Bronica ETRSi Review & Loading Instructions

[joeita]

THX!!!



[OnyaBonya]

thankyou :) I have never loaded a Bronica before, so this will help me alot! by the way you have really nice hands. lol

[nlongstocking]

what about the UN-loading instructions ??

I'm about to finish my first film roll, and I'm a bit scared of screwing it all up trying to rewind the film.. i know I could just lock myself up in complete darkness (and i'm pretty sure i'll end up doing so, since i always tend to be a little dorky) , but could you kindly give me some hints on how it is properly done? :]

[Alexgeo4975]

@nlongstocking Just keep cranking until there isn't any pressure on the lever. Then pop the back and just take the film out! Fujifilm comes with a sticker on the end of the film so you can seal it shut, and Kodak comes with a little piece of paper on the end you can lick to create the end seal! Good luck :). Easy peasy!!

[Sarzella]

Oh my goodness, thank you so much for this. It's my first time using medium format and had no idea what to do... Thank you!

[richardd2063]

Thanks, just bought one off ebay, and i dont know where i would have started without your vid. Happy shooting

[huntleypaton]

Hey, thank you so much for a terrific tutorial. I just bought a Bronica SQ-A and was pretty clueless. I've never used 120 film before and you really helped me a lot. Everything went very smoothly so thanks again. This video was exactly what I needed to find to start experimenting with medium-format film. You are the man.

[SmartAlex13]

I just bought this same camera, and I was messing around with it, checking that all the shutter speeds work, and what not. I took off that back, made sure it was all good. I put it back on and now the film advance won't lock up. do you have any idea what's going on? Also the it's not on multiple exposures.

[Alexgeo4975]

@SmartAlex13 It is probably jammed. Keep jiggling with it and it should come free. I know mine will do it every year or so, but I have been able to un-jam it every time. Good luck!

[zestsk8]

Thankyou for Thailand

[BeryJensen]

Its a very poor thing that you have a light meter and not a metered prism finder.This is a professional stuff and you ruined it.Shame on you!

[Alexgeo4975]

@BeryJensen

Huh? My Sekonic Flashmate is a $200 meter. I've had it for many years and it works wonders. Why would I need to dish out another $200 to buy a metered prism?

[BeryJensen]

@Alexgeo4975 Sekonic meter $200 but a metered prism cost $50-100.Amd the metred prism part of the camera.Not carry a separete.

[mathomas1962]

@BeryJensen Metered prisms are overrated. I manage to shoot a Leica M2 and a Fuji 690 with a handheld meter. Incident metering works better for many situations anyway, and you don't get that with a prism meter.

Rock on, Alex.

[ChillpointNews]

@BeryJensen What are you talking about? A light meter is "more professional" than a built in meter if you want to call something professional.

[ukbbb]

@BeryJensen Exactly how is a metered prism going to work with studio flash.?..i use a seconic all the time. You sound like a fool & a troll.

[AlexMoores]

thank you so much for this video, I've just loaded my first 120 roll and I can't wait to shoot it!

[brocknordstrom]

do these require a battery to fire the shutter?

[Alexgeo4975]

@brocknordstrom

Yes...anything lower than 1/500th of a second shutter speed requires a battery.

[tachyon17011701]

Thank you for this video!

[IrishKiss016]

Thanks for the video! You helped me load medium format film for the first time. xD I just got a hold of my dad's Bronica and I'm about to shoot a test roll. Wish me luck! And I hope you're still enjoying film.

[stynski86]

thanks man 4 the video it was really helpful ;)

[foxykologe]

good explanation, thank you! I've got a zenza bronica ETR, too.

[Fantastck]

I had 1 roll of B/W out of my Bronica that came out right, and from then on it's all come out black, it's really annoying me now as I've been loading it the exact same way you do.

[Alexgeo4975]

@Fantastck Are you sure you have the darkslide out?

If you do and the problem still occurs, the mirror shutter or the shutter in your lens is broken. Try using the camera without the lens on. If the mirror springs up right when you push the shutter, this means your mirror is good. Then the problem is either the shutter in the lens or the computer chip controlling the shutter speeds. Are you sure the batteries are new? try changing them out and test the camera.

[Alexgeo4975]

If the problem still occurs, try getting a new lens for it. A 75mm Bronica lens can be bought from KEH for about $40. if this still doesn't work, your camera is probably broken. You can buy a fair condition body from KEH for about $50.

Hope this helps!

[Fantastck]

Yeah I've been taking the darkslide out, it won't let me fire with it in anyway. And I have checked for all of the above things, so I'm thinking it must be the lab I send it off too, I'm going to develop some B/W myself see what happens...

[skateeterno]

that was really helpful!!!thanks....

[MisterDanLorth]

iz 2 DARk

[Scudbook27]

Excellent my friend, I have the same camera so this was really helpful to me! Thank you!

Will be hopefully shooting at the weekend to make sure it all works (ebay) cant wait!!