BRONICA SQ B DRIVER
BRONICA SQ B PRO
BRONICA SQ B PROFESSIONAL

I then reassembled the drive unit in the reverse of how I disassembled it. a right angle foot on both ends (8th photo). Using two small pliers, one to hold the spring and the other to hold the unbent end, I bent the spring back into what I believe to be its original shape - i.e. The loose end of the spring then proceeded to rotate inside the housing gouging the softer brass as it went, causing all the brass swarf. I can only assume that the excess load caused by the film jam resulted in the spring being pulled through the notch and caused the bend to be removed in the process. It appears that there was once a bend in the spring, but it wasn't there now. There was no similar bend in the other end of the spring for the top notch. Taking a closer look at my spring, I could see that there was a right angle bend in one end of the spring to create a leg that fits into the bottom notch. There is a notch in the bottom cap and also in the top cap that the ends of the spring fit into so that it can transfer torque between the two. The bottom cap is attached to the form that held the spring. Once I had removed the spring, I could clean the swarf from all the parts. This effectively unscrewed the spring from the form. However, I could remove the spring by lifting one edge of it over the lip of the form and then chasing the edge round the form.

As the form has been created to hold the spring, it could not slide off. In it's current disassembled state, it just lifts off. The top cap is held in place when the unit is assembled. In my insert, the top could rotate freely and transferred very little torque to the bottom of the device (where the film spool would be). The spring appears to perform the function of buffering shock load in the gear train. RARE IZUMANON 49mm CLOSE-UP ZOOM ATTACHMENT LENS SER VII WITH CAPS & CASE JAPAN. Seller 100 positive Seller 100 positive Seller 100 positive. Under normal use, turning the top will result in the bottom turning also. ZENZA BRONICA SQ BELLOWS LENS HOOD SHADE ATTACHMENT 50-250mm LENSES 67mm RING. 4) As others have said, the SQ-B cannot be upgraded to use metered prisims. Although some may dispute this, the SQ-B battery appears to last a lot longer than the SQ-A or SQ-Ai. It was also covered in brass swarf.Д«asically the mechanism is a metal form that holds a strong cylindrical spring, with a geared top cap and a bottom cap that engages the take up spool directly. 3) The SQ-B body, lacking the extra circuitry, has more room for the battery so they 'improved' the design to take a normal 6 volt camera battery. This part broke down further into smaller component pieces. Once the unit is unscrewed into three parts, I focused my attention on the right hand part (in 3rd photo). See the 2nd and 3rd photos for more details.

BRONICA SQ B DRIVER

I used a pair of small pliers and a flat blade screw driver to take the unit apart. What looks like the screw head is attached to the female (nut) part. The unit unscrews in a slightly unusual way. This looked pretty damning as the part that had failed. There are prism finders available for the SQ series, but I like the simplicity and unobtrusive nature of the WLF.The takeup spool drive unit, as removed, was covered in brass swarf. ItвЂ™s the same as using a TLR in that regard. Of course the image is reversed L-R, but thatвЂ™s usually only a problem with photographing moving objects. Some people donвЂ™t like WLFs, but for 6ењ†, I think itвЂ™s great. I carried the Bronica in a shoulder bag with a Nikon SLR and found that the Bronica was not overly heavy in that regard, and it certainly hung fine around my neck with a Tamrac strap. Introduced in March 1983, the Bronica GS-1 in 6Г—7 cm format was the largest SLR produced by the company and the first medium format camera with TTL flash metering. I found that a Pentax 67 close-up lens on the 80mm lens was really wonderful for close-up portraits.

The following instructions are for the basic operations of the SQ-B.

BRONICA SQ B PRO

Fotodiox Pro Lens Mount Adapter - Bronica SQ (SQ-A, SQ-Am, SQ-Ai, SQ-B) Lens to Nikon F-Mount SLR/DSLR Camera Body.

BRONICA SQ B PROFESSIONAL

The camera balanced nicely in my hands and the WLF worked great. Among the many professional features of the Bronica SQ-B is the flash synchronization at all shutter speeds, up to the fastest 1/500 sec., which is one of the greatest advantages of the lens-shutter single-lens-reflex camera. Zenza Bronica SQ 6ењ† 120 Film Back for Bronica SQ, SQ-A, SQ-Ai, SQ-B, SQ-Am. That would have been the case had I used the Hasselblad. I used a Pentax Spotmeter or a Sekonic Twin-mate hand-held meter or sunny-16 while shooting. The dark slide is easy to remove and insert, and the winding crank needs one turn to advance the the film. If you have ever tried to use a Hasselblad with gloves on, youвЂ™ll appreciate the Bronica. For those days when gloves are needed, the controls are easy to use.

In all ways, I find the Bronica SQ-B to be a better camera in terms of ease of use, control layout, and ergonomics. My previous experience with 6ењ† SLRs was with a Kiev 66, Kowa 6, and Hasselblad 500C.