Bronica ETRS Prism

MikelScotland · May 22, 2018

Hello I wonder if anybody can help. I have an AE11 prism for my Bronica ETRS but when it is mounted, I just see a red triangle on the left of the viewfinder and when the shutter is half pressed the information on the front just flashes once but too fast to read. I have tested the battery and it is registering full though I plan to replace it in the next couple of days just in case. Can anybody advise? Has anybody else experienced this behaviour?
Thanks
Mike

macfred · May 22, 2018

The red triangle on the left means over-exposure. Set set AE-dial to A mode and confirm that the AE-dial release button has retracted completely.
Now press the shutter release half-way and the shutter speed for your selected aperture should be displayed at the bottom of the focusing screen area.

MikelScotland · May 22, 2018

macfred said:
The red triangle on the left means over-exposure. Set set AE-dial to A mode and confirm that the AE-dial release button has retracted completely.
Now press the shutter release half-way and the shutter speed for your selected aperture should be displayed at the bottom of the focusing screen area.

Thanks for that, I have done as you said and verified the AE release has properly retracted but still the same. Red triangle with all the detail on the bottom just flashing once so quickly that it can't be read. I Thought that it might be the battery but the lights in the viewfinder are so bright I am beginning to doubt it. Will try a new battery anyway.

macfred · May 22, 2018

MikelScotland said:
Will try a new battery anyway.

+1
I had issues with my ETRSi / AEIII due battery problems (though the battery indicator was acting normal). Good luck, Mikel !

bclift · May 22, 2018

Might be a dumb question but is the asa dial set at a low speed?

moto-uno · May 22, 2018

Unless you plan on using it in auto mode , try setting the dial to M and depress the AE button on the front of the prism .
This should eliminate all but the prism from the circuitry( excluding battery power ). And as above verify the ASA setting
and see if you get a proper reading, it should stay illuminated as long as you depress the AE button. Peter

MikelScotland · May 23, 2018

moto-uno said:
Unless you plan on using it in auto mode , try setting the dial to M and depress the AE button on the front of the prism .
This should eliminate all but the prism from the circuitry( excluding battery power ). And as above verify the ASA setting
and see if you get a proper reading, it should stay illuminated as long as you depress the AE button. Peter

Hello, I have tried that and all permutations but have the same thing happen each time. Other than it being a battery problem (I'll try replacing the battery today) I am lost.

MikelScotland · May 23, 2018

bclift said:
Might be a dumb question but is the asa dial set at a low speed?

Hello, I have tried setting at all speeds... same problem

MikelScotland · May 23, 2018

macfred said:
+1
I had issues with my ETRSi / AEIII due battery problems (though the battery indicator was acting normal). Good luck, Mikel !

Thanks for your reply. Did you resolve your problem and if so, how?

macfred · May 23, 2018

MikelScotland said:
Thanks for your reply. Did you resolve your problem and if so, how?

I had several problems with my ETRSi kit ...
In one case the ETRSi was only firing with 1/500sec - I replaced the battery (though the battery check light was ok) and everything was fine.
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Other issues were caused by dirty contacts (lens/camera and -as well- film back/camera). After cleaning the contacts, the kit works like it should (cross fingers ...).

cooltouch · May 27, 2018

I have the AEII prism, which thankfully behaves normally on my ETRSi. Macfred and others have given you some good tips to follow, but it sounds to me that your AEII is wonky.

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