Yashica Yashica-Mat 124 G
The Yashica-Mat 124 G is a medium-format twin-lens reflex (TLR) camera that produces 6×6 cm negatives on 120 or 220 roll film. Introduced in 1970 as the final development of Yashica's TLR line, it paired an 80mm f/3.5 Yashinon taking lens with a CdS exposure meter, offering an affordable alternative to Rollei TLRs when new.
Recent UK auction hammer prices for the Yashica-Mat 124 G have largely sat in the £160–£340 range, with a median around £200 across 2023–2025 saleroom results. A clean 124 G typically sells for around £200–£250 at saleroom level today, though condition is the dominant variable: examples with a working meter and clean optics fetch the upper end, while cosmetically tired bodies have been worth as little as £160 at hammer.
Sales History
Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.
Prices updated: July 2026
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| Jul 2026 | £100 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 362) Title: A Yashica Mat-124G Medium Format TLR Camera
Description:
black, serial no. 162908, body G, shutter working but sticking on slow speeds, shutter requires servicing, with Yashinon 80mm f/3.5 lens, optics F, (Qty: 1) |
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| Jun 2026 | £81 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 342) Title: A Yashica Mat-124G Medium Format TLR Camera
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black, body F-G, not advancing, shutter release button bent and not releasing, viewfinder clear, optics appear G. |
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| May 2026 | £100 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 288) Title: A Yashica Mat-124 G TLR Camera
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A Yashica Mat-124 G TLR Camera, serial no 4111799, shutter working, meter responsive, self timer working (sluggish), body G, paint wear/scratches to |
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| Oct 2025 | £214 | 🇬🇧 Chiswick Auctions | |
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Auction: Photographica (Lot 300) Title: A Yashica Mat 124 G TLR Camera
Description:
A Yashica Mat 124 G TLR Camera Serial No: 211345 Body: E Shutter: working Lens: Yashinon 80mm f/3.5 Optics: E Notes: with maker's ERC, strap and (Qty: 1) ... read more |
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| Jul 2025 | £200 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 171) Title: A Yashica Mat-124G Medium Format TLR Camera
Description:
black, serial number 438, body VG-E, shutter works, iris works, optics VG, with caps, in leather case, VG and maker's box. |
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| May 2025 | £250 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 402) Title: A Yashica Mat-124G Medium Format TLR Camera
Description:
black, serial number 9049567, body, VG-E, shutter speeds work, viewfinder clear, with f/3.5 80mm lens, optics VG, with caps and case. |
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| Mar 2025 | £252 | 🇬🇧 Chiswick Auctions | |
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Auction: Photographica (Lot 128) Title: Yashicamat 124G Metered TLR Camera.
Description:
Yashicamat 124G Metered TLR Camera. #124657 with a 80mm f3.5 Yashinon lens (signs of light use). Shutter firing and meter responsive. With strap, ERC ... read more |
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| Aug 2024 | £164 | 🇬🇧 Chiswick Auctions | |
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Auction: Photographica Timed Online (Lot 1118) Title: A Yashica 124G TLR Camera
Description:
A Yashica-Mat 124G TLR Camera Serial No: 123416 Body: VG - seals perishing Shutter: working, meter responding Lens: 80mm f/3.5 Yashinon Optics: VG ... read more |
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| Jun 2024 | £188 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 376) Title: A Yashica MAT-124 G TLR Camera
Description:
body VG, shutter working, with Yashinon f/3.5 80mm lens, optics F with haze, with ERC, VG, and hood in attached case, and instructions. |
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| Apr 2024 | £200 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 150) Title: A Yashica Mat-124 G Medium Format TLR Camera
Description:
black, 1971-83, serial no.7124207, with a Yashinon f/3.5 80mm lens, shutter working, body VG, dust on mirror, mild corrosion to battery compartment, |
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| Feb 2024 | £162 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 153) Title: A Yashica Mat-124 G Medium Format TLR Camera
Description:
black, body G-VG, shutter working, optics F-G, some light haze & cleaning marks present, in maker's case, (Qty: 1) |
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| Feb 2024 | £130 | 🇬🇧 Harper Field Auctions | |
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Auction: Buying & Selling (Lot 675) Title: Yashica Mat-124G TLR camera with 80mm 1:3.58 lens, in original case
Description:
Yashica Mat-124G TLR camera with 80mm 1:3.58 lens, in original case |
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| Aug 2023 | £175 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 215) Title: A Yashica Mat-124G Medium Format TLR Camera
Description:
black, 1971-86, serial no.0100772, with a Yashinon f/3.5 80mm lens, serial no.991691, shutter working except B, body G-VG, wear to Yashica name and |
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| Jul 2023 | £212 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Mini Fine Cameras & Instruments of Science (Lot 154) Title: A Yashica Mat-124 G Medium Format TLR Camera
Description:
black, serial no. 4110742, body G-VG, shutter working, with Yashinon f/3.5 80mm lens, optics VG, some light haze present, viewing lens optics G-VG, (Qty: 1) |
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| Apr 2023 | £150 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 231) Title: A Yashica Mat-124 G Medium Format TLR Camera
Description:
black, 1971-86, serial no.109650, with a Yashinon f/3.5 80mm lens, shutter working, body G, dust to mirror, lens F, haze, fungus |
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| Apr 2023 | £225 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 245) Title: A Yashica MAT-124 G Medium Format TLR Camera
Description:
with Yashinon f/.3.5 80mm lens, body, VG, shutter working, lens, VG |
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| Apr 2023 | £150 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 225) Title: A Yashica Mat-124G TLR Camera
Description:
1971-86, serial no.7091171, with a Yashinon f/3.5 80mm lens, shutter working, body VG, lens F-G, moderate haze, cleaning marks |
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| Apr 2023 | £338 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 227) Title: A Yashica Mat-124G Medium Format TLR Camera
Description:
black, 1971-86, serial no.144342, with a Yashinon f/3.5 80mm lens, shutter working, body VG, lens G, edge haze, slight dust, with lens cap and |
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| Apr 2023 | £170 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 343) Title: A Yashica Mat 124 G TLR Camera
Description:
A Yashica Mat 124 G TLR Camera, serial no 1041032, shutter working, meter responsive, self-timer working, body G, some paint wear to back edges, with |
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| Jan 2023 | £188 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 379) Title: A Yashica Mat 124 G Medium Format TLR Camera
Description:
black, body G-VG, shutter working, optics G, some small & light fungal blooms present, with maker's ever ready case, (Qty: 1) |
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| Oct 2022 | £175 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 364) Title: A Yashica Mat-124 G TLR Camera
Description:
1971-86, black, serial no. 7075040, with Yashinon 80mm f/3.5 lens with cap, shutter working, body F-G, corrosion in battery compartment, some edge |
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| Oct 2022 | £125 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 348) Title: A Yashica Mat 124 G Medium Format TLR Camera
Description:
black, body G-VG, shutter working, with Yashinon f/3.5 80mm lens, optics P-VG, front & rear elements clean, rear internal element requires (Qty: 1) |
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| Aug 2022 | £275 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 462) Title: A Yashica Mat-124 G Medium Format TLR Camera
Description:
black, body G-VG, shutter working, with Yashinon f/3.5 80mm lens, optics G-VG, slight smearing to inner element, with maker's ever ready case & two (Qty: 1) |
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| Jan 2022 | £136 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 207) Title: A Yashica Mat-124 G Medium Format TLR Camera
Description:
black, body G, shutter working, slower speeds too fast, with Yashinon 80mm f/3.5 lens, optics G, some haze and fungus present, (Qty: 1) |
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| Jan 2021 | £260 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras, Scientific & Collectables (Lot 464) Title: A Yashica Mat-124G TLR Camera
Description:
black, serial no. 172195, with Yashinon f/3.5 80mm lens, in Copal-SV shutter, body, VG-E, shutter working, lens, VG-E, with cap, in maker's case (Qty: 1) |
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| Apr 2019 | £132 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine (Lot 365) Title: A Yashica Mat-124 G TLR Camera
Description:
1971, black, serial no. 226337, with Yashion f/3.5 80mm lens, body, VG-E, shutter working, slight ding to lower front corner, lens, VG-E, in maker's |
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| Nov 2018 | £264 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine (Lot 1291) Title: A Yashica Mat-124G TLR Camera
Description:
black, serial no. 7097517, with Yashinon f/3.5 80mm lens, body, E, shutter working, lens, VG, some light internal haze, in maker's case and box; |
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| Jul 2018 | £70 | 🇬🇧 Harper Field Auctions | |
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Auction: Buying & Selling (Lot 1248) Title: Yashica Mat-124G TLR camera with Yashinon 1:3.
Description:
Yashica Mat-124G TLR camera with Yashinon 1:3. |
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| Oct 2017 | £132 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 103) Title: A Yashica Mat-124G TLR Camera
Description:
black, serial no. 118269, with Yashinon f/3.5 80mm lens, in Copal-SV shutter, body, VG-E, shutter working, lens, G, two small fungal patches to |
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| Nov 2002 | £129 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | |
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Auction: PHOTOGRAPHS, MAGIC LANTERNS AND OPTICAL TOYS AND CAMERAS (Lot 497) Title: Yashica-Mat 124G no. 59245
Description:
Yashica-Mat 124G no. 59245 Estimate: £100 - £150 |
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| May 2000 | £235 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | |
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Auction: Magic Lanterns, Optical Toys and Cameras (Lot 352) Title: YASHICA MAT-124G NO. 9111838
Description:
YASHICA MAT-124G NO. 9111838 Estimate: £25 - £100 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is a Yashica-Mat 124 G worth in 2026?
At UK auction the Yashica-Mat 124 G is currently worth roughly £160–£340 at hammer, with most clean working examples landing around the £200–£250 mark.
How much does a Yashica-Mat 124 G sell for at UK auction?
Recent saleroom results show the 124 G selling for between £162 and £338, with the price driven mainly by cosmetic condition, optical clarity and whether the CdS meter is still functional.
Does the meter on the Yashica-Mat 124 G still work?
Many surviving 124 G bodies still meter, but the camera was designed for 1.35V mercury cells; using a modern 1.5V alkaline without an adapter will throw the reading off, which is why working-meter examples command a premium in price.
Is the Yashica-Mat 124 G a good buy compared with a Rolleiflex?
It is the most affordable route into 6×6 TLR shooting — the Yashinon lens is well regarded and a 124 G typically sells for a fraction of a comparable Rolleiflex, which is why values have held steady rather than collapsed.