Bronica sq a upgrade#
Bronica sq a pro#
Bronica sq a series#

Speed dial on the left side of the body.Distance scale and focus control on the ring around the advance crank.Mirror lock with a switch below the shutter release.Fixed, non-removable chrome focusing mount.It was available in chrome only and can be identified as follows:

Bronica sq a upgrade#

The Bronica S was a major upgrade of the model D or Deluxe camera introduced by Zenza Bronica in 1961. The S2A grips, however, will not fit due to the bayonet fitting on the camera base, and a special tripod adapter #81502 was required to use either of these grips.

Bronica sq a series#

The Deluxe has double exposure capability, shutter speeds to 1/1250th second, a 2-10 second self-timer which also allowed timed long exposures of 2-10 seconds, and a locking lever to lock the camera’s focusing mount at any desired point.Īll small bayonet mount Auto-Nikkor and Zenzanon lenses fit the Deluxe, as well as all five “S” series prisms and hoods.

Focus lock lever on the right front of the body.

3 stud male bayonet fitting on the bottom of the camera body.

Double exposure dial on right side of the body.

Self-timer scale on the left side of the body.

Speed dial on the outside face of advance/focus knob.

The focusing scale on the upper part of the advance/focus knob.

Focusing mount integral part of the body.

The Deluxe is easily recognized by the following key features: As the forerunner of an unbroken series of 2 1/4 square SLR cameras, it incorporated many design features still not found on competitive equipment after more than 16 years. The Bronica Deluxe or “D” model camera was introduced in 1960 by Zenza Bronica.

Bronica sq a pro#

Zenzanon S 150mm 3.5 on Pro 400hįinal shot, biking again, this time in the woods at 1/125 resulting in a bit of motion blur and around 1-2 stops of underexposureĪ quick note on the film borders: I scan with a Canon 9000f and have found no difference in Quality whether I lay the film straight on the glass or use the scanning mask.Bronica Product Guide AD-180B5m Dated 5/74 My favourite thing to shoot, BMX or bike-riding in general. Zenzanon S 80mm 2.8 on Fuji Pro 400hĪnother one from the same hike, the clouds hanging in the Valley looked really surreal. The Bronica really bothered me on this hike, it was a lot steeper, sometimes rocky and all in all i regretted bringing this ~1,5kg camera. This one was taken on another hike, this time near the summit of the Hahnenköpfle in Austria. I didn’t mind the Bronica on this hike too much, it was heavy but the hike was not too steep. This one was taken on a hike along the Austrian-German Border where cows where grazing along the trail and made this postcard-like shot possible. Great ergonomics: Everything has its place, it is very intuitive and you get used to it very quicklyīuild: Apart from the flimsy winder, everything is solidly build and feels like it will at least outlast the electronics.įocussing screen: The bright focussing screen with Microprism collar around the split-image rangefinder is amazing! After 3 failed attempts (Pentacon Six with a bad shutter, Bronica SQ with a dead shutter, Bronica SQ-B with dead Electronics) I finally found a Bronica SQ-A in like-new condition for a decent price and bought it.įast forward a few weeks, because of this camera, I now like medium format so much I barely use 35mm anymore.Ī few things I really like about the Bronica: At the time he was shooting mainly a Bronica SQ-Ai, and his shots blew me away, I knew I had to get a 6×6 SLR. for another MF rangefinder (I was specifically interested in the Fuji GS645), but then I found landscape photographer Adrian Vila’s Youtube-Channel (aows). A little bit disappointed with my experience I decided I needed to go all in, spending weeks scanning ebay, local classifieds, forums etc. I initially wanted to dip my feet into the waters with a cheap seagull 203 folding rangefinder, I had great fun with it, but ultimately had to send it back because the focus was way off due to some play in the mechanism. When I first got interested in medium format cameras, I spent countless hours, many weeks in fact, thinking about what kind of medium format camera I wanted to get.