Do I need something like a +5 or so to make it easier? If I am looking through it now and can kind of make out the shutter speed and it's a -1.5, then would I need stronger - to make it clear or go in the opposite direction? Too cumbersome to shift my glasses up and look through the viewfinder to see that shutter speed. I put on a pair of my wife's reading glasses a +2.00 power and was able to see it better through the upper part of my glasses. I need a bit more clarity to see the shutter speed in the viewfinder. I took out the screw, cleaned it up and saw what it was. This new Bronica SQ-AI has a -1.5 diopter. I'm 62, near sighted with astigmatism and wear bifocal glasses. I do have a question that is probably not answered in the manual.
Film for bronica sq 6x6 polaroid back manual#
No, it did not come with a manual so I took the advice and visited the site.
Film for bronica sq 6x6 polaroid back pdf#
Here's a link to a pdf for the SQ-Ai's manual. You might want to give Mike Butkus's site a visit if you camera didn't come with a manual.
But even the latest holder design will accept an early insert - at least with the ETRSi. Bronica improved the design of the holders a couple of times, at least. All the housings or holders, whatever you want to call them, are the same. Perhaps the design of the SQ backs is different from the ETR backs, but with those backs you have just a back housing and then inserts, be they 120 or 220. It's also a lot cheaper than a motor drive, almost as fast as one, and is a lot lighter. Very handy and makes the camera much easier to hand-hold. It uses a two-stroke wind lever and has a hot shoe. One accessory I bought almost immediately for my ETRSi was a Speed Grip. I was in the market for an SQ-Ai when I ran across a stupid good deal on an ETRSi, so I went ahead and got it instead. Has TTL metering with the dedicated module available separately and mirror up capabilities, if it's at all like my ETRSi. I thought the whole idea was to get a larger image, not smaller.Ĭongratulations on your purchase of an SQ-Ai. That would seem to be a defeat of the purpose of using the medium format system. There is the GS-1 that is 6x7 and it can take that or others down to 6x4.5 or even 35mm film in a special holder. Lens coverage would indeed not be enough, especially on shorter focal length lenses. I understand they will take either Polaroid or the newer Fuji peel apart film.Īny experience with pack films or using 120 film in a 220 holder? I have my eye on a couple of Polaroid / Bronica film pack holders. This I got from the seller, who seemed to have used this camera for some time before selling it on ebay.įuji now makes a 100 speed color film that would be interesting to try. There is not enough pressure for keeping the 220 film flat in a 120 holder as it had to have more clearance for the paper backing. One thing that was mentioned to me was that I can put 120 film in a 220 back but not vice-a-versa. With the SQ-Ai you "can" put a drive on it that was made for it and it's in my watch list if I decide to spring for it. Meter works well and camera is in decent shape. I bought a Bronica SQ-Ai with 150MM PS lens (which I was looking to add later anyway) a 220 back and a metered prism that come with it. It would make sense if you loose the gears, circuity, or whatever, you are dead in the water. I was also wondering about the motor drive on the SQ-AM.
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