BRONICA SQ A REVIEW SERIES

The 75mm is a standard view, and I love that it is fast at F2.8. Because of this, they lenses recess into the body, giving the front a pretty low profile.

The focus helical is separate from the lenses, making them pretty cheap to come by. I have a Nikkor 50mm 3.5 as well as a Nikkor 75mm F2.8. The lenses for this camera are mostly Nikkors, which range from 40mm wide angle to 500mm zoom. The mirror slap from this camera is amazingly loud. It has a top sync speed of 1/40th a second, wahoo! The shutter is a cloth shutter that travels vertically. With a top speed of 1/1000th of a second, it is able to capture fast motion better than my Yashica, which only has a top speed of 1/500th. It has interchangeable lenses, backs, and viewfinders. This camera is a masterful piece of equipment, and is modeled straight out of the 1960s. This is the heaviest camera I have ever used, or carried around. The S2A has an updated gearing that stands the test of time better than the S2 or S.

BRONICA SQ A REVIEW SERIES

One option that I landed on, and comes at a lower price point than the rest is the Bronica S2A, which is the top of the line and last fully mechanical S series camera Bronica made. The Bronica Sq series is battery operated, for example, and I prefer a fully mechanical camera. There are a vast amount of options with interchangeable lenses and backs, though most had options I did not like. Another option would be a cheaper Mamiya 645, though, I do not like that format. Obviously, the first choice here would be something like a Hasselblad 500c, though, that is a pricey potato when it comes to my meager budget.

Bronica sq-a review