pvdhaar
Peter
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to buy back the exact Bronica SQ-B that I had sold off about 5 years ago. At that time, I had decided that I wouldn't ever shoot MF film anymore; lugging an MF camera around is seldom practical, and digital is good enough for all practical purposes..
But somehow I got lured back to those big negs.. It started a couple of months ago when I bought a Holga on a whim and got prints back. Even with that coke-bottle-bottom lens, the advantages of film-real estate are obvious. So when the SQ-B came on my path again, and I saw it had been very well taken care of, I didn't hesitate a second.
It's really weird to hold the exact same camera again; with all the nicks and dents exectly where they were last time I held it 5 years ago, it feels so intensely familiar. At this moment, I can't even begin to understand the brain-fart that made me sell it. Really glad I've got it back
It's now loaded up with pro400h and ready to go..
Attached: last image I shot with it..
But somehow I got lured back to those big negs.. It started a couple of months ago when I bought a Holga on a whim and got prints back. Even with that coke-bottle-bottom lens, the advantages of film-real estate are obvious. So when the SQ-B came on my path again, and I saw it had been very well taken care of, I didn't hesitate a second.
It's really weird to hold the exact same camera again; with all the nicks and dents exectly where they were last time I held it 5 years ago, it feels so intensely familiar. At this moment, I can't even begin to understand the brain-fart that made me sell it. Really glad I've got it back
It's now loaded up with pro400h and ready to go..
Attached: last image I shot with it..
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hans voralberg
Veteran
What goes around comes around eh! Looking forward to more pics from the camera.
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
That's a cool story, it'd be cool if I came across the exact camera I sold years ago.
Now shower us with your SQ-B pictures!
Now shower us with your SQ-B pictures!
christian.rudman
digital to analog convert
Love hearing stuff like this. Good catch, and welcome back to the MF crew! I just did a whole series of my family with my RB67 and I'm loving the way their faces look on those gigantic negs! Being a digital->film shooter it's amazing seeing the difference a high quality scan on a properly exposed film neg can look versus a large digital image. Incomparable and embarrassing when you look at the price difference of the cameras themselves...
Enjoy shooting your old system again,
Cheers!
Enjoy shooting your old system again,
Cheers!
oftheherd
Veteran
MF rules!! (Unless you have 4x5 photos) But as you said about carrying one, it sure is easier to carry that a 4x5. Enjoy it. Looking forward to more photos.
John Hermanson
Well-known
I still have my S2a which I bought around 1977 when I worked for Nikon (the importer of both being EPOI). John
pvdhaar
Peter
