There are a thousands reasons why you might not be able to do it, and that's why I suggest you to have always a second back to switch if the moment comes when you run out of film. It might be too cold, or it might be snowing or raining.
I have two film backs, always loaded with film and ready to go, because sometimes it's just not possible to load new film in the field. I've already talked about this on my "What's in my camera bag?" video, but it's worth repeating it. I'll be talking about color filters in more detail soon, but you can check out this other post to see an example: Orange Filter example: Monument Valley, Arizona. Let me be clear: a color filter won't necessarily make your photos better, but they let you be creative with your photography.
But after several weeks experimenting with them, I can say I'm in love.
BRONICA SQ A BATTERY HOW TO
While I've had color filters since before owning this camera, I never allocated the time to learn how to use them. So both finders have different use cases, and both are very handy to have in your arsenal. Some times you have the camera higher, like when you are trying to avoid a fence or shooting through a window (think of a car or a train). I love to hold my camera at my chest's height, and it also useful when using a tripod.īut a prism finder is also very useful. The waist level finder lets you compose lower shots, and they offer a better experience in general. But it was so worth it! I use it 90% of the time, if not more. It took me a while because they are really expensive (got mine for $100) for what they are: just some plastic and metal. So after a few weeks, I pulled the trigger on one of them. I loved to compose shots from above using the Rolleiflex, so I could only imagine how great that experience would be with the super bright Bronica's finder. My camera came with a prism finder, but I knew I wanted to get a waist level finder. 4.- Get a Waist Level Finder, or a Prism Finder. You can still take the photo, but you can't see what you are taking. It has happened to me somewhere between 5 and 10 times, that I'm putting the camera back in the bag and this switch gets turned accidentally, effectively moving and locking the mirror. It's a very useful feature that I use every time I take an exposure of 1/60th or slower.īut while useful, you have to be very careful with this switch. The Bronica SQ-Ai has, as many of (D)SLRs do, a mirror lock-up switch to lock the mirror in position to avoid camera shake when taking a photo with a slow shutter speed. 3.- be careful with the mirror lock-up switch Otherwise the shakiness might ruin your shot. This won't use your batteries!ĭownside: you have to touch your lens to move the switch back to "A mode", so don't use this if your exposure is not longer than, say, 30 seconds.
This is a little switch on the bottom of the lens that allows you to keep the shutter open for as long as you want, until you move the switch back to its normal position. That might not be a problem when shooting long exposures of just a few seconds, but if you like to take much longer exposures like I do, up to 40 minutes or even 4 hours, then this will kill your batteries in no time. Turns out the camera will use the batteries when shooting at any speed to keep the shutter open, including bulb. One of the reasons why I went with the SQ-Ai instead of the SQ-A is that it has bulb mode. This is a tricky one, and I only found out about it after reading the manual. 2.- Don't use bulb, use the T-mode of your lensĪnother battery-related tip. Just lock your shutter and you won't have this problem. Meaning: if you have your Bronica in your bag and the shutter gets accidentally depressed, it will be metering the whole time until you run out of batteries. This tip isn't about avoiding accidental black shots: the Bronica SQ-Ai won't shoot if the dark slide is inserted, so you don't have to to prevent these accidents.īut as you might know, the Bronica SQ-Ai supports metered prims finders and it will collect information from the lens and film back every time you press the shutter, passing it over to the prism if you are using one. Ok, maybe not after every shot, but at least when you put your camera away in your bag. Hoping they help someone, here they go in no particular order. I sat down and I thought about some tips I would've loved to know about when I started shooting it.
BRONICA SQ A BATTERY SERIES
I brought it with me to the mountains, to the desert and to the shores of oceans and lakes all across the country (see my American Road Trip series on YouTube). I've been shooting quite a lot with my Bronica since I got it last year.
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