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. I hope you enjoy this short video review.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. I find the view finder installed on mine to be very bright, but the focusing is still a little challenging. Once one is used to this though, the camera is fun to shoot with. This is why I would not recommend it to someone interested in capturing quick action or decisive moments - unless you feel you have mastered this little gem and know all it's little quirks. It may be that the lens shutter and the film are out of sync, it may be that you simply forgot to remove the film protector, it may be that the battery is running low. The camera can be, in certain situations, frustrating, since there are several different mechanically controlled "safeties" which may prevent one from firing the shutter in a critical situation. This allows the traditional analog film photographer considerable amount of freedom in setting up the best system possible, to suit the occasion of a particular photo shoot. This means the lens, view finder, body and the film backs are all interchangeable.
This camera was made in 1980's and it is a modular camera system, similar to Hasselblad. Letter A is the model number - Am, Ai and B versions were released as well. SQ designation stands for Square, as this particular model shoots 120 film, creating square negatives (6圆 cm or 2.25 x 2.25 in). Zenza Bronica SQ-A is a Japense made medium format camera.
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