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04/21/2008 06:42:00 PM · #1 |
| I recently inherited a Bronica SQ-A film portrait camera from an uncle that was into photography and past away due to cancer.. this camera takes wonderful pictures.. unfortunately i have no idea how it works.. maybe im' a moron but i can't even seem to find the shutter release button on the thing. Is any one familiar with this camera or a website that shows how to use it? i can't seem to find one. |
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04/21/2008 06:49:59 PM · #2 |
Bronica
This page has a fairly good description of the camera and what the controls are and where they are on the camera - read the whole page, very wordy, but has tons of information on all functions.
Message edited by author 2008-04-21 18:50:51. |
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04/21/2008 06:52:23 PM · #3 |
| Fantastic camera, any Bronica is great. The shutter release is probably on right side and is nothing more than a silver button. Hope this helps. |
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04/21/2008 07:29:18 PM · #4 |
| thank you Cryan and CEJ you both helped.. i'm a moron and had found the shutter release just didn't realize that there is no battery in the camera.. that should have been the first thing i checked but didn't, now i'll have to find a battery for it. |
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04/21/2008 08:51:11 PM · #5 |
One really nice thing about the Bronica is the multiple exposure lever; you flip it and the film won't advance when you crank, which resets the shutter... Way cool. Have fun :-)
R. |
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04/22/2008 06:50:35 AM · #6 |
You should get some great results from it - I used to use SQA's all the time - Really made me work on my composition as that square format can be a tad odd to start with. Of course you can get different backs if need be but I always shot it in square cause they only crop the image really which you can do after scanning,printing etc - Now for weight issues etc I use the Mamiya 7II
Go have some fun with that - If by the way you will be scanning the negs I have found out that using a really good colour neg film is the best way to go. Has lots of latitude and if you want to get black and white results it's dead easy in PS these days - That way you get the best of both worlds. If on the other hand you want to do conventional colour prints think about slides - Just be careful with that exposure! I used to bracket a lot in those days!
Here is a fav from many moons ago taken on a regular Bronica...
Have fun
Jeff
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