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<\/p>\nThe Bronica ETRsi was one of the camera I bought just to ‘have a feel’ of how such camera works. Little did I know that I’ll end up loving that boxy heavy camera so much that I decided to not only keep it … but also get an extra lens and a couple of accessories for it. The last time I bought such a heavy beast … was the Kiev60 … the ‘bumble bee’ cam that I’ve used once and has been sitting heavy in my cabinet since.<\/p>\n
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The first thing I searched for was a speed grip for the camera as I find carrying it without a strap is rather difficult. I had to ‘hug’ it real tight when I’m out shooting as taking it in & out from the bag is rather troublesome. eBay was my best friend (but not my wallet’s) and soon came a speed grip that makes carrying the camera easier. Oh … and the shutter release button on the grip is an added bonus but I sure miss the winding film advance crank.<\/p>\n
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I thought that’s about all I wanted but I found out about this very rare 35mm back that takes long pano photos on 35mm film! There are two variations … the 135N and 135W. The 135W is the one I wanted but being super rare … it took me some time to finally grab one for sale. It ain’t cheap but at least the entire setup is less than half the price of an Xpan. \ud83d\ude00 Ok … I better not try compare this with an Xpan. The last time I made a remark about something like that in Lomography’s website … I got some clown screaming his head off telling me that I don’t know nuts about an Xpan. Hehehe. I can’t afford one, so I’ll just shut up.<\/p>\n
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So what is a cool pano back without a wide lens? Luckily lenses are rather cheap and I found an used 40mm lens at a very good price locally. Together with the 75mm f2.8 lens … that’s all I will ever spend on this setup. Oh … one last investment *grin* … a split screen focusing screen with gridlines for the 35mm back. Without the gridlines … it will be hard to try compose using the 645 one and I managed to contact a guy who had one for sale back in 2009 (!!!) in the local forums. Luckily he still had it for sale and I’m gonna go collect it tomorrow.<\/p>\n
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Now for some test shots this weekend! Oh … I’ll probably have to get the lab to scan my roll of I were to shoot any this weekend. My darn Silverfast is not working on OSX Lion! According to their website … I’ll have to wait til end of this month for the version 8 of Silverfast! Grrrr! Lion at my Silverfast!<\/p>\n
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The Bronica ETRsi was one of the camera I bought just to ‘have a feel’ of how such camera works. Little did I know that I’ll end up loving that boxy heavy camera so much that I decided to not only keep it … but also get an extra lens … <\/p>\n