Yashica Mat 124: Hello I have a Yashica Mat 124 and over the years I have had great success taking photos with it. As with other Yashica 124’s the meter does not operate any longer.

Bridge Loc: Southern New Hampshire

Hello
I have a Yashica Mat 124 and over the years I have had great success taking photos with it.
As with other Yashica 124’s the meter does not operate any longer.
Please help me find someone who can repair the meter in this great camera
Thanks very much
Bridge

Quixdraw Loc: x

Great old camera, had one. Were it mine, I'd find a nice little hand held meter and party on!

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

Bridge wrote:

Hello
I have a Yashica Mat 124 and over the years I have had great success taking photos with it.
As with other Yashica 124’s the meter does not operate any longer.
Please help me find someone who can repair the meter in this great camera
Thanks very much
Bridge

Get a good handheld meter. A used but newer style Gossen Luna Pro or Six that uses a 9v battery would be great and about $75-125. A used Spotmeter would be better if you learn to use it. I have a Gossen Luna Six and Minolta Spotmeter F. Other good old spots are the Pentax and Soligar. I need to use them with my Pentax Spotmatic Camera, other vintage film cameras, and two 4x5" View Cameras.

Bridge Loc: Southern New Hampshire

Wow I never thought of that approach. I really appreciate your suggestion. I will look on line for a used spot meter.
Thanks again.
Bridge

Bridge Loc: Southern New Hampshire

quixdraw wrote:

Great old camera, had one. Were it mine, I'd find a nice little hand held meter and party on!

Great suggestion !! Can you suggest a bread and model number that might be used.
appreciate your help
Bridge

Quixdraw Loc: x

Bridge wrote:

Great suggestion !! Can you suggest a bread and model number that might be used.
appreciate your help
Bridge

Love to help, but any suggestion I could make would be pure stone age. I had a Gossen Luna Pro, and still have a Sekonic Studio. Always craved one of the Spotmeters, but never owned one.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Bridge wrote:

Hello
I have a Yashica Mat 124 and over the years I have had great success taking photos with it.
As with other Yashica 124’s the meter does not operate any longer.
Please help me find someone who can repair the meter in this great camera
Thanks very much
Bridge

Midwest Camera Repair

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Bridge wrote:

Hello
I have a Yashica Mat 124 and over the years I have had great success taking photos with it.
As with other Yashica 124’s the meter does not operate any longer.
Please help me find someone who can repair the meter in this great camera
Thanks very much
Bridge

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=Yashica+Mat+124+&_sacat=0

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Bridge wrote:

Hello
I have a Yashica Mat 124 and over the years I have had great success taking photos with it.
As with other Yashica 124’s the meter does not operate any longer.
Please help me find someone who can repair the meter in this great camera
Thanks very much
Bridge

If it was me, I would just purchase a hand held light meter, outdoor lighting does not change much during the day, one reading should do it for a while unless you are under shade then sun situations.

pendennis

Try this source:

http://lezot.com/yashica-mat-repair/

and:

Mark Hama LLC
2675 Earl Dr.
Marietta, GA 30062
phone: (770) 565-1498
fax: (770) 977-5078
markhama@comcast.net

StanMac Loc: Tennessee

billnikon wrote:

Midwest Camera Repair

Or Mark Hama, or Zacks Camera Repair.

But don’t be surprised that the repair will cost north of $100. The spot meters I’ve seen are pricy items - more than a camera repair. Or you could go the complete manual route using the Sunny 16 rule. There are Gossen light meters on eBay with the spot attachment included at reasonable prices as well.

Stan

ELNikkor

Had that Yashica Mat many years ago, good camera, but we were incompatible. (Nikon FMs & FEs spoiled me.)

Najataagihe

You might want to take another look at the battery.

There is a replacement: Exell 1.35-Volt Zinc Air Coin Cell Battery, MRB625, Mercury-Free Replacement Battery Cell Replaces H-D, KX625, LR09, MR9, MRB625, PX13, PX62, PX625, RPX625, Z625PX

The original battery is no longer available.

This battery has, technically, a slightly different voltage, resulting in a slightly different exposure.

Using negative film, it is not enough to notice.

If you use slide film, you might want to test it to see if it is off too much.

Good luck!

Bridge Loc: Southern New Hampshire

Thanks Stan, appreciate it.

JimmyDK

If you have a cell phone, there are several light meter apps available. I found them in the "Playstore" for Android phones. Might be worth a try before laying down $$$$ for one.