MF help - Working out how to take a picture.

[Artemis]

Okay, boss gave me another project today.
Basically, I get to take this beaut home, see if she is working, then maybe buy her of him when I know if she is...
Well...I have a small problem, I cant uuse the shutter release.
The only way i see possible is swithcing a switch on the side, then taking photo, but that switch lowers the aparature certains...can you guys help?

 

[Artemis]

Infact anything else on how to use this would help...

 

[Hertz van Rental]

Try here
http://www.butkus.org/chinon/bronica_etrs/bronica_etrs.htm

 

[Artemis]

Try here
http://www.butkus.org/chinon/bronica_etrs/bronica_etrs.htm

Thanks Hertz...
Does anyone have a quick "Try this and this and that" so I can know it simply aswell...im awefully dumb...

 

[MDowdey]

turn the winding handle on the side, then the little button next to the lens and to the bottom should trip the shutter. If i recall correctly, the shutter will stay closed.

also, remember to take the darkslide out as this will cause the camera's shutter to not trip.

md

 

[Artemis]

Thanks md...tried that and the shutter still just presses, but I dont think its something wrong with the camera...bugger

 

[Artemis]

Plus....on a side note, anyone know how much this baby is worth?

 

[ajmall]

i no diddly squat about medium and large format cameras, i wish i did though.

try searching the model on ebay or specialist shops. seeing as your in england, there's a great store in London i bought a lens from recently- www.apertureuk.com they stock an absurd amount of used 35mm and medium and large format gear. they also know what they're talking about too, which always helps!

 

[terri]

That looks like a fairly old model, Arty....the dark slide suggestion is the one I would have made, as that will definitely keep a shutter from firing. But you're saying you've removed it and it still won't fire.

My Agfa Isolette has a funny quirk: the shutter will NOT fire until there is a roll of film in it and you are actually advancing it. You might take it on home and load a roll, just to see, but that's a pretty long shot.

Sorry I don't have any better suggestions!

 

[MDowdey]

arty, you did take the darkslide out right?

also, there are switches on that camera(i own a similar model), that will allow it to fire without film, i think.

 

[ksmattfish]

Read the manual; don't just fool around with it. There is no "quick Try this and this and that". Many MF SLRs have a procedure that must be followed correctly to get them to operate. I don't know about Bronica, but it is possible to lock up a Hasselblad several different ways if you don't know what you are doing. And by "lock up" I mean it has to be sent away for repair.

 

[Artemis]

Thanks for the warning Matt, unfortunatly I didnt get a manual with the camera.
I spoke to me boss, and he said "Ohh yeh, it needs film in it" so ill have to apologise, hehe should have asked him earlier.

 

[terri]

Thanks for the warning Matt, unfortunatly I didnt get a manual with the camera.
I spoke to me boss, and he said "Ohh yeh, it needs film in it" so ill have to apologise, hehe should have asked him earlier.

Ah, then it does have the same characteristic of my Super Isolette! And here I thought that was a long shot.

For fun, here's a link to Jurgen Kreckel's site where he talks about the film advance mechanism of the Super Isolette, and there's a photo of it: http://www.certo6.com/cam/superisolette.html I'm not implying your Bronica has the same thing, just when you read this and look at the photo, you can understand why Matt was advising using extreme caution. You never know what lurks inside.

Hopefully you'll have a very nice, workable camera to play with!

 

[Artemis]

Hehe glad matt said, ive been pushing a flipping everything...so now im scared.
I wonder if this thing is worth any cash....

 

[photogoddess]

Once you get film in that baby, let me know. It looks like an older model than mine but I've got a full set of manuals for my ETRsi. Should be close enough to get it to work (hopefully)