#Bronica sq vs sq a manual#

The manual is online here and includes instructions for swapping screens. The split-image screen has the bad habit of blacking out half the central split with particularly slow lenses and in low light.

#Bronica sq vs sq a how to#

I have not yet figured out how to do screen replacement, but under what cirucmstances would I replace the prism with the regular screen and vice versa? How easy is this to do in the field, or is it something that has to be done before a shoot? It adds convenience in certain shooting settings but it is not at all mandatory IMO.Īlso, it comes with a split-prism focusing screen but also the original screen is included. You can use the camera for years without the waist-level finder.

The eye-level prism finder is best IMO if you add the Bronica Speed Grip S which lets you handle the camera like an over-sized 35mm camera. Is it worth getting the waist-level finder as well (not included)? What are the advantages/disadvantages? I recently received a Zenza Bronica SQ-A with an eye-level finder. Thank you, I just took it out for the first set of test shots today, and we will soon know if I did things correctly! Hope this helps, and enjoy your Bronica.!!! Using the eye-level viewfinder is very much less awkward than the waist-level finder, due to the optics not being reversed In the eye-level finder.

#Bronica sq vs sq a install#

I would install the split-prism focusing screen and leave it at that the split-prism gives you a geometric reference for checking focus.Ĭhanging the focusing screen is easy.unlatch the viewfinder from the camera body and gently pry the screen up and out of the frame in the body, then lay the other screen in place and give it a gentle push to snap it into the frame. But I didnt buy a Bronica to have that experience, so of course I got a waist level finder. It makes shooting with the Bronica a more familiar experience to what I was used to with 35mm / DSLRs / mirrorless cameras. The Zenza Bronica SQ-A is a lovely camera I really enjoy mine. The camera came with a prism finder that definitely helped me at first. Is it worth getting the waist-level finder as well (not included)? What are the advantages/disadvantages? Also, it comes with a split-prism focusing screen but also the original screen is included. Solid metal construction with smooth focussing.I recently received a Zenza Bronica SQ-A with an eye-level finder. As for the build quality, there isn't much to dwell on here, its the same as all Bronica lenses. The slip on fake leather lens hood is also quite annoying as it will often fall off. That being said it is nice to have a built in hood as it would probably be an annoying thing to find if it wasn't included with the lens like is typical with the PS version.

#Bronica sq vs sq a driver#

The small screw in ring of the CPL was almost completely under the built in lens hood and I had to resort to a small screw driver to finally unscrew. I did in fact buy a cheap CPL in 95mm thread, and stupidly after fitting it I wondered, perplexed how I would get it back off. The 95mm filter thread is pretty annoying as I have consolidated to 2 sets of filters for all of my cameras - 77mm and 52mm - and use step up rings to accomodate them, so typically I'll be using this without a filter as 95mm ones are generally crazy expensive. Compared to the other lenses it feels pretty bulky due to its massive 95mm filter thread and built in metal lens hood. What makes the Bronica ETR system better than all the other 6x4. Why Bronica OK, with that lengthy, probably unnecessary introduction out of the way, time to get into the actual buyers guide for the ETR system. This is the widest rectalinear lens for the Bronica SQ system (the 35mm f3.5 is a fish eye), and is also one of the most expensive to purchase (at the time of writing only the rare 500mm f8 appears to cost more although I couldn't find a 35mm for sale). For the same reason, square format is also easier to use on a tripod.

Bronica sq vs sq-a