120 film in Yashica 24?

That's why the 24 isn't really so popular. You're stuck with 220 film as far as I know.

I would try it with 120 film. It should wind to number 1 with no problem but you'll have to manually advance it to the end of the reel when you get to 12. The only difference between 120 and 220 is that 120 has a paper backing and 220 uses a longer length of film and no backing.

I had a Yashica 24 about 30 years ago and used 120 film in it, so I know it's possible. Unfortunately, I don't remember how I did it. Use the 220 start mark and shoot a roll of film, have it developed, then see how much adjustment you need to make for the proper start position. Don't worry about the pressure plate. All that's important is that the film be held tightly agaist the guide rails, which it certainly will be. Remember to stop shooting after 12 shots. This is easy to forget if you're involved in working with your subject. You will probably have to wind the crank and fire the shutter a few times until the trailing edge of the roll releases, then you can open the camera and remove the film.

The pressure plate position determins where the center of the film sits (and hopefully most of the film area!). The outer edges usually sit against the film rails because of film curl. The 220 plate position is different from the 120 plate position in cameras which can switch, and if you dig through the archives I'm sure you'll find reports of soft images when the wrong position was used.

So while you can run 120 film through the camera, you may not get maximum sharpness, especially if you shoot at wider apertures where depth of focus is small. It's worth shooting a roll just to see what happens of course, that's the only way to really find out.

If you look inside the film spool compartment(left side edge)when you insert your film, you will find a 120 START mark. This is the best confirmation that the camera accepts both 120 and 220. When you reach frame No 12 continue to wind, cock the shutter and fire it and so on.... until you will notice a losening of the winding action...give it another few turns before opening the camera to retrieve your exposed roll....good luck

I wonder if the "120 START mark" is on some later models of the Yashica 24; and not the first ones. the 120 start mark is not referenced in M. Butkus's Yashica 24 manual one the web; but the "Starter Arrows for 220 film" are.