Recent content by ThomasW

Thank you for this advice. I tried this with the camera in Double Exposure mode; the Release Button will still not depress. I am really convinced that some previous owner did something strange to this camera. About 6 months ago, I gave up and found another Model C in good shape and have been...

Perfect. Simple. It works. I am embarrassed to say that I had completely forgotten that there is a secondary cable release port on the Bronica, (as I've never owned any camera that had a secondary port). Thank you kindly.

I recently purchased a Bronica Model L Hand Grip for my Bronica C, the type with two chrome-plated knobs on the lower plate and the curious chain arrangement. The physical installation onto the bottom of the left side of the camera itself is straightforward. My problem is that while one end of...

When I first started in photography in 1968, I used Velox F-3 in (I think) 2.5 x 3.5-inch size to contact print the 620 roll-film negatives I developed by sluicing through 5 x7 trays of Dektol. The Velox was also processed with Dektol. With good reasonable exposures, using a contact print box...

For the Nikkor H 50mm f3.5, ABSOLUTELY use a lens hood, preferably the one that was designed for it, but there are any number of reasonable subsititutes. From experience, I know that this lens is prone to flare. Zenza Bronica and Nikon were both aware of it, hence the matching hood. Of...

Thank you for this. I've tried to wiggle it loose as a previous writer noticed that it's already either at or near the cusp of being loose. Yours is the first observation though that it is perfectly normal that the release button could not be depressed if the lens is in this position. I try...

This works for me. Thank you. My reply to hsandler was as circumspect as possible as I realized that Photrio has some protocols and restrictipns regarding Private Conversations.

H Sandler: Thank you for this offer. My schedule for the next several days is already "spoken for" but this could well be helpful. My Tuesday afternoon on this upcoming week is open as is Thursday morning and afternoon. After that it could be anytime including the evening on Friday. Does any...

Thank you for that. I'll check out KEH. There are a few other sources, even one in Canada that might be possible. The Shipping costs from the USA and many other countries is usually not unreasonable and the import tax is usually only the 13% Harmonized Sales Tax - a Value Added Tax - that we...

Abruzzi and Reddesert: This now really makes me think that there is major problem with this Helicoid and that some previous owner had some less-than-qualified work done on either it or the camera. My understanding is the C, S2, S2A and EC-TL cameras all have the same Helicoids and use the same...

Thank you very much for your reply. Your assumption that the DOF button does NOT Depress is both Correct and Incorrect. It depresses just fine, and with the lens removed I can seethe lever inside the Helicoid moves as it should. What it doesn't do is provide any DOF preview with the lens...

I also just noticed that the Depth-of-Field Preview button does seem to function with the lens. I removed the lens and found that when I depressed the botton, the lever that it accuates within the camera body moved appropriately but on observing the alignment of where the matching lever on the...

Thank you also. Sadly, should depress isn't the case; absolutely will not depress is the situation, much less turn the Helicoid counter-clockwise. I suspect that the earler respondent's suggestion that the mechanism is slightly "hung up" is correct. The trick will be to free it.

Your suppositions that an S2 and C should be the same, at least for this purpose, and that the mechansim is slightly hung up both sound reasonable. I've tried exactly as you suggested for attempting to rotatte the helicoid back and forth with the lens removed, albeit to no avail. The button...

A few months ago I purchased a Bronica C which appears to be in good condition and performs well with the 3 Nikkor lenses I have for it, a 50, a 75 and a 200 mm, also all in good condition. The shutter and apperature controls and the focus are all correct. I have recently purchased a Komura...