Bronica ETR Focusing Screens

[dabsond]

Does anybody have an idea where I could get a new focusing screen for a Bronica ETR? I have the plain screen installed now. I am trying to find a split screen version to aid in focusing. Thanks.

 

[neilt3]

The Bronica ETRS Focusing Screen -for the 135 ( 35mm) backs have a split screen aid on it .
This is what I have in both my ETRSi and ETRS , unless I have a particular reason to fit either the plain or grid ones .
As your in the States you might want to look at ebay or a firm like KEH (?) , if not email Ian Bennell in the U.K and see if he'll ship over to you .
He has one for sale here ; http://ianbfoto.com/items/11486.php

I've had quite a few Bronica and Mamiya C bits off him , good service and reliable .

 

[macfred]

I have a Broni ETRSi and I bought lots of stuff from Ian Bennell - I can really recommend !
I bought two split image screens (one for me and an other for a friend) from Rick Oleson http://rick_oleson.tripod.com/index-175.html
Those screens are cheap and cheerful !!

Edit : I just visited Rick's web page - it seems there are no more split image screens available -
only screens with 13mm diameter MICROPRISM.
I think it's worth a try to call Rick and ask for the split image screens.

 

[dabsond]

Thanks for the replies.

 

[TSSPro]

+1 on KEH.com I was able to pick up a flawless beattie intenscreen with box, case, and it even had the original price tag for a fraction of the price new. They probably show up very infrequently, but they do come up.

 

[wiltw]

+1 on KEH.com I was able to pick up a flawless beattie intenscreen with box, case, and it even had the original price tag for a fraction of the price new. They probably show up very infrequently, but they do come up.

...although, after testing many years ago, I advised Mr. Beattie that his Intenscreen would affect the accuracy of an AE metering prism

 

[TSSPro]

I did not know this, glad that I've stayed away from metered prisms. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[wiltw]

The ETRSi standard screen was matte, but there are three optional screens with split image rangefinder...

1. the Split-Image,
2. the Microprism/Split-Image, and
3. the Microprism/Split-Image 135 (crop marked)

The Bronica ETRS Focusing Screen -for the 135 ( 35mm) backs have a split screen aid on it .

It should be noted that there is a screen with 135 marks but (like the standard screen) an all-matte focus area

 

[macfred]

There were eight types of focusing screens available for the ETRSi :
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/FrameW.../SourceBookProPhoto/Section01MediumFormat.pdf
(scroll down to page 14).

My fave is a Microprism /Split Image (D) (BE2667) with an diagonally-oriented split-image
surrounded by a microprism ring.
My original Bronica screens -unfortunately- are all badly scratched (but still in use)
which is a well know problem fror those screens.