Bronica ETR-Si

Newest Review: ... at times (example: fast shutter speeds are sometimes unavailable in larger formats). THE BRONICA ETRS The Bronica is a nice ... more

... entry-level 6x4.5 medium format camera. It's all manual - no meter (well, not strictly, but on the default rigs, no meter) so you should budget for one if your in the market. It has interchangable backs - particularly useful if your indecisive and unsure about b&w and colour. "But I want BOTH!" I hear screamed... Yep, you can very easily pull the back off (one button push and a quick tug) and replace it with another back. You can also buy backs that take other types of film - eg. 35mm, Polaroid, digi...more

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Bronica ETR-Si: Easily the Right Stuff! (1385 words)
by - written on 16/02/03 (Very useful, 5386 readings)
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I just bought myself an Bronica ETRS. And all I've got to say is 'Wow!'. I was originally slightly worried about it: I had previously been used to square format, and had used a square format (6x6) Bronica SQA on loan from my dad. The ETRS is the diddified version of the SQA, producing 6x4.5 (cm) negatives. I paid £329 for the ETRS, a waist level find (just look down, none of this drawing it to your eye malarkey...), WHY MEDIUM FORMAT? If you've got a camera, it is most likely to take 35mm film. The image area on the film is 24 mm by 36 mm. This is fine for the majority of uses: holiday snaps etc. It has a lot of advantages: light, ... Read the complete review

Zen Za Bronica (230 words)
by - written on 16/03/01 (Useful, 2348 readings)
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The Bronica ETRS an excellent camera with the only downside being that extra lenses are expensive due to the fact that each lens has an electronic leaf shutter built in. I bought my first Bronica ETRS in 1988 after being recommended by a colleague. The camera is medium format 4.5cm X 6cm producing 15 pinsharp negatives. I have printed 5 X 4 ft prints from the negatives with excellent results! I found the camera to be quite robust having been dropped by a junior colleague the only damage being a bent filter ring this was straightened out. I sold the camera in 1991 thinking that I would never use medium format again, how wrong could I be. In 1995 I ... Read the complete review