Topic: Yashica Mimy

[Mind the Mix]

Just joined the big brother only for fun of course.

[mcduff]

Curse you. Just when I say I don't need any more cute little cameras, someone points out something that I never knew about. That is insanely cute. I gotta have one. It would be a nice pal to my PEN. Sorry for cursing a stranger ;-)

[Francois]

First time I see one of those.
Looks like it's a fixed focus... probably pretty short focal length too.

[tani.P]

I'm such a sucker for half-frames! This one has now been officially added to my ever-growing list of cameras to seek out. Nice!

[sapata]

This one seems to be in awesome condition!
It was on my list while ago when I got bitten by the half-frame mosquito fever... but ended up getting a Pen and a also cute Fujica Drive.

[Ordinal]

Nice red button.

[jojonas~]

they look nice together~

hehe, I want a nice carry around half frame

[Urban Hafner]

I have a Fujica Drive, too. But it's bigger and heavier than my Olympus mju II.

[Urban Hafner]

Now that I can look at them on a proper screen: Wow, that's a cute camera! Actually, I wouldn't mind having either of them

[Mind the Mix]

T-Max 400 @200
Yellow filter
HC-110 Dil H @75F for 10 minutes


T-Max 100 @100
Yellow filter
Developed in local lab


T-Max 100 @100
Yellow filter
Developed in local lab

[Francois]

Not half bad (bad joke there)...
I think you know why it's not recommended to put a 36 exposure roll in these 

[Fluminian]

Beautiful little camera and beautiful little frames. Very clean scans. I don't get that clean scans
from my Cosina CT1 Super. May I ask what scanner have you used Mind the Mix?

[Mind the Mix]

Not half bad (bad joke there)...
I think you know why it's not recommended to put a 36 exposure roll in these 

Half-frame double the risk!

I never heard about the risk shooting 36 rolls, but now you have mentioned that, I felt a lot of resistance when winding the film on the last 36 exposures roll. Is something related to that?

[Mind the Mix]

Beautiful little camera and beautiful little frames. Very clean scans. I don't get that clean scans
from my Cosina CT1 Super. May I ask what scanner have you used Mind the Mix?

Thank you! I scan with the Epson V600 + Epson scan software. I tried VueSacan but the results are not better than the Epson. I use only low sharpen in settings.

[Francois]

Actually, the thing with 36 exposures has more to do with the amount of time it takes to finish a roll than the camera itself.
Using 36 exp. rolls, you can go on a 4 rolls a year diet very easily 

[Fluminian]

Beautiful little camera and beautiful little frames. Very clean scans. I don't get that clean scans
from my Cosina CT1 Super. May I ask what scanner have you used Mind the Mix?

Thank you! I scan with the Epson V600 + Epson scan software. I tried VueSacan but the results are not better than the Epson. I use only low sharpen in settings.

You're welcome!  I've got Canon 9000f which is comparable quality wise with Epson V600, but I don't get such clean scans.
How do you fight dust?  By getting clean negatives to start with or by using ICE and heavy PP?

[Mind the Mix]

Beautiful little camera and beautiful little frames. Very clean scans. I don't get that clean scans
from my Cosina CT1 Super. May I ask what scanner have you used Mind the Mix?

Thank you! I scan with the Epson V600 + Epson scan software. I tried VueSacan but the results are not better than the Epson. I use only low sharpen in settings.

You're welcome!  I've got Canon 9000f which is comparable quality wise with Epson V600, but I don't get such clean scans.
How do you fight dust?  By getting clean negatives to start with or by using ICE and heavy PP?

I just use a small brush to clean up the negatives and and the glass of the scanner. NO ICE at all and.

PP for the small particles but not more than a few minutes pero image, if necessary.

[Fluminian]

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I just use a small brush to clean up the negatives and and the glass of the scanner. NO ICE at all and.
PP for the small particles but not more than a few minutes pero image, if necessary.

Just a brush? What kind of a brush it is? Anti-static I presume.

[Mind the Mix]

Curse you. Just when I say I don't need any more cute little cameras, someone points out something that I never knew about. That is insanely cute. I gotta have one. It would be a nice pal to my PEN. Sorry for cursing a stranger ;-)

Nothing happend yet, but I'll stay alert! Good luck with the hunting.

[Mind the Mix]

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I just use a small brush to clean up the negatives and and the glass of the scanner. NO ICE at all and.
PP for the small particles but not more than a few minutes pero image, if necessary.

Just a brush? What kind of a brush it is? Anti-static I presume.

Yep, Anti-static brush, the same I use on my lenses.

[Fluminian]

Thanks, Mind the Mix.

[Mind the Mix]

In honor to the flash guy, some shots with the 35mm half-frame Yashica Mimy and of course, off-camera flash.

Yashica Mimy
Yellow Filter
Off-camera flash (Metz 28 AF-3)
Kodak TMax 100 @80
HC-110 Dilution B @75F 10 minutes

Flash Setup

[Francois]

Just a small flash?
I was expecting a massive potato masher with that tiny camera 

[Fluminian]

I can only repeat myself: "Beautiful little camera and beautiful little frames."

[Mind the Mix]

Just a small flash?
I was expecting a massive potato masher with that tiny camera 

You got a point here! Next time I'll use my -not so massive- Metz 32 CT-7 potato masher

[rpmdrd]

what a beaut. on the hunt for one now.
lost a bidding on olympus half frame yesterday. really want to try these half frames cameras.

[ChristopherCoy]

I think I need one of these....

[Mind the Mix]

what a beaut. on the hunt for one now.
lost a bidding on olympus half frame yesterday. really want to try these half frames cameras.

As a half frame camera the Mimy is a great option, really small and more than acceptable quality. The Olympus PEN is the higher in his class but you won't regret with this little camera

[Mind the Mix]

I think I need one of these....

I was there Christopher!