Post Bronica Photos... Any format. I just want to see Bronica photos

Dayrell bishop said:
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Very nice!
 
Swift1 said:
Good to see more Bronica photos 😀
You nailed the focus on that shot.
Do you ever have trouble focusing your S2? I love mine, but it gives me trouble sometimes with getting good focus.
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Thanks! I don't remember exactly, but I'm guessing this shot was around f4, so I had at least a little buffer on the DOF. Chasing my boys around with a wide-open MF lens is pretty much a guaranteed miss.

One well-known issue with these bodies is the deterioration of the foam above the focusing screen - if you've not re-foamed yours, that could be throwing you off. Let me know if you need details on this, but - given the quality of your shots in this thread, I'm kind of doubting that you need this fix.

The truth is, they are not the brightest or easiest to focus screens. One thing I find to help is the 5x chimney viewfinder - the magnification isn't much better than the WLF's pop-up magnifier, but the enclosed chimney helps a lot with glare.
 
Swift1 said:
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Zenza Bronica S2
Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-P 75/2.8
Kodak Ektar 100
Epson V500​
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Nice shot - not only in and of itself, but as a great demo of "Bronica" character and in particular the 75mm Nikkor-P. I love the dual nature of that lens - vintage character for days wide open, with just a little "wire" in the bokeh to spice things up, and near-modern sharpness stopped down.

Without that lens I'd be a lot less tempted to haul around the chrome monstrosity that is the S2.
 
harpofreely said:
Thanks! I don't remember exactly, but I'm guessing this shot was around f4, so I had at least a little buffer on the DOF. Chasing my boys around with a wide-open MF lens is pretty much a guaranteed miss.

One well-known issue with these bodies is the deterioration of the foam above the focusing screen - if you've not re-foamed yours, that could be throwing you off. Let me know if you need details on this, but - given the quality of your shots in this thread, I'm kind of doubting that you need this fix.

The truth is, they are not the brightest or easiest to focus screens. One thing I find to help is the 5x chimney viewfinder - the magnification isn't much better than the WLF's pop-up magnifier, but the enclosed chimney helps a lot with glare.
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I haven't exactly re-foamed mine, but I have taken out the screen, cleaned it, and I've put shims in forcing it down onto the frame. I even removed 2 very thin shims from beneath the screen. It's still not perfect though.
Sometimes (like above photo) I nail the focus, sometimes it's way off.
I do love the Nikkor-P 75/2.8
I also have the Zenzanon 80/2.4, but I think I prefer the Nikkor.
 
Bronica S and Velvia

Bronica S and Velvia

Waco:

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I have three old Bronicas, two S's, a C , and a small lens collection. I just bought some Ektar so.....

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