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Not being able to use different lenses, a not very bright finder, a very desatisfying shutter…
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TLRs: I already had one at home (Rolleiflex) that I didn’t enjoy using.
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I began what turned out to be a very quick search: there’s nothing in the digital world using a square sensor that I could afford.įilm had to be it, then. Even post-processing the photo would mean you are “wasting” a third of your sensor (16MP 1×1 instead of the 24MP 3×2). Yes, you have a grid that helps a bit, but the stored photo (both RAW and JPEG) was your traditional 3 by 2. You see, my Sony digital camera didn’t support square format natively. These two changes were enough to make me feel very excited about photography again. And I loved the square format.Ĭomposing a square photo isn’t as easy as it might sound or look, and I wasn’t good at it. I tried to do something different to avoid this: first shooting black and white (never shot it before, or at least not thinking in black and white from the beginning but rather converting color photos), and then I started experimenting with different aspect ratios. It gives the model the cue to change pose.Just a few months ago, I was happily shooting digital. Another thing about the motor drive, it takes 6 AA batts so it will keep chugging a long time. This again re-iterates it is great value for money. Speaking of wide angles, take a look at the 35mm fisheye price compared to the Hassie. The waist level finder is a must to focus with wide angles. With the motordrive it is like a BIG 35mm camera. Camera takes great photos and is a must have for portraits. I regreted immediately so I bought another with no financial loss. I sold my first camera with a back and the waist level and 80mm to go digital.
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Actually it looks pretty nice but you only have full F-stops. I quickly added a 50mm and three more backs. I originally bought a basic unit with a waist finder, AE finder, motor drive, 110 PS macro (1:4) and 80mm S. The Bronica is affordable and easy to use. Many prefer to buy Hassies for 6圆, then realise they can't buy lenses. If you don't have the motordrive it may open and you could be chasing small cells all over the floor -/Įxcellent camera.
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Lastly, use same tape over the battery door. Don't let this put you off, a mechanical repair on a Hassie can be pricey and it is really easy to incorrectly cock their lenses. Fortunately the repair was cheap and could be done locally. He denied all knowlege when I emailed him. It was a private sale in a public place in Singapore, so I couldn't track him down. Fortunately it fired during the portraits, but I was mortified and nearly reached for my 35mm equipment. I think the guy who sold it to me knew about the problem, as it happened on my first shoot. It had an intermittant cut out, so sometimes it worked, then an hour later it mightn't. The electronics on my first unit were stuffed. If it had happened with me I'd mark the unit down to a four, but I will stick with my rating. They should have made it flick back to normal after each shot, then you would be safe. The double exposure lever! If you do not remember to flick it back yourself when done it will keep shooting on the same frame! Never happened to me yet, but it is an accident waiting to happen.