Bronica GS-1

Tony-S

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I finally found a 6x6 back from KEH after a year of waiting. Hopefully it's in as good of shape as they claim.
 

jglass

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Mirror usage

lxdude said:
The trick is to stand to the side and look down at a small mirror held at an angle so you can see the focusing screen. The image will be right side up and unreversed.
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This is a cool idea: I love using the WLF, except on high shots where I cannot reach it and get the shot. I've held the cam upside down but very unweildy. I'll be putting a mirror in my bag and see if I can get high shots that way without going to a prism. Thanks!
 

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Too bad none of the makers ever thought to make a WLF that could take a mirror for this purpose. I figured it out after I got my ETR-Si but never heard anyone else talk about it. I found a small makeup mirror in the cosmetics section of a drug store. It has its own vinyl pouch and is just the right size-a little bigger than the screen.
 

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Another usable trick is to raise the camera to eye height (using a tripod) and stand to the side. The image is upside-down, but if you are used to a view camera, that shouldn't bother you a bit!
 

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The prism on my RB67 weighs 880g, yes nearly 2lbs. What does the GS-1 prism weigh? I really need to find a WLF for mine, some days I 'view naked' using just the focus screen when I need to take a low shot...
 
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