Bronica GS-1

[Tony-S]

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]

Mirror usage

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.

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!

 

[lxdude]

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.

 

[MattKing]

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!

 

[hpulley]

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...