#Adorama bronica sq Pc

Bronica SQ-Ai вЂ“ Kit (left)ДЄlso present on this side, cable release socket and PC flash sync that I havenвЂ™t used.ДЄnd finally, on the bottom right of the picture above, a button that releases the film back. Then the shutter speed dial, a very вЂ“ for some reason вЂ“ satisfying one to use. Moving to the left side of the camera, you have the switch to take the lens off (top left). Not because it could fire (it wonвЂ™t if you have the dark slide in), but it will drain the battery if for some reason it gets pressed in a backpack or somewhere like that. You can (and should) lock it when the camera isnвЂ™t being used. The front of the camera is very simple, on the bottom right (when you are holding it) is the shutter. This was going to be my first film camera for вЂњseriousвЂќ use, I wasnвЂ™t sure if it was going to work out.Д«ut then, I learned about this Japanese brand that made some medium format cameras similar to the Hasselblads, and they had a few 6Г—6 cameras thatвЂ™d fit my budget!Д®nter the Bronica SQ-Ai: my favorite camera, ever. Hasselblad: this one seemed to be my dream camera, but it was way too expensive. Not being able to use different lenses, a not very bright finder, a very desatisfying shutterвЂ¦ TLRs: I already had one at home (Rolleiflex) that I didnвЂ™t enjoy using. I began what turned out to be a very quick search: thereвЂ™s nothing in the digital world using a square sensor that I could afford.ДЇilm had to be it, then. Even post-processing the photo would mean you are вЂњwastingвЂќ a third of your sensor (16MP 1Г—1 instead of the 24MP 3Г—2). Yes, you have a grid that helps a bit, but the stored photo (both RAW and JPEG) was your traditional 3 by 2. You see, my Sony digital camera didnвЂ™t support square format natively. These two changes were enough to make me feel very excited about photography again. And I loved the square format.Д¬omposing a square photo isnвЂ™t as easy as it might sound or look, and I wasnвЂ™t good at it. I tried to do something different to avoid this: first shooting black and white (never shot it before, or at least not thinking in black and white from the beginning but rather converting color photos), and then I started experimenting with different aspect ratios.

Keep the posts and questions coming.Just a few months ago, I was happily shooting digital. After I started double loading my plastic reels (2 x 120 taped together), the chemistry savings with steel was no longer there.ДЄm a little jealous of your enthusiasm and your GAS.

Spending more time to unroll and reenter would result in crease marks on my negatives from all the manipulating. Even with the hewes 120 reel, bought new, I would get occasional indent marks on the side of my film from the cross bars, if I did not have it centered exactly. Those reels were no good, probably a mm to tight, but making it really difficult to get the film on after 1 or 2 revolutions. I also picked up with a вЂњdemoвЂќ Patterson 5 x 135 tank with reels. It goes under many names including AdoramaвЂ™s in house brand, easily identified by the screw on top and the big loading tabs on the reels. I went with the AP developing tank system. For e6, I am still using a BLIX kit, as I donвЂ™t shoot enough, yet, to justify the Fuji Hunt 5L kit. IвЂ™m going with the experts who say having separate developer/fix and bleach/fix is better (chemical reaction wise and results wise). I tried df96 and qualls (hc110+ammonia+rapid fix). Freestyle also has a nice selection, sometimes shipping is free. IвЂ™m lucky in that I pay tax but no shipping since I live close enough to Unique Photo. Cinestill kits are ok, IвЂ™ve used their 2 bath kit and TetanalвЂ™s, but currently using Kodak Flexicolor, which uses separate bleach and fixer instead of BLIX. Finally, a 36 exp 135 with adapters + leader in a 220 back works with thickness and uses most of the roll, compared to 24 exp in a 120 back, and gives you a portrait orientation with sprockets.Д¬41 and more recently E6 chems have become harder to get, with the smaller size kits going out of stock much more quicker than in the past. For the Bronica system, I and many others have not had issues with running 120 in a 220 back, the difference being that 220 does not have backing paper other than a leader and a tail and is therefore thinner. Someone on another site did a direct order from them and may have had a QC concern. Was supposed to be released in the US вЂњsoonвЂќ, but I have not seen it myself. With the 220 back, options for film are expired rolls on ebay and last fall, Shanghai started rolling fresh gpx 400 in 220. Just my thoughts on the last few pages for Pigpen.

Adorama bronica sq