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The Yashica T4 is an excellent camera, I have an T5 (weatherproof kind) cause I have a Contax T3 in for repair and needed summat to temporary replace it.
I grew up with that camera, my father have been using it for 30 years and it hasn't even got a change of lens, same old 50mm F/1.4 and camera, it was until I obtained a Pentax Spotmatic when I realise how modern and angular the K1000 is.
my camera collection is a bit big but I use only a handful
LOMO LC-A - my beaut everyday camera, it's flaw is why I love it, I have to work a bit harder if i want a great shot, that the camera that taught me to slow down after I sold my Nikon D50 (£80)
Contax T3 - my professional everyday film compact, you don't need a big SLR to take quality picture when this is perfect, and easier than owning an Leica (£300).
Canon EOS-1n - professional camera for my HNC Photography course, usually for outdoor, street, event etc. (£150).
Bronica SQ-A - ditto as the Canon, depth of field is amazing on medium format, perfect for studio and portrait (£100).
Holga - modified with a working aperture, rarely use it cause I'm used to a rectangle format, and frankly London's not exactly an idea place for a camera that need a LOTS of light to exposed a film. (£20).
I got other camera, but it's never been used and I only got it for aesthetics reason (which is the first rules of photography, it's your eyes that's important, not the camera, they're just light box), I add the price to see how cheaply you can obtain one, especially the Canon, as it's the same as the Canon 5D, just in film format.
Apart from the Contax, but then, there's no such thing as a full-frame digital compact yet.
50mm is useless on a cropped sensor digital thought, the lens become an 80mm F/2.5 lens, far too long to be a useful everyday lens, your best option is a 30mm F/1.4 from Sigma, that give you an exact 50mm viewpoint to be used as an perfect everyday lens.