Hey all,
So I recently acquired a stunning Bronica ETRS with AE II Finder from a friend. I've been shooting film for a while (namely with 35mm cameras) and my beloved Mamiya RB67 and M645 1000s. However this is my first Bronica experience and I'm a bit confused.
So I placed the AE II prism on the body, heard a click and it appears to be rigid/firm in place. When I look through the viewfinder, it's blurry. Not completely blurry but enough I can't be certain of the focus when shooting. I wear glasses (-2.75) whilst my flatmates (both 20/20 vision) also struggled to see through it. So after doing some research, it appears that the diopter on it could be responsible?
I unscrewed it and it was a -1.5 diopter. When I looked through it without the diopter, it was nice and crisp but lacked the magnification to see the details. So I put it back and now I'm a tad confused.
I was planning on gifting my dad the Bronica but I'm unsure what to do now. He has 20/20 vision (lucky guy) and I'm wondering what diopter I need to buy or magnifier for the Bronica so he can use and for it to appear non blurry?
Secondly, after I screwed the diopter back, it appears that I can't unscrew again (screwing anti-clockwise). The screw just turn & turns in place. How do I take it out?
Really appreciate your responses.