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h'mm if you are going to crop a sq format camera, you might as well get a Bronica ETRS ...
That only applies if you're going to crop every shot rather than the occasional one that warrants cropping.
h'mm if you are going to crop a sq format camera, you might as well get a Bronica ETRS ...
I think this has been discussed before, but I'd recommend the SQ series over the ETR, as the SQ cameras can do everything that the ETR can do (e.g., nearly identical features, accessories, and lens lineup) for the about the same money and size, but you'd have the option of switching between 6x6 and 6x4.5 backs with the SQ and it's far easier to use it with the waist level finder.
The SQ series has to be one of the best values in medium format photography.
Will the SQ 6x45 back shoot in portrait mode?I think this has been discussed before, but I'd recommend the SQ series over the ETR, as the SQ cameras can do everything that the ETR can do (e.g., nearly identical features, accessories, and lens lineup) for the about the same money and size, but you'd have the option of switching between 6x6 and 6x4.5 backs with the SQ and it's far easier to use it with the waist level finder.
The SQ series has to be one of the best values in medium format photography.
Well I've forgotten the answer as to why Bronica ever made the ETRS....seems a duplication.
Will the SQ 6x45 back shoot in portrait mode?
No.Will the SQ 6x45 back shoot in portrait mode?
ok, so will the GS-1 shoot landscape and portrait mode with a 6x45 back, without turning the camera 90° ?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.
ok, so will the GS-1 shoot landscape and portrait mode with a 6x45 back, without turning the camera 90° ?
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?ok, so will the GS-1 shoot landscape and portrait mode with a 6x45 back, without turning the camera 90° ?
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?
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.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.
I know none of the Bronicas, Mamiyas or Hasselblads rotated, and clearly the RFs can't either, but I'd forgotten the Rolleis.
Might as well get an RB67 then, can shoot both 6x7 and 6x4.5 in landscape and portrait...
Not sure if that's just a typo, but the RB67 and RZ67 models are Mamiyas.