Why The Yashica T4 Is So Damn Good - Review & How To
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Published 2023-10-12
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All Comments (21)
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My mate nabbed a T4 whilst volunteering at a charity shop a few years ago. He didn't know it was anything special but wanted to upgrade from shooting disposables. The staff were going to put it out for £20 but his boss let him have it for a tenner
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I used to keep my T4 loaded with Fuji NPH 400 and it was a fantastic match. From time to time I think about selling it since it's just sitting in a box but for now I'm keeping it in the event one of my kids decides to take up film photography. What a great first camera to learn on!
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Amazing video! I bought the camera from the last video after watching your video on it! The Mirai. I looked and noticed that the T4 is EXTREMELY expensive and I think the prices are raising! Please keep these videos coming
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Fair assessment. It's a good point and shoot camera that's certainly true but I don't think the current prices justify the performance. There are a lot better cameras for a lot less. I do have a Yashica T2 in my collection which I believe has the same lens setup but I only paid £10 for it untested, it does work just fine though. I've added your channel. I have a lot of retro camera content.👍
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I just bought one for 400€ and it's going to be my "sidekick" camera to my main DSLR, something to capture more spontaneous moments and when I want to be more discrete. Like you said, uf you want a great film camera to use as your main camera you're better off with an SLR, but if your goal is to just take snaps in a not so serious way with it, then you're well served with the Yashica T4/T5
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Excellent presentation and review
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I loved mine so much but I lost it right about the time film became an anachronism so I never replaced it. Now they're properly expensive. The Canon digital point and shoots I've bought never matched it. I loved the stealthy viewfinder. Just a great camera. Super light and the lens made great shots.
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7:17 I think this is basically sums up the argument of "for the same amount of money you could buy this or that camera" and those suggested cameras are not point and shoots. The price is because people want point and shoots and not those other cameras, especially compact ones like this that can fit in your pocket and you cansnap a shot in 2 seconds with it
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I had one of these and love it - in the film days. Today, spending what used T4's sell for, on a digital P&S, would leave you with a farm more capable camera.
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How does the frame lines work on t4?
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I have a Cannon point and shoot film camera with even lesser buttons. Flash on off and shutter. Will take that on ride soon
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Portra 400 and Porta 160? Are they better film types for this camera compared to say Fuji NPH 400?
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Best party camera ever!
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Picked a dirty one on ebayer that hadn't had film / battery changed in 15 years. Gave it a wipe down, good as new. £200 , bargains out there if you look
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Just sold my T5 a couple of days ago. I liked it but I also think it's not worth the high price. Ended up getting a totally water-sealed (submergable) Nikon P&S for a third of the price which will give me even more flexibility and ruggedness for maybe a slight decline of image quality.
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1312 (great shots specially the horse one)
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Hey! thanks for the video. What did you shoot this video with?
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ever since i've heard that the yashica T4 is comparable to the contax T2 i keep asking myself if i should have picked a T4 instead of the Leica Mini i just got... should i?
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At 1:56 on this video ironically is a place where my friend lives! Noce views of Blaenau btw.
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Yes, the T4 and the Contax T2 are nice... BUT the Ricoh GR1(s/v) kills every p&s in my opinion. Especially because you have a lot more controlls. (And all that fear about the display is bs nowadays, because you can repair it.)
