Bit awkward, requires you to unlock a sliding switch and then press the shutter button. A seperate issue is the T setting on the lens, this is on (afaik) all S and PS lenses (its definately on my S lenses anyhow, and its been on the few PS lenses I've seen). This keeps the shutter open as long as the shutter release button is held down. Yeah the SQ-ai has a Bulb (b) setting on the shutter speed dial. It's not build into the lens, its just after 16 seconds on the shutter winder thing. Won't Ai's TTL work only with specific flashes? Also, Don't they both have BULB?īulb is a function built in the lenses ("T" instead of "A"), not in the camera.įor sure a TTL-flash is necessary, but the SQ-A cannot support the signals for it. If you use a prism the Ai-film backs are better with their ISO-dial on the backside. Imho these are the only two differences between A and Ai. SQ-Ai has 16 seconds instead of 8 seconds and can use TTL-flash. MrDAT (a group admin) edited this topic ages ago. I just got two rolls back and a lot of it was guessed and it came out good. I don't always use the metered prism and just guestimate or hand meter with my L-558R. That said, I got a kit that already had an AEmetered prism because the kit was just as expensive as finding a metered prism by itself. (I did see that the SQ-B doesn't have the couplings to use a metered prism). From what I've read, all SQ parts are compatible with each.
I bought the SQ-A because it was cheaper and actually available near me. i don't have one so i meter with a small rangefinder camera as a spot meter and it works perfectly. How do you meter with the SQ-A?Ī metered prism as a meter. if you need the auto-exposure system, i think only the SQ-Ai have it, of all the SQ bodies. also, i've heard there is more plastic part on the SQ-Ai. The reason i choosed the SQ-A is because it was cheaper. I dont tried the SQ-Ai, but the SQ-A is very well built, and my 80mm PS lens is very sharp.
What adavantages does the Ai model have over the SQ-a?
Bronica sq ai review pro#
Zenzanon S 150mm 3.5 on Pro 400hįinal shot, biking again, this time in the woods at 1/125 resulting in a bit of motion blur and around 1-2 stops of underexposureĪ quick note on the film borders: I scan with a Canon 9000f and have found no difference in Quality whether I lay the film straight on the glass or use the scanning mask.I am interested in buying a SQ-A but am unsure about whether to go for the SQ-Ai. My favourite thing to shoot, BMX or bike-riding in general. Zenzanon S 80mm 2.8 on Fuji Pro 400hĪnother one from the same hike, the clouds hanging in the Valley looked really surreal. The Bronica really bothered me on this hike, it was a lot steeper, sometimes rocky and all in all i regretted bringing this ~1,5kg camera. This one was taken on another hike, this time near the summit of the Hahnenköpfle in Austria. I didn’t mind the Bronica on this hike too much, it was heavy but the hike was not too steep. This one was taken on a hike along the Austrian-German Border where cows where grazing along the trail and made this postcard-like shot possible. Great ergonomics: Everything has its place, it is very intuitive and you get used to it very quicklyīuild: Apart from the flimsy winder, everything is solidly build and feels like it will at least outlast the electronics.įocussing screen: The bright focussing screen with Microprism collar around the split-image rangefinder is amazing! After 3 failed attempts (Pentacon Six with a bad shutter, Bronica SQ with a dead shutter, Bronica SQ-B with dead Electronics) I finally found a Bronica SQ-A in like-new condition for a decent price and bought it.įast forward a few weeks, because of this camera, I now like medium format so much I barely use 35mm anymore.Ī few things I really like about the Bronica: At the time he was shooting mainly a Bronica SQ-Ai, and his shots blew me away, I knew I had to get a 6×6 SLR. for another MF rangefinder (I was specifically interested in the Fuji GS645), but then I found landscape photographer Adrian Vila’s Youtube-Channel (aows). A little bit disappointed with my experience I decided I needed to go all in, spending weeks scanning ebay, local classifieds, forums etc. I initially wanted to dip my feet into the waters with a cheap seagull 203 folding rangefinder, I had great fun with it, but ultimately had to send it back because the focus was way off due to some play in the mechanism.
When I first got interested in medium format cameras, I spent countless hours, many weeks in fact, thinking about what kind of medium format camera I wanted to get.
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