For week #14 I finally went back to the Bronica SQ-Ai. This time around I left the prism and the grip at home and just used the WLF and the crank and the awesome 110mm f/4. This made the camera much, much lighter and the finder also a lot brighter.
I also left my meter at home and used the exposure guide recommended by Johnny Patience:
As you can see the images turned out fine, even with this crazy overexposure. I guess I will leave the meter at home more often from now on!
Bronica SQ-Ai, 110mm f/4, Ilford HP5+, dev & scan by meinfilmlab.de.
Lovely images, especially the raindrops on the leaves. I am trying to shoot my SQ-ai more, I struggle with my composition with the 6×6 I find it easier with my Mamiya 645…. Tim 🙂
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My first serious medium format camera was a TLR so I’ve had a lot of practice with 6×6. Maybe that’s why I love it so much. But 6×4.5 is a close second!
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Fantastic! Also I enjoy using ‘the force’ to get the exposure for an image. It’s a good activity for photographers. Awesome shots!
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Thanks Alex! I’m really excited about this. I’ve never had good results with the proper Sunny 16 rule. But this, this even I can manage. And now all those meterless cameras in my collection will see a lot more action.
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When I lived in Monterey, a friend of mine had a Bronica that she dearly loved. Reminds me of old times on the California coast.
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I’m going to try this system as I also find “Sunny 16” doesn’t turn out such sunny results for me always. And I have several meterless cameras that I like a lot, especially the Pentax 67. Thanks for the inspiration.
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Yes, it opens up a lot of possibilities and I can already see myself buying new cameras. Oh my! Especially a 6×7 like your Pentax. 🙂
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