If you want beautiful tool while doing it, get the hassy. If you just want to shoot 6圆, you will be happy with the bronica(SQ-Ai). something like that(I personally don't care about flash sync you might). It does not have leaf shutter in the lens like the Hasselblad and Bronica SQ series. The S2a uses cool nikkors that goes deep into the body. Hasselblad is more reliable, it's smaller and have much, much, much, much, much brighter viewfider(costing more than the bronica itself :D). There is a big difference between S2a and the Hasselblad. Both tools will do the job(making cool images). That's why I advised you if the price is a factor, just go with bronica. I scan on Frontier SP-3000 and shooting mainly landscapes. The lenses are the best in the class but I personally don't see difference at the resolutions I scan. The 'system' camera has always been a Bronica philosophy, ever since the founding of the company.
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Hasselblad repair will most likely cost you the price of a SQ body itself. The resulting SQ-Ai is a medium format single lens reflex camera incorporating original Bronica 'system' technology which answers the high image technique capabilities expected by the professional photographer. You can jam the hasselbad if you don't know what you are doing. So if you like longer than 150mm, you will probably need to jump to 501 model :) backs, lesnes(I doubt you will shoot with only 80mm). 500c and 500CM models have small mirror that don't cover 250mm lenses, meaning it will vignette like crazy(in viewfinder only).
Acute mate screen for Hasselblad will host you more than the SQ body(around 300 euro).
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You will probably need to upgrade the focusing screen as most of them come with the basic one. And it gets expensive after you get your camera. You must realize that Hasseblad is really expensive. Do I need all of them to make nice squre photos? No! SQ-A will fire at 1/500 second regardless of the speed set on the camera body.) SQ-Ai has shutter speed as slow as 16 seconds. It has some great features like a multiple exposure lever and mirror lockup. Something about Bronica SQ-Ai Published JGears Leave a Comment Tags: 6X6, Bronica, Medium Format, SQ, SQ-A, SQ-Ai. Tack sharp lens, images in the ground glass are bright and focusing is pretty easy. They are nice tools and I'm having fun using them. I own a Bronica SQ-A, I cant recommend it enough. I use all my 6圆 cameras not because I need to but because I like them. Yesterday I went on a mountain roaming for 3-4 hours shooting Rollei Infrared and Portra 400 with the SQ-AI. Hunted for a while and got myself SQ-AI in really good condition with box and so on. Got some advice to pickup the latest production model(SQ-AI and SQ-B are the latest).
Ofc I returned the camera and then decided to go for a round 3.
It weights the most(or at least I think it is). You can't tell by looking at the pictures, it's something you feel it when you got it. The camera was the biggest 6圆 I have seen in my life. Unfortunately the shutter curtain jammed after the 3rd roll. You can consider TLR if you don't use gradient filters and you will shoot with only standard lens.Īt one point I decided to give it a shot one more time with the bronica but this time while looking for S2 I found a mint Bronica EC. Also got Yashica mat 124 that I'm really happy with. After it failed I bought 500CM with 80mm CF and 250mm and shot it for around 2 years. jpg image would be acceptable.Thank you for your consideration!! Condition: Open box, Condition: Loose vintage inventory.S2a is a beautiful camera. As these charges if any are usually collected by the delivering company, please do not confuse them for additional shipping charges.Additional Request for International PurchasersAlthough English is a somewhat universal language for commerce, for the benefit of various postal carriers around the world we may request that you supply us with a digital image of your address in your native language, this will make it easier for your local carrier to deliver your package to the correct address.A. Please check with the customs office of your country prior to bidding/buying to determine what these additional costs will be. Note: we reserve the right to refuse shipment to any unconfirmed address.There is no reserve on this product.All INTERNATIONAL BUYERS Import duties, taxes, and charges (typically collected upon delivery) are the buyer’s responsibility and are not included in the item price or shipping charges. ( May show signs of storage )Replacement cover for protection of focusing screen and camera body when prism or waist level finder is not attached.Slides and locks in just like prism or waist level finder.
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Bronica Body Top Cover S for all SQ series bodies.Vintage loose new stock. Item: 401296143917 Bronica SQ Series SQ-A, SQ-Ai, SQ-Am, SQ-B replacement body top cover S BQ1909.