#BRONICA SQ A BATTERY MANUAL#

That can get us to 300 mm, albeit at f/8. And then, looky - a Bronica S 2x Tele-Converter. And having acquired that, it only made sense to get the matching lens shade. May 2010: A 'Compendium Shade' joins the collection.Īugust 2013: Another GAS attack! A 150 mm f/4 telephoto joins the collection after wishing for a longer-than-110 mm during a segment of the Towers and Turrets project. March 2009: Aha! A 50 mm f/3.5 wide angle joins the collection after appearing at an irresistible price.

November 2008: Couldn't help himself - YOP snagged a 110mm f/4.5 1:1 Macro lens in very nice shape.

July 20: Received another body that appears to be in good shape - back on the air - we hope.Īugust 12: Acquired a second body (now the first should last for years!)Īugust 27: A speed grip - couple that with the prism finder and it's just like a 35mm SLR (except for the four pound eleven ounce weight).ĭecember 03: Received a 45º non-metered prism. Interchanging backs and lenses makes no difference. Appears to be some mystery interlock hanging. June 28: A Bronicatastrophe! Cable release will not operate shutter, and after some fiddling, shutter doesn't fire at all. BTW, The 4LR44 battery is NOT expensive, and there are many now available (. May 2007: Looky there - a non-metered prism finder hath appeared on the doorstep! I too bought a Bronica SQ-A because I couldnt afford a Hassie at the time. This is a slight wide angle, nice for walk-about shooting, and takes the same 67 mm filters. 6圆 cm color transparencies - ooh yes!ĭecember: Acquired a 65 mm f4.0 Zenzanon PS lens. This test gave a chance to try some yellow and orange filter effects.ġ6 October, using known good back and newly acquired Gossen Digisix light meter, ran a roll of Fuji Provia 100F slide film is least forgiving of exposure. Also a chance to test Tri-X developed in HC110 'Dilution H' and try a newly acquired monopod.ġ5 October, tried previous back with light seals replaced. Things are looking up!Ģ9 September, received a third back auctioned 'Buy it Now' at an irresistible price. Loaded a roll of 125PX and did a little study at a local historical site. YOP now awaits the 80 mm enlarging lens for his B-8 - it's out there in transit somewhere!ġ7 July, second back arrived. Haven't evaluated the tests, but the pix were reasonable. Most frames were dull and boring gray card tests, but Ye Olde Photographer did manage a couple of 'real' shots at the end, including a self portrait using a mirror (but no smoke). Another is on the way from an Ebay vendor.ġ4 July, ran a roll of 125PX through. Got a like-new one for the one with the goopy light seals and a refund for the one that didn't index. Developed in HC110, dilution B and scanned the negatives on the Epson 3200, at least we can see some promise.ġ1 July, the back problem is resolved. Well, ran a roll of Tmax 100 through it anyway. Loaded film advances, stops at each frame, counter increments - fabulous! Alas, two internal foam light seals have begun to turn to goop. :-( Since a second back was in the Grand Plan (tm), one, in 'EX+' condition, was ordered.Ģ0 June, second back arrived. Then the trouble starts! The back does not index the film or increment the frame counter. So far, so good.Ġ9 June, lens arrived, absolutely new in the box - even a warranty card! Truly pristine, looks like it was never on a camera.ġ2 June, Ta-DA! A waist level finder and a lens hood hath arriven. This is a 6 x 6 cm SLR system which can interchange an assortment of viewfinders and lenses, as well as allow switching film backs in mid-roll to permit swapping between B&W and color, or between different speeds of (120 and 220) film.Ġ7 June 2006 body and back in hand, remainder 'en route,' after an alarming amount of time spent on Ebay and other online store sites.

Pp.159–62.An overview of the equipment and getting it tested and together. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. Rochester, N.Y.: George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography & Film, 1991. The drive ran at two frames every three seconds, with the batteries lasting for approximately 60 rolls of 120 film. The SQ-Am used six AA batteries to drive the motor, in addition to the a small 6 volt battery to power the camera's shutter and meter. To make a reliable motor-driven SQ, therefore, the motor was incorporated into the body of the SQ-Am. Up to this date installing the accessory motor.

#BRONICA SQ A BATTERY MANUAL#

Up to this date installing the accessory motor drive to the SQ series of Bronicas was a tricky and somewhat unreliable process. Introduced in January 1983, the SQ-Am was a 'integrated motor-drive only' version SQ-A body (in other words, the SQ-Am has no manual film advance). Introduced in January 1983, the SQ-Am was a 'integrated motor-drive only' version SQ-A body (in other words, the SQ-Am has no manual film advance).

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