To buy or not to buy...Bronica SQ-A in Medium Format Posted May 31, 2005 Hi Greg, Have you bought your MF system yet? I live in Singapore and there's a shop here that stocks Bronica stuff (all new) and he does exports. I just bought an SQ-B system from him which includes the body, 80mm PS, 250mm PS, 18mm extension tube, two close-up diopter filters and a sturdy flash bracket, all for under USD 1800.00 . And all this is new stuff, not used. Please note that the SQ-B does not have any metering capabilities at all, even with a metered prism attached. His stock is limited to what he has right now, because as you might already know, the Bronicas have been discontinued and there is currently no distributor in Singapore. From what I can see, he currently still has two or three SQ-B kits in his store. The proprietor's name is Mr Wong, the shop is called "Fotografix Marketing". You can fax or call him at: (65)62237217 . I have been having much pleasure using the SQ-B, and I have no regrets buying into this MF system. Both the lenses I got are very sharp indeed. I scan my slides or negatives into digitals using a canon 9950F flatbed scanner, which is just great for me. I have never used a dedicated MF scanner before, so I can't say if it's a lot worse. Anyway, I'm just a hobbyist and I do photography only for my own personal pleasure and to participate in local competitions. Using MF has made me become more deliberate in the way I take pictures and that has made me learn to be a better photographer.
To buy or not to buy...Bronica SQ-A
in Medium Format
Posted
Hi Greg,
Have you bought your MF system yet? I live in Singapore and there's a
shop here that stocks Bronica stuff (all new) and he does exports. I
just bought an SQ-B system from him which includes the body, 80mm PS,
250mm PS, 18mm extension tube, two close-up diopter filters and a
sturdy flash bracket, all for under USD 1800.00 . And all this is new
stuff, not used. Please note that the SQ-B does not have any metering
capabilities at all, even with a metered prism attached. His stock is
limited to what he has right now, because as you might already know,
the Bronicas have been discontinued and there is currently no
distributor in Singapore. From what I can see, he currently still has
two or three SQ-B kits in his store.
The proprietor's name is Mr Wong, the shop is called "Fotografix
Marketing". You can fax or call him at: (65)62237217 .
I have been having much pleasure using the SQ-B, and I have no
regrets buying into this MF system. Both the lenses I got are very
sharp indeed. I scan my slides or negatives into digitals using a
canon 9950F flatbed scanner, which is just great for me. I have never
used a dedicated MF scanner before, so I can't say if it's a lot
worse. Anyway, I'm just a hobbyist and I do photography only for my
own personal pleasure and to participate in local competitions. Using
MF has made me become more deliberate in the way I take pictures and
that has made me learn to be a better photographer.