and even the part where you talked about "gave up on taking certain photos," I feel so validated. :)
Nice job, good review
We´re fighting for film to stay, like culture to stay
I'm just glad Ilford is going all-in on having their name on new-ish products. I'm still keeping the box! Got quite a collection of box art from the Film Renaissance going and it's only getting better. BTW if you want a real "Ilford" color stock go for Harman Phoenix. It was developed from XP2.
nearly all of those lenses have haze! Unreapirable! Caused by lubricants used by Leitz and the soft glass.. WHY DO YOU RECOMEND CRAP!?
Clearly you have no idea 🤦♂️
So nice!!! Thanks so much!! This camera is a beauty in itself and that has to be part of the fun… o had an Afga 6x7, enjoyed it so much. Thanks for the fantastic content…
Wow! What’s a video!! Thanks a lot! That’s a very underrated video. Maybe you should add at the title the name “Olympus pen”. I watched many videos on the Olympus pen series, but yours didn't show up. Only when looking for other things like street photography your video showed up.
I like the look of this film. Kind of a cross between Metropolis and Color '92. I don't really care what marketing is on the package, just performance and price. This repackaging malarky has been a standard practice for decades. In the 1970's I used Pacific film and Hanimex. Neither company was manufacturing film, and we all knew that their films were probably repackaged Kodak, but at a lower price. Who cares if my teal packaged Hanimex film came back from processing in a red/orange Pacific sleeve, when really it should have all been Kodak yellow? It didn't matter. Even back then there were only four or five film manufacturing companies, but in the camera stores there were dozens of brands of film available for sale. Then, as now, we chose film based on speed, format, the sort of color palette you want, negative or slide, and price. The Ilfocolor looks good to me.
It's crap knock off film using the British, UK Ilford name which they are legally entitled to. British, UK Ilford (Harman Technology). Make high quality black and white films plus the new Harman Phoenix color film.
I had one of those and an M3 that I used for many years until it was stolen.
It's a great lens - unfortunately infinity focus of this lens does not work with Leica cameras of the M 240 and M10-R with exemption of the standard cameras in the M10 and M11 series. The lens shaft can be modified to allow to work on all digital Ms with a shaft piece at the lens mount removed.
I used one of those modified 50/2 summicron DM's on my M9. Nice vintage lens but you lose that extra close focus functionality.
Genial gemacht! Danke! With Love from Shithole Germany!
Very informative, thank you.
Very interesting! I have one of those 12.5 mm anamorphic adapters lying around and since I've just upgraded to an iPhone 13 Pro I feared it would see even less use now that I don't have a way to mount it to my new phone. I even thought for a moment about disassembling the lens to create a new mounting solution but thought the chance of it actually working would be very small. I particularly didn't expect the back element to be that big. That opens up completely new possibilities.
Update: I've taken apart my adapter and tested it by holding it in front of several of my lenses. I found a few where it sort of works but not very well. The ‘problem’ is that I have an APS-C camera and here the lenses are generally a bit bigger than those from Micro 4/3 cameras like the GH5. Turns out the rear element wasn't that big after all. The adapter does cover the whole frame on some lenses but the image is generally pretty soft, particularly towards the sides. While I do like the effect of everything that's not in the center of the frame getting continually blurrier, it is difficult to determine what actually is in focus. What works pretty good though is holding it in front of the main lens of my iPhone 13 Pro, like it was intended. So I will probably create some mounting solution for that.
What a really great video. I'm finding it a year late, but I love it. Nicely made.