James Markus wrote:
Got a new to me fav. The 731st one made in 1969. No mirror lock up or mirror release button, but I use to own the famous Bronica S which some orchestras used as a percussion instrument - so it will be fine. I think the 55mm f3.5 with it's 100mm filter size is simply gorgeous. She ain't as refined as a Leica, but she's my new fav.
That is almost the exact camera that pulled me into doing photography on film four-five years ago. I had the same year, with the early film lugs on the bottom. Are you planning on any more lenses for it?
tile_86 wrote:
That is almost the exact camera that pulled me into doing photography on film four-five years ago. I had the same year, with the early film lugs on the bottom. Are you planning on any more lenses for it?
I actually got the 105mm f2.4 before the 6x7 body and used it on my 645's, Then the 55mm f3.5, and my last lens (I hope) is the late model 200mm f4 which I was shocked by how light and sharp it is.
James Markus wrote:
I actually got the 105mm f2.4 before the 6x7 body and used it on my 645's, Then the 55mm f3.5, and my last lens (I hope) is the late model 200mm f4 which I was shocked by how light and sharp it is.
Oh awesome! The 105mm is a fantastic lens, definitely my favorite for the 6x7. I also used the 200mm f4 and really liked it for the same reasons, though it was adapted on one of my 35mm cameras.
Here is my favorite. This is Etch A Sketch, my Leica MDa. I like to name my cameras as I get a feel for them, and I named it Etch A Sketch because I found that using it feels like using one of those. It came from a rather big MDa collection in Australia.
The finder is a 433/26 Albada sight; they're originally intended to be used as sports sights on the Contax II/III series with 50mm/135mm lenses. However, I don't actually see the framelines for these as I removed the glass magnifier in the folding assembly; I was able to get this for pretty cheap as that magnifier was in rough condition. Without the magnifier I am left with basically a centering aid that overlays a faint yellow haze onto what will be in the middle of my image.
I think this one is actually my favorite because it wasn't replaced in that spot by the camera that came after it, which hasn't happened before.
I think the 55mm f3.5 with it's 100mm filter size is simply gorgeous. She ain't as refined as a Leica, but she's my new fav.