New business using Bronica S2A System

[JMichaelMeyers]

Hey There from Athens, Georgia USA,

I am a scientist and will be retiring in spring 2012. I am starting a photography business to have fun and to make a change or significant difference in the world. I have used a Bronica S2A since I bought it new in 1972, but I only used it for a few weddings and then mostly for closeup work with extension tubes. I have complete system on the way from 40 to 500 mm with bellow II, tubes, TTL prism, Polaroid backs and more backs including a adapted glass focusing back. I also bought the Bronica Factory Repair Manual (expanded view parts) for C, S2, and S2A (same as S2 with only a few parts in winding gear changed to different metals). I will share info in that manual with the group. Bronica is an outstanding camera system, but needs attention to keep it tack sharp. I am now repairing the foam on my focusing screen. I noticed infinity focus was off at f/2.8. Sam's page has the details to get this back to sharp focus! I am anxious to start and just got a box of films.

I will be doing nature, wildlife, habitat, and closeup photography as well as landscape with S2A (also plan to start suing 4x5 for landscape). I may do some people and environmental portraits with this system and a Mamiya RB67 system.

I'll stay in touch on system and ideas. Thanks to those who organized this group.

J. Michael Meyers

 

[cgpsmith]

Hi, J. Michael.

Jimmy Koh at Koh's Camera on Long Island is one of the few people around who still knows how to repair focal-plane-shutter Bronicas -- Ive been quite happy with his work. His shop has a great collection of Bronicas, SM Leicas and RF Nikon gear -- he drove out to meet me when I arrived at the nearest Long Island RR Station.

My system includes 2 S2A bodies, an EC-TL body, 6x6 and 6x4.5 backs and, like your own system, Nikkor lenses from 40mm to 135mm, Zenzanon 150mm, 250mm F/4 Nikon RF lens with Bronica S adapter and Bronica bayonet adapter to mount on S2 & EC, plus 400 and 1200mm ED pre-AI Nikkor lens heads that attach S2 & EC bodies via the Bronica focusing unit that is counterpart to the AU-1 and CU-1 units for Nikon F-mount cameras.

Conrad Smith
Laramie, Wyoming

 

[JMichaelMeyers]

Thanks Conrad,

I will get in touch with the LI fellow. I just lost the longer version of this note. Darn computer.

I have an adapter for mounting FD Canon lenses (macros) and just got a $60 one and it looks like I will have 2 times life size (extension tube does not function on this setup) on a 6 x 6 format. Looks of possibilities with this system. More later.

J. Michael Meyers