With a leaf shutter flash syncs at all speeds, which goes up to 1/500. Like many MF cameras, the Bronica uses leaf shutters located in the lenses, but the shutter is electronically controlled and cocked automatically by a motor in the lens (no mechanical cocking by the body).
The camera has an exceptional viewfinder, very clear and easy to use (with one exception that I'll discuss later) with a large rangefinder patch. For a MF film camera the Bronica is innovative and advanced, and in the years following its release won many awards for design and innovation. I had owned a Fuji previously that was also in that orientation so for me, it was / isn't an issue really. The Bronica shoots 120 or 220, is in the 6X4.5 format, and held normally shoots in portrait orientation, which is, for some people, difficult or at least annoying. That doesn't mean, however, that it's not a very fine camera. It had the unfortunate luck to be launched just in time for the world to switch to digital so it never really caught on. It is sometimes referred to as the "camera everyone forgot." If you think of the time range I just gave you, you can see why. The Bronica rf645 is a modern rangefinder that was made from 2000 to 2005.
#Bronica rf645 manual trial
So how did the trial go? On to the review, but I will say that after 3 months of using the Bronica, I sold my Mamiya kit.okay, then I bought another one 6 months later but that's a different story for another review.
It's 645 which is my least favorite format, the 3 lenses aren't even quite as well suited as the 3 lens set for the Mamiya and on and on.which means that within a month or so I had one to try. I tried to convince myself that it wouldn't be a good fit of course, as many of us do when we get in that early stage of GAS. That is until I read a review of the Bronica rf645. It was, you could say, my travel companion of choice. It's fairly light weight, not super large, the lens retracts to make it even thinner, the 3 available lenses are a decent fit for my style, and the 6X6 is my favorite 120 format. The Pentax 67 is a beast but I do drag it along on trips more often than you'd think (you can justifiably question my sanity for that last statement).įor a single kit that can provide a versatile companion, though, it was for many years the Mamiya 6. My Rolleiflex is a good traveler but is also fixed lens so limits its usefulness. If you can get by with a single lens the Fuji GW670 is not a bad travel companion, but still a little bulky.
The lenses alone are back breakingly heavy even if the bodies are manageable. Still, as much as I like them, they're just not the most practical choice for most trips. Now my Hasselblads aren't necessarily the easiest to carry around, but I have taken one with a couple of lenses on hiking and biking trips before, so nothing is impossible. For MF though, it could be anything from an old folder like my Mamiya Six (not the modern version 6, but the original Six) to a Hasselblad. If I'm going LF, it's my Super Speed Graphic or maybe my Toyo. Yes, large format can range from big to huge, but like I said, not usually a consideration. There's size variation in all formats, but I'd say that within the rage of possible combinations medium format probably has the widest range of options.
Even so, small format gear isn't the best choice for many things I shoot so I generally have a medium format camera along as well. It's rare that I wouldn't include a small format set up of some sort. is important.Īs for format, anything is fair game, but large format is less often the 1st choice when size is an issue. Most trips, though, have some level of size constraints, and so finding the right balance of format, choices, versatility etc. Driving allows the most freedom of course, and I find that on road trips I will usually overpack terribly, but then who cares as long as you can squeeze in a few items of clothing oh, and of course my travel companions and their gear. The purpose often dictates format, a specific lens or set of lenses, and the camera choice as well. There is certainly variation based on the destination and / or the purpose of the trip, so kit "optimization" has variables that have to be considered each time you get ready to pack. As a photographer who travels quite a lot, I spend a lot of time trying to sort out the perfect travel kit.
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