What is your opinion on Bronica SQ-A?

[brian steinberger]

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[grat]

Like what?

There's a pin that detects the AE prism on the SQ-A body-- that pin makes a simple contact inside the body, and that contact can get dirty, or out of alignment, and the body will only fire at 1/500th speed. Put an AE prism on it, and the camera starts firing at the correct speeds.

At least that's what went wrong with my SQ-A.

 

[beemermark]

There's a pin that detects the AE prism on the SQ-A body-- that pin makes a simple contact inside the body, and that contact can get dirty, or out of alignment, and the body will only fire at 1/500th speed. Put an AE prism on it, and the camera starts firing at the correct speeds.

At least that's what went wrong with my SQ-A.

Simple fix. Not like your camera became a $600 boot angle. Are Hasselblads more reliable. Based on long ago experience I don't think so, and they are way more expensive for simple maintenance.

 

[grat]

Simple fix. Not like your camera became a $600 boot angle. Are Hasselblads more reliable. Based on long ago experience I don't think so, and they are way more expensive for simple maintenance.

Indeed. And I've never been told I need to have my Bronica serviced on a frame bending jig.

 

[DevStopFix]

I have both an SQ-A and 500CM. I can’t tell them apart qualitatively up to 11x14 or crops that would otherwise be the equivalent to 16x20. I use the SQ when I need to work faster (because I use it with an AE finder), but it I don’t need to I’ll use the 500CM. Image quality doesn’t factor in.