Bronica GS-1

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I hanker after a 6x7 and of the available options we seem to hear less of the GS-1 than the others. Anyone had experience of it?

I quite fancy a Pentax 67 or (6x7) but I'm used to having MF cameras with changeable backs. The Mamiya RB67 has a following on here but not heard a lot about the GS-1.

PS - can't afford a Mamiya 7 ;)
 
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I'm not sure that the GS-1 had a great following in the UK, possibly because the RB67 had a rotating back and bellows extension which made it more versatile/easy to use? My Bronny SQ kit has had an easy life, but seems to be well built and I would think the same would apply to the GS-1. There's an article at the link that might help if you haven't seen it?
https://emulsive.org/reviews/camera-reviews/camera-review-bronica-gs1-ladric-stephenson
 
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I had a GS-1 for a short while. An extremely well made camera and the lenses are very sharp, it's big and heavy (not RB/RZ heavy) though and suffers from the thing that eventually put me off it, interchangeable backs. That's just me though, everyone else seems to like them but I had too many episodes where I loaded the film back to front or not at all, it is a well known fact that I'm an eejit though.
I was very impressed with the build quality, it's a very classy bit of kit and as I said the lenses are a bit special.
 
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Thanks @Peter B and @Andysnap very helpful.

I'd have to sell some of my current cameras to afford it but the lure of the BIG negative is strong...
 
excalibur2 said:
Just AAMOI...do you mean you don't like interchangeable backs on this or any MF camera?
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Generally on any camera. Don't really know why I'd just rather carry a couple of extra films and reload rather than loads of preloaded backs.
 
I'd probably try a GS1, they're just difficult to come by.
They always seem to be body only with nothing, or the full damn shebang with a half dozen lenses, you don't see many reasonably priced ready to shoot kits.
I see slightly more exotic 6x7's appearing more often, usually from out the country though.
I couldn't deal with an RB, Bronica is as big and daft as I wanna go with 120..:)
 
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