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That only applies if you're going to crop every shot rather than the occasional one that warrants cropping.
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That only applies if you're going to crop every shot rather than the occasional one that warrants cropping.
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Well I've forgotten the answer as to why Bronica ever made the ETRS....seems a duplication.
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Will the SQ 6x45 back shoot in portrait mode?
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Well, the ETR series used to be a lot cheaper. Now that the prices have dropped considerably on both, I think the SQ offers more for similar money.
No, it is in landscape mode, so you'd have to turn the whole camera 90°. If you pick up a Bronica GS-1 though, you have the option of 6x7 (landscape), 6x6, and 6x4.5 in portrait orientation.
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No.
I had an ETRS a long time ago with only the WLF, and I tried shooting a few shots in portrait mode - that was fun!
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ok, so will the GS-1 shoot landscape and portrait mode with a 6x45 back, without turning the camera 90° ?
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No, it is portrait orientation only for 6x4.5; the back does not rotate. The GS-1 has a rotary viewfinder though and it's probably the lightest modular 6x7 SLR system.
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Might as well get an RB67 then, can shoot both 6x7 and 6x4.5 in landscape and portrait...
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Go on, get a Rolleiflex you know you want to
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I *think* the only camera that ever had a rotating back was the RB67, but I'm not sure about the Fuji680. Anyone here ever used one?
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And the RZ67, amongst others.
I know that there are a number of newer medium format cameras that accept rotating backs. For instance, I'm fairly certain that a number of the 600x series Rolleiflexes could accept rotating 6x4.5 backs. I think that the Rolleiflex HY6 offered a rotating film back as well; I know for certain that it had the option of a rotating digital back.
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I stand corrected then - thanks! I know none of the Bronicas, Mamiyas or Hasselblads rotated, and clearly the RFs can't either, but I'd forgotten the Rolleis.
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Not sure if that's just a typo, but the RB67 and RZ67 models are Mamiyas.
The RB67 is right up there in value, I would say with the Bronica SQ-A, and it's extremely versatile. In addition to the 6x7, 6x6, and 6x4.5 backs, it also has a much more useful polaroid back option than any of the Bronicas offer and some RB67 models are even capable of 6x8. That versatility comes at the expense of size, however; the RB67 is significantly larger than any of the Bronicas. I don't mind the size in terms of using and handling the camera; it's just that none of the bags that I currently own will fit the camera for transport and storage.
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Indeed - I was only thinking of the 6x4.5 models, but of course the RB and RZ can rotate. The Pentax 645 and 67 can be added to the list that don't.