Bronica sq 150mm pro#
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If I wanted the panoramic ratio I could crop the neg anyway, although I wouldnвЂ™t have the advantage of double (IвЂ™m guessing 24 per cassette) or so the number of exposures using 135 film would permit over the normal 12 on 120.Д«ut you didnвЂ™t mention cost comparisons. but given their rarity, and price, it wasnвЂ™t a really viable option. I did once consider the 135W back for my long-unused now ETRS-i, thinking it could entice me back to film photography. Noel, thanks for posting these images confirming that despite covid lockdowns there is still a summer out there, but infortunately for many, passing us by! Still, nice to dream. You can find my website here, and on instagram here

Bronica sq 150mm pro#

These photos were with shot with Kodak Gold 200 135mm film / scanned in a Nikon Coolscan V-ED (LS-50) with Vuescan software / processed in Lightroom and Photoshop using Negative Lab Pro plug-in. ItвЂ™s also fun to shoot! I have finally found a good landscape camera alternative to the Xpan! While not as compact and вЂњhipster coolвЂќ as my TX1 (Xpan), The Bronica SQ-B compliments the Mamiya 6 in many ways and offers more flexibility.

The Bronica compliments it in two ways with its wider Zenzanon 40mm lens, and multiple 6Г—6 film backs, including this 135W pano back, for the option to change film stocks and shoot panoramic images. IвЂ™m happy to report the 135W film back is fully functional and working as it should! For this outing, I shot the Bronica SQ-B alongside the Mamiya 6. Once safely loaded however, the film advanced smoothly and I was ready to shoot! The film back is a marvel of engineering, but careful attention has to be given in loading film. And shooting with the Bronica allows much easier use of a circular polarizer (used on all the color images here) because you are looking вЂњthrough the lensвЂќ via a reflex mirror and into a waist level or prism finder, so you are actually seeing the effect of the filter! I excitedly loaded the 135W film back with a roll of Kodak Gold 200 for testing. The 1Г—2.4 aspect ratio comes close to the 1Г—2.7 (24mm x 65mm) pano of my Fuji TX1 (aka XPan).

Bronica sq 150mm series#

Now that IвЂ™ve recently acquired one, itвЂ™s time to put it through its pacesвЂ¦ДЄfter a long lock-down hiatus, Descanso Gardens (in Montrose, California) finally re-opened and what better time to go try out the 135W panoramic film back! This film back enables the Bronica SQ series medium format film cameras to shoot 24mm x 54mm panoramic photos using 135mm film. And what gives the Bronica the ability to shoot panoramas is the rare SQ 135W film back. One very good alternative that combines both 6Г—6 and panoramic formats is my Bronica SQ-B medium format camera with its wide Zenzanon PS 40mm lens. ItвЂ™s not that easy to use a circular polarizer or even graduated neutral density filters on filter holders with rangefinder cameras because you are composing with an optical finder and not seeing the effects of the filters through the lens. I do have the circular polarizer designed for the Mamiya 6, but none for the Fuji TX1.

Lately however, IвЂ™ve been finding my rangefinder cameras lacking and limiting in some landscape shooting scenarios, particularly when I need to use filters and a polarizer.

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вЂњPirateвЂ™s TowerвЂќ in Laguna Beach, California / Fujifilm TX-1 (aka Hasselblad XPan) camera / Hasselblad 45mm lens / Ilford HP5 Plus 400 135 film / Nikon Coolscan V-ED (LS-50) scanner вЂњPirateвЂ™s TowerвЂќ in Laguna Beach, California / Mamiya 6 Camera / Mamiya 50mm lens / Ilford Delta ASA100 120 film / Epson V750 Pro scanner

The compact size of these cameras and lenses helps when traveling, allowing for a smaller and lighter pack of gear. I enjoy shooting the 6Г—6 square and 1Г—2.7 panoramic aspects ratios interchangeably and the challenge of finding compositions that work for both. I do mostly landscapes, scenery, travel and street photography. I had recently returned to film photography after shooting digital since 2010. Tags abandoned buildings Barcelona Birmingham Bronica SQ-A buildings Canon FDn 20mm F2.8 cliffs clouds detritus flowers France fuerteventura geology glass graphic high contrast Iceland immanent city industry Lensbaby Composer Pro Lensbaby Plastic Optic light lo-fi London long exposure Marumi DHG 200 medium format Mobile nature new topographics nexus 5 night Nikon 1 Nikkor 10mm f2.8 Nikon 1 Nikkor 18.5mm f1.8 Nikon V1 Olympus 17mm f1.8 Olympus 45mm f1.8 on the beach Panasonic 14mm f2.5 Panasonic GX7 Panasonic Leica 25mm F1.4 people Pixel plants Polaroid SX-70 reflections Ricoh GR rivers rock sea seaside shadows Sigma 30mm f2.8 Sigma DP1 Merrill Sigma DP3 Merrill sky small-people-large-buildings Sony 50mm f1.8 Sony A7ii Sony FE 55mm f1.8 Sony NEX-5N The Impossible Project the seaside Toronto trees Tri-X 400 urban abstracts VCSOcam Voigtlander Nokton Classic 40mm f1.For quite some time I have been enjoying the Mamiya 6 with its trio of 50/75/150mm lenses, alongside the Fujifilm TX-1 (aka Hasselblad Xpan) panoramic camera.