Bronica RF645 brochure ?

[Lenny]

Anybody have any idea where I can find a downloadable Bronica RF645 sales brochure?

 

[Michiel Fokkema]

Hi,

I don't know about the brochure but I have the manual online here .
Maybe it can help you.

Cheers,

Michiel Fokkema

 

[Lenny]

Thanks for the link to the manual. But I really want to have a look at a glossy sales brochure.

I'm still trying to decide on buying a new RF645 set or not and maybe the glossy sales brochure will push me over the edge into ownership.

 

[sircarl]

Try this page (select "Brochure - PDF" at left): http://www.tamron.com/bronica/default.asp

I think this is the brochure for the entire Bronica camera line. Er, what once was the entire line.

 

[thegadsby]

Bronica RF645 Brochure

Bronica RF645 Brochure

I am also looking for this

If anyone still has one could they put it on the web so we can download

Many thanks

Have just purchase aRF 645 and 65 and 45 mm lens

very impressed so far

John

 

[KenR]

Take my advise and stay away - I sold mine after 6 months because it spend more time in the repair shop than in the field. Great results, but not sturdy.

 

[osullic]

The Bronica brochure mentioned by sircarl is available through the Internet Archive:
https://web.archive.org/web/20091230232435/http://tamron.com/bronica/prod/assets/pdf/br_cat.pdf
It doesn't include the RF645 though.

I just came across this thread today when also trying to find a PDF of the Bronica RF645 sales brochure.

 

[mfogiel]

I have bought two recently - first an old one with the 65mm lens, then one from the later batch with the 45 and 100mm. While the 100mm looks a bit big and the jury is still out on the usefulness in the field, the 45 and 65mm lenses are truly great. This camera is a great complement to a Pentax 645N or a Contax 645 for shooting with wider angles. The Pentax/Contax still have an edge for tele/macro or portraiture.
If I had to give a judgement on the camera- I would give it a 9 within the typical limitations of a rangefinder. The lenses are Zeiss level sharpness wise, but much less contrasty, so really great for B&W. The main drawbacks I see are: 1/500 min shutter speed ( but you can sync the flash all the way, if you want), and the fact, that there is no effective alert to when you get past the 16th frame. I have put the camera on a scale and compared to the weight of my Nikon F100 - Bronica is lighter.
BTW, I have watched recently on the tube, a documentary about Helmut Newton:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097382/
You can see him shoot with a Hasselblad, Plaubel Makina and a Fuji 645. I know he also shot in his later years with Mamiya 67. If He had a chance to use Bronica RF in his day, I am sure he would have done so, as he liked the slightly wide/normal lenses and was not usually bothered with shallow dof - he probably shot at f 8.0 most of the time.
You can see a shot with the 65mm in my blog, under the "Christmas is coming" title.