Bronica SQ-B, Instructions Manual

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Page 3: ...h is one of the greatest advantage of the lens shutter single lens reflex camera The following instructions are for the basic operations of the SQ B Although instructions following are based on a standard camera accessories provided with this kit the actual choice of lenses film backs and finders from the collection of Bronica system accessories is left to the discretion of the photographer who sh...

Page 4: ... 15 11 Setting theShutter Speed Dial 15 12 Shutter Release Button 16 1 3 T i m e T E x p o s u r e 1 7 14 Exchanging Lenses 18 15 Interchanging Finders 19 16 Waist level Finderand InterchangingMagnifiers 19 17 SettingtheAperture 18 Focusing Adjustments 22 19 Distance ScaleandDepth of Field Scale 23 20 InfraredPhotography 23 21 FlashPhotography 24 22 Multiple Exposures 25 23 Mirror Lock Up 25 24 In...

Page 5: ...flection coated 50 7 angle of view tl22 minimumaperture intermediateaperture settings helicalfocusingfrominfinity to 80 cm 67 mm diameteron Zenzanon PsiB80 mm lens Exclusive four clawBronicaSQ bayonetmount Helicalfocusingsystembuiltintoeachlens angleof focusing171 Iorstandardlens Electronically controlledSEIKO 0 between lens leaf shutter shutterspeeds8 sec to 1 500sec withoutintermediate settings ...

Page 6: ...creen optionalscreens are split image microprism matte grid lines microprism split image for135film and matte for135film Flashsynchronlzation X setting upto 1 500sec withISOStandard contactterminal Battery checking Red coloredLED lights up in front center area outside screen area when baftery check button is Battery depressed LEDalsodoublesas shutterclosingsignal Single6 voltsilver oxidebattery 4S...

Page 7: ...t Aperturering Depth of field scale Distancescale Lensalignmentdot Waist level finder Focusinghoodcatch Shutterspeeddial Shutterspeedscale Magnilier Backcover releasebutton left Shutterreleasebutton Shutterreleasebottonlockingring www orphancameras com ...

Page 8: ... crank Neckstrapeyelet Manual filmwinder Shutterreleasebutton locking ring MirrorLock upswitchlever Cablereleasesockel Filmolanemark Darkslideslit Neckstrapeyelet Depth of tield previewlever Lensreleasebutton Batterycheckbutton Filmbackreleasebutton ...

Page 9: ...OperatlonalPartsof the BRONICA SQ B Shuttersoeeddial www orphancameras com ...

Page 10: ...t any photographicequipmentor electrical appliance shop A Depress the battery chamber button and at the same time move the batterychambercover in the arrow indicateddirection The coverwill come off easily B Coincidethe plus and minus marks on the batterywith similar polarityindicationsin the battery chamber Then push in the battery Insertthe battery chamber cover into the BATTERY end first and the...

Page 11: ...g pictures h a v e b e e n c o m p l e t e d B u t i f windingis possible rotatingthe film w i n d i n gc r a n k u n t i l i t s t o p s w i l l a u t o m a t i c a l l yt a k e c a r e o f t h e incompleteactions whetherthe shutternot fully cockedor film not fully advanced Thus it is always possibleto choosethe film type m o s t s u i t e d f o r t h e s h o t e v e n midwayin the roll Additiona...

Page 12: ... k againstthe main body untilit locks securely B To removethe film back from the main camera body insertthe dark slide into the dark slide slit as illustrated with the O markon the darkslideat the top end Pushit all the way in C Depressthe film back release buttonand the lower end of the film back can be removed as illust rated Simplyshiftthe film back up slightly and pullit away The dark slide ca...

Page 13: ...a c h o t h e r t h e n remove the filmholder Note when you load the first roll afteropeningthe camerapackage an emptyfilmspoolis in the bottom spoolholderand you do not needto transferthe emptyfilm spoolfrom the top to the bottomfilm holderas instructed in the nextcolumn The film back consistsof a film holderwhichwill be loadedwith a roll of film and a film back frame which completelyenclosesthe ...

Page 14: ...ecurelyholdthe film soool C After loadingthe fresh fitm spool properly draw out the leadingend of the filmand turn it acrossthe film pressureplate as illustrated Run it down and turn it over to the take up spool Insertthe leadingend intothe slit of the take upspool and windslightlyuntilsecurety engaged The inside black surfaceof the leadermust face out when running acrossthe pressureplate D Rotate...

Page 15: ...edwhen the filmwindingcrankis rotated the film holder is not insertedproperly A and orthe main camerabody may be set for multipleexposures B In the lattercase returnthe m u l t i p l e e x p o s u r e l e v e r t o a n uprightor verticalposition See 22 MultipleExposures on Page25 F C l o s e t h e b a c k c o v e r b y pressingit firmlyagainstthe baseof the film back as illustrated The back cover ...

Page 16: ...the shutterwill also be cocked H The manualfilm winder is used for advancing the film whenthe film back is detachedfrom the main body for film loading The manual film winder can continueto rotate evenwhenthe filmis set forthe first exposure lt should be rotated2 or 3 times more in order to take up anyslackin the loadedfilm When loading 220 roll film in the Film Back SQ i 220 do not mistake the dot...

Page 17: ...o attach and take photographswith a film back that incorporates an ISO SettingDial but the ISO settingwill not be effective The shutterspeed and aperture m u s t b e d e t e r m i n e d w i t h a n independentexposure meter or obtainedwith anothercamera with built inmetering system Rotatingthe film winding crank completelyone time in the forward direction will advancethe film one frame and at the ...

Page 18: ...lthe leaderpaper is completelywound up or approx imately8 full turns of the advance crank Then open the back cover and takeout the filmholder Take out the take upspool from the f i l m h o l d e r w h i l e h o l d i n gt h e e x p o s e d f i l m s o t h a t i t w i l l n o t unwind Sealthe exposedfilm The number on the shutter speed s c a l e i n d i c a t e st h e s e t s h u t t e r speed For ...

Page 19: ... a l l yw h e n a s l o w s h u t t e r speed is released Do not wind the film beforethe red LED lightsup or you will forcefullyterminatethe c a m e r a o p e r a t i o n b e f o r e i t i s comoleted The shutterbladeswill close and there will be under exposure if the film windingcrank is accidentally rotated before the exposure is completed as in the case of a slow shutterspeed setting In this ca...

Page 20: ...iblewith the PS B 80 mm lenssuppliedwith the SQ Bcamerakit When one of other Zenzanon PS lensesis attached time exposures c a n b e m a d e w i t h t h e t i m e e x p o s u r e l e v e r o n t h e l e n s regardlessof the settingon the shuttersoeedscale A First cock the shutterwith the film windingcrankand then pull up t h e t i m e e x p o s u r e l e v e r l o c k release B Slide the time expos...

Page 21: ...ns and then insertthe lens fully into its mount Rotate in the counterclockwise directionuntil it stops with an audibleclick which w i l l i n d i c a t et h a t i t i s s e c u r e l v locked B T o d e t a c h t h e l e n s t h e f i l m windingcrank must also be rotated to cockthe lensshutterfirst Then press the lens releasebutton down and at the same time rotatethe lensin the clockwise direction...

Page 22: ...ruvard untilit locks B To detach simplydepressthe finderreleasebutton while at the s a m e t i m e s l i d i n g t h e f i n d e r backwardswhere it can then be takenoff by lifting Findersincorporating exposure meters can be attachedbut the meterwillnotactivate A The focusinghood of the waist levelfinderis openedby pushingup on the focusinghood catch at the rear end of the folded waist level finde...

Page 23: ...in viewingposition Next Pressin both side frames as illustrated and at the same time Pressthe front frame back towardsthe rear The focusinghoodwillautomatically be foldeddown D The standardmagnifiersupplied with the waist levelfinder has a power of 1 5 diopters which can b e e x c h a n g e d f o r o t h e r s w i t h powersof 4 5 3 5 2 5 0 5 0 5 and 1 5 diopters These oPtional accessories shouldb...

Page 24: ...dot The apertureringclick stops at I n t e r m e d i a t es e t t i n g s a r e a l s o possible B All interchangeable lensesfor the BronicaSQ B have automaticlens d i a p h r a g m s a n d t h e f o c u s i n g screen is alwaysviewed at the full aperture providingthe brightest p o s s i b l e i m a g e H o w e v e r d e p r e s s i n g t h e d e p t h o f f i e l d p r e v i e wl e v e r w i l l ...

Page 25: ...e image into two with the upper and lower halves separated horizontally when the lens is out of focus When in focus however the two halveswill coincidewith the displacement disappearing The microprismring surroundingthe central spot can also be used for c h e c k i n gt h e s h a r p n e s so f t h e focusedimage since the image will glitterwhen the lens is not focused The surroundingfull areamatt...

Page 26: ...r e d distance index These identical p a i r s o f a p e r t u r e si n d i c a t et h e distancezone in focus at these lens openings For example if the 80 mm lens stopped down to t 22 is focusedat a distanceof 3 m 10ft the depth of field scale shows that the zone will extend trom 2 to 7 m 7 ft to 23 ft atl 22 See the depth of fieldtable for the Zenzanon PS 80 mm lens on page 36 I n i n f r a r e ...

Page 27: ...nicflash u n i t a n d o rfl a s h m e t e r o f y o u r choice A Always use flash cords with a s t a n d a r dP C t y p e p l u g W h e n detachingthe flash cord grip the plug firmlyand pull it out straight and do nottwistor pullon the cord B The lens shutterof Zenzanon S a n d P S s e r i e s l e n s e s h a v e X settingsfor flash synchronization which allow all the electronicflash unitsto sync...

Page 28: ...mberof times withoutadvancing the film C U p o n c o m p l e t i n ga m u l t i p l e exposed pictureshooting be sure to returnthe multiple exposurelever back to its verticalpositionand coverthe red mark Otherwise there will be additional multipleexposureson the same frame A The mirrorlock upswitchlever has three settings or N S and C with the lever rotated to set N normal to the indexfor shooting...

Page 29: ...lose completely and the reflexmirrorand film safety platewillswingup C T h e s h u t t e rw i l l b e r e l e a s e d when the shutterreleasebuttonor cablereleaseis depressed D When S is set to the index with the mirrorlock upswitch lever the leverwill automatically returnto N w i t h t h e n e x t f i l m a d v a n c e a n d shuttercockingaction All following shotswill of course be normal 26 www ...

Page 30: ...itch lever the leverwill not returnto N with the n e x t fi l m a d v a n c e a n d s h u t t e r cockingaction Therefore shooting with the mirrorlockedup will be possible any numberof times When the film windingcrank is revolved afterexposingall 12 or 24 exposures film windingonly in the normalmanner will not take place but the shutterwillbe released with the mirrorlockedup any numberof times The...

Page 31: ...the film back from the mainbody Then continueshooting according to a preceding See 3 Attachmentand Removal of FilmBacks on page8 A T h e f o c u s i n gs c r e e n c a n b e exchanged dependingon the type o f p h o t o g r a p h i c w o r k b e i n g undertaken First removethe finder attachedto the main camera body Next move the screen removal levers on both s i d e s i n t h e a r r o w i n d i c...

Page 32: ...Q i can not be attachedto the BronicaSO B Micropris Split image Microprisrvsplil image tor 135film Microprisrn splil rmage Matte Grid lines Matte tor 135tilm B To installthe focusingscreen insertthe protrusion at the rearend of the screen in a corresponding groove on the main camera body Then slide both screen removal l e v e r s f o r w a r d t o s e c u r e t h e focusingscreen Seventypes of foc...

Page 33: ...osure being set to the cameraand orthe cameranotoperating Be sure to use and storethe battery c o r r e c t l yf o r o b t a i n i n go p t i m u m performancefrom it at all times o T a k e t h e b a t t e r i e so u t o f t h e batterychamberwhen storingthe camera o L e a v i n g t h e b a t t e r i e s i n t h e camera for a long time without u s i n g i t c a n l e a d t o l e a k a g e problem...

Page 34: ...Insertnew batteriesor keep a spare on hand for such occasions Furthermore keepsuch batteriesin an insidepocket oThe focusingscreen is detach able for exchangingwith other t y p e s D o n o t p l a c e t r i m m i n g masks or tapes on the bottom surfaceof the screen as this will leadto inaccurate focusing o A red LED will flash above the focusingscreenarea and signal closingof the shutterwhen taki...

Page 35: ...er using it outdoors in wet weatheror at the seashore o Wipe the cameracarefullywith a well wrungdamp cloth usingfresh water if the exterior is effected by salty air Then wipe it dry with a soft dry cloth lf necessary send it out for a quick inspectionat an authorized repairstation lf the equipmentis not beingused for a longperiod storeeverything in tin linedcontainers with plentyof d e s i c c a ...

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