About the product.
The Yashica 635 is the most interesting twin-lens reflex Yashica ever built. Produced from 1958 to 1971, it is a conventional 6x6 TLR with one unusual trick: with the optional factory adapter kit it also shoots 35mm film, making it the only mainstream TLR designed from the outset for both formats. You look down into the waist-level finder at a big bright square, crank the film on, and get twelve 6x6 negatives per roll of 120 — nearly four times the area of a 35mm frame.
Specifications
- Type: Twin-lens reflex, 6x6 medium format
- Production: 1958-1971
- Format: 6x6 on 120 roll film, 12 exposures
- Taking lens: 80mm f/3.5 (Yashikor on earlier bodies, Yashinon on later)
- Viewing lens: 80mm
- Shutter: Copal MXV leaf shutter, 1s to 1/500s + Bulb, M and X sync
- Flash sync: X sync at all speeds, as with any leaf shutter
- Focus: Manual via side focusing knob, minimum 1m
- Viewfinder: Waist-level ground glass with flip-up magnifier
- Filters and hoods: Bay I mount
- Metering: None — the 635 has no built-in meter, so use a handheld meter or a phone app
- Dual format: 35mm shooting requires the optional Yashica adapter kit (film gate insert, 35mm take-up spool and frame counter), which is not included here
Condition
- Cosmetic: Excellent++ condition, with little to no signs of age and use. The lens is clean.
- Functional: Fully functional at all shutter speeds. The lens is clean, with minimal dust on the prism.
Included
- Yashica 635 body
- Original case
- Strap
- Lens cap
- Empty take-up spool
In short
This is about as clean as a 635 comes — every shutter speed working, clear glass, and the original case and strap still with it. The minimal dust in the viewing prism is normal for the age and does not reach the film. The 35mm adapter kit is not included, so this shoots 120 only.
