Yes, there are new uses for specialized camera Yashica Dental Eye. Befriend a dentist now and get your hands on one of these!
I just found this amazing camera at a yard sale. It is called a Yashica Dental eye, based on the Yashica FX-3 Super Body which has been extensively modified . A one piece single lens reflex camera with focal plane shutter and built in flash. It was sold to me by a dentist who used it in his practice for many years.The camera is packed in a tight little case which looked like a makeup case with foam cut to fit the cameras contour. When I first saw it I thought it was one of those odd telephoto lenses with the big black dot in the middle of the glass. I picked it up and realized it was a ring flash built into the lens. The camera is auto exposure sync with the flash at 125th second, you just set the ASA and get to work. It has a 55 mm F1:4 Macro non removable manual lens.
This camera is for close up shooting only. The lens has a built in ring flash with a little b light for focusing. The battery pack for the ring flash looks like a motor drive. The ring flash shooting gives off a nice even almost shadowless natural light. I can not Imagine how he used this 55 mm on his patients; he had to have been pretty close to them, within inches. This camera got bad reviews for making the patients uncomfortable because the doctor had to get so close. Yashica made a few more models of this camera with 100 mm lens so the doctor does not have to work as close to the patient.
I have been using this Dental eye for close up shooting for little insects and super close ups of flowers.
38 comments
ndroo
WOW!!!!!! Amazing!!!
cyan-shine
OMFG !!!!!! T3H H4xX0rZ !!!! Phantastic !!!
stinketier
What The Hell, This Camera Is Amazing!!!!
callumbum
i want one! more teeth pictures though!!!
lomosexual_manboy
This camera is right up my alley. Wish these were easier to find. Thanks for the review and the great gallery.
mattydk
dude, this camera is nuts!! Awesome gallery
mephisto19
i want it! :D
wil6ka
TOLL
stouf
HOHOHO !!! Never heard of it ! Turned your macro shots into masterpieces !!! Excellent !
vicuna
Wow!! What a camera!! And the macro shots are beautiful!!
zark
Awesomely amazing!
zoe191
cool! lucky find!
alpacaangel
great art-tickle . it looks like some of us have our jaws dropping on this camera
makeyuu
SHEEET i want one! such a great bargain
larslau
Amazing gallery. Without a doubt this is the Camera review of the week!
deeseeohecks
Awesome camera! I wonder how it would work on a night out???
dogma
wow amazing gem!
laineyrocks
that camera looks amazing
moochie_lomo
Awesome! I love macro & this is bordering on Ultimate Macro(tm)! LOL. Excellent shots!!
kdstevens
Good job on the review and the photos.
charwang
absolutely amazing. i love the macro. kind of reminds me of national geographic.
singleelderly
It's an interesting camera! nice closeup photo : )
adi_totp
i wanna shot my cat eyes with this camera wooohoooo!
cubilas
nice camera! the sharpness! I'ld like to see some pictures of eyes or noses or fingers or objects. Cool shots though, it's like looking into a copy of national geographic.
lovesmesumcake
Omigod, this is incredible and I NEED one of these!!
blue-dog
Thank you all for your comments and shared wonderment for such a great new camera find.
blue-dog
deeseeohecks; yah taking it to a club could be nuts...
charwang and cubilas Wow National Geographic thank you.
ipdegirl
That is one of the best yard sale finds in the history of yard sales. Great shots!! I love macro photography. Gonna have to find me one of these. Thanks for introducing it to us!
clichecliche44
I want one nowwwwww. But please stop taking pictures of bugs.
skullnbone
tracyvmoore
WoW!!! I love these shots! Great review. I want one now ;) haha.
metrimantico
http://cgi.ebay.it/M(…)m2303d0eca5
danie
pulex
wow! years ago i worked for yashica in summer, if i knew back then that im would be an analog freak nowadays! i could have get this cheap as hell or for free, we had them lying round!
natalieerachel
Amazing gallery!!
ihave2pillows
I love this :) Great shots!
jeyku
i've just tracked one of these...looking forward to giving it a play
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