My most recent camera purchase is a Kodak Retinette IIB with Schneider 'Reomar' f2.8/45mm lens. Both cameras still perform faultlessly and have paid for themselves many times over. That all happened around 1966 and a C330 was added some 12 months later. The much more versatile flash synch came as a bonus. I replaced the 'D' after unsuccessfully trying to have it repaired, with a Mamiya C33 (the ugly beast)and was pleased to find that the Sekor lenses were every bit as good as the Nikkors. Unfortunately my 'D' didn't like cold weather and the mirror then began to stick in the raised position until the camera was shaken: somewhat embarassing if photographing a wedding, but I had an elderly Rolleiflex Automat which temporarily came to the rescue. It also looked less wantonly flashy than the S2 and S2a. The camera handled beautifully and I can't remember it being anything like as noisy as the S2a. I have two Bronicas: an S2a and an ETRSi, both of which perform well, but the Bronica camera I liked best was the first one, the 'D' model with rack and pinion focussing which alas Bronica replaced in their next model with the much slower and cumbersome helical focussing mount.
#Bronica sq kit pro#
I'm an ex pro (and design engineer)but now tend to collect cameras more than I use them. Given that I have the 70 and 200, I'd love to add something wider that's not too expensive. Regarding adapters, Fotodiox makes adapters for Bronica SQ and Bronica ETR lenses to EOS mounts. I plan to pick up a Yellow 8 and/or Yellow-Orange 16 in the 67mm size as I really like the optically filtered B&W look.īTW, when shopping for lenses for the Bronica S2A (or an adapter so I can use these vintage lenses on a Canon EOS), what designation do I look for? Will SQ lenses mount to this camera? So I'll need to haul around my digital cam to check exposures. The kit also had a vintage, German light meter, but my friend wanted to keep it. It still had some Polaroid film, but it had dried out and didn't work. It came with two backs and two additional film cartridges as well as an original Polaroid back. Unfortunately, the mirror in the alternate viewfinder is heavily corroded. It has the standard viewfinder shade as well as a look-from-the-back viewfinder. The kit includes the Nikkor 70mm f/2.8 and 200mm f/4 lenses as well as a close focus filter for the 200. It came with some very old film, so I was able to confirm that it operates, though I won't develop those shots. I plan to buy some fast and slow B&W film today for my first shots with it this evening. I was recently given a well-cared-for Bronica S2A kit after it sat in my friend's closet for too many years. Here is a nice example of what happens when I didn't realize the knob had gotten turned to lock when I had it on the car seat next to other cameras, and proceeded to shoot many frames. So if you aren't paying attention, you may think you are advancing and shoot 12 shots on one frame. If it is turned to O, you can still crank the knob and cock the shutter, but the film does not advance. The Model C features a slightly annoying switch on the side, that large black knob on the rear below the numbers.
On the S2/S2A, when the dark slide is in place the camera cannot be used. Both cameras can be locked in two ways.the shutter button on the front can be twisted to prevent accidental exposure on all cameras.
As you can see in the above photos, the silver line is missing from the rear of the Model C, where the back would come off. This is the main difference between these two camera and the Model C, which is a "solid" camera without a removable back. Both cameras feature exchangeable backs so you can use more than one film type with the same camera while shooting. There may be other small differences, but that is the main deal. This was fixed with stronger, coated gears in the S2A. The S2 often had the misfortune of stripping gears after heavy use, resulting in overlapping photos or a complete inability to crank the film forward. The only real difference between the S2 and the S2a, so I've read, is that the S2A has sturdier gears. I won't go over all of the features of the S2/S2A as there is plenty of information on the interwebs about the camera, but I will talk a little bit about the differences between the three cameras, which are, at heart, basically the same.
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