Yashica 635 with 35mm Kit

[Fotoguy20d]

Has anyone used the Yashica 635 without the adapter plate? Im aiming to get a panoramic format on 35mm film, with the sprocket holes in the exposure too. It looks like it should work (flatness issues aside) if I just treat it as 120 film, using the adapters to install and wind the film onto the take up spool. I have a photo shoot next weekend where this might be useful. I'll probably try it out this afternoon but before I waste a roll of film, maybe someone has tried it already and call tell me what will happen.

Thanks,
Dan

 

[snapguy]

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I've been wanting to try something similar with a variety of 120 or 620 film cameras. So I'd be interested if it works. I wouldn't necessarily need the scene to be panoramic -- just easy-to-get film -- but pan would be okay, too.

 

[whlogan]

The film moves vertically. May make pano hard to shoot fellas. Tried this a long time ago and it wass hard to hold the camera sideways.... sorry

Logan

 

[Aristotle80]

I'd just shoot 120 and crop. Much easier. For the same reason I stopped shooting 6x4.5, shooting square is so much easier than manipulating a TLR for a rectangular frame, portrait or landscape.

 

[Fotoguy20d]

My interest actually had little to do with the TLR but rather with exposing 35mm film out to the edges. Yes, it's a bit trite but I have an application for it next weekend. Having a 635 with 35mm kit that I just got working seemed like a good opportunity. Having tried it out on the 635, I can say that yes, it can be made to work, but not nearly as easily as you might think. And, yes, using a TLR sideways is possible, and not especially awkward, although finding level is even harder than vertically. Here are a couple of vertical images using some very old, very expired Kodak color film. For next weekend, I'm between using a Medalist or Graflex Series D with roll film back and HP5 since the Yashica really doesn't have any advantage without the 35mm insert.

Dan

 

[Cartsphoto]

Having tried it out on the 635, I can say that yes, it can be made to work, but not nearly as easily as you might think.
Dan

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Can you tell me how you made it work. I thought by removing the track driver the top take up spool would pull advance the film. But, both ends of the take up spool spin, the 35mm knob isn't advancing the film without the track driver and pressure plate. I would be interested in knowing your solution.
Thanks.

 

[dynachrome]

I have a 635 with the 35mm adapter but I haven't used it in a long time. If I want the effect you're going for I would either crop from a full frame or I would wrestle with loading the 35W back for my Bronica ETR series cameras. That would give me a 24X56 image.