Experience with Yashica 635?

[steverett]

Hi there,

I mostly use 35mm, but I also have a folding 120 camera that I use sometimes. The trouble is, it doesn't have any focusing mechanism, other than a distance scale, which limits me mostly to outdoors, where I can rely on DOF to compensate for errors in guessing distance. I'd like to get a TLR since I think they're fun to use, but I would like to get an inexpensive TLR for my first one. I found a Yashica 635 up for auction for a reasonable price. I was wondering if anyone had experience with this camera, and would recommend it or not.

Thanks,

Steve

[steverett]

Thanks, that was extremely helpful. I'm looking to try out TLR, to see how I like it, so I won't be jumping for a Rollei anytime soon. The 635 seems good to me, and ones without the 35mm kit seem a little cheaper, so that'll save me some money, seeing as I have plenty of 35mm gear anyway