marcusdown Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Hi All,Does anyone know if the 120 darkslide from a Bronica ETRS can be used in a Bronica SQ-A?Much thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_overton Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I can't answer that, but I bet Jimmy Koh can. www.kohscamera.com. At worst, a new darkslide would be $20-30. Jimmy has helped me out of a bind more than once. Cheers, Tom <edit> just checked... Jimmy's SQ-Ai darkslides are $20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User_502260 Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I bought an older style 120 back for my SQ cameras and it came with the wrong dark slide. The dark slide protects the film from light if I remove the back but ti doesn't stop the shutter from firing. Today I show two rolls of 120 print film with an SQ-A and an 80/2.8 PS. The first five frames I shot with the roll or Fuji Reala wil be blank because I left the dark slide in. I need to switch the back on that camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusdown Posted September 1, 2008 Author Share Posted September 1, 2008 thanks guys. i checked out the website, which does seem a good solution. alas i'm in europe and shipping is probably slow and costly.... I think my back is the newer model, with the asa/iso on the top. A guy in germany is selling a slide for the etrs/etr/ and i want to be sure it will work before buying it from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon_platt1 Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Marcus An ETRS darkslide is of no use in an SQ back. The ETRS is a 6x4.5 frame so will not cover the 6x6 frame of the SQ Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusdown Posted September 2, 2008 Author Share Posted September 2, 2008 Indeed, that is what i initially suspected. But then i was told the backs are the same size. Are you sure about this, Simon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_smith35 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Marcus, Simon is correct - the dark slides are different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusdown Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 Okay, well thanks all. I've looked at the prices of darkslides online. They are difficult to find in europe but seem not so scarce stateside. I looked into ebay, where the price was excellent but delivery to the UK was often $25-30. And, having made contact with Jimmy Koh I think I'll finally be buying one from him. His price was more expensive than ebay but his delivery price of $3.50 was a hell of a lot cheaper. ...strange how the price of posting the same object can differ so greatly from one person to the next.....A big thanks to Tom for pointing me in the right direction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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