This is a Bronica ETRs

Wheatfield · 01-06-2009, 11:22 PM

Or was.
It had a bad day

Last edited by Wheatfield; 02-05-2011 at 08:44 PM.

**Rense** · 01-07-2009, 01:08 AM

Originally posted by Wheatfield

It had a bad day

Quite, yes. What did you do with it? Jumped from a 13 stock flat building or something? Drove your car over it several times? Or desintegrated it just spontaneous?

**RobA_Oz** · 01-07-2009, 01:34 AM

Pete Townshend got to it?

borno · 01-07-2009, 04:41 AM

Ouch!
did you leave it on top of the car?

séamuis · 01-07-2009, 05:27 AM

lens still looks usable from the photos.

Wheatfield · 01-07-2009, 06:45 AM

Originally posted by Rense

Quite, yes. What did you do with it? Jumped from a 13 stock flat building or something? Drove your car over it several times? Or desintegrated it just spontaneous?

Fourteen stories if I recall. I had my camera bag sitting on a ledge beside me, with the Bronica between me and the bag. I was pulling my F3 out and managed to knock the Bronica over the side.
I used the insurance money to buy a Pentax 6x7, which was my reintroduction to Pentax after 15 or so years away from the brand.
The pictures were shot in around 1986 and scanned 10 years after that. I found them on an archive over the weekend and thought I would share.
The lens may have been usable, but IIRC, we couldn't get the lens mount off of it.

slomojoe · 01-07-2009, 07:06 AM

Ah, that must be what they call "almost mint condition" on ebay, isn't it?

mithrandir · 01-07-2009, 07:32 AM

That sight would have haunted me for years to come.

séamuis · 01-07-2009, 07:35 AM

Originally posted by slomojoe

Ah, that must be what they call "almost mint condition" on ebay, isn't it?

oh jeez..

stevebrot · 01-07-2009, 09:49 AM

Originally posted by slomojoe

Ah, that must be what they call "almost mint condition" on ebay, isn't it?

Oh, I thought that it was the one with the comment, "I don't know much about cameras, but this one is obviously well cared for..."

Steve

(Just returned an eBay "100% operational" camera yesterday...)

ryan s · 01-07-2009, 11:41 AM

That makes me sad, just like a totalled car

ftpaddict · 01-07-2009, 12:44 PM

Considering the amount of diving the Bronica had done, it still looked surprisingly well put together.

MRRiley · 01-07-2009, 12:55 PM

Painfull sight... on a related note... I wonder how many of us Pentax guys are or were Bronica guys as well. They are/were similarly positioned in the MF arena as Pentax is in the 35mm arena.

Fortunately I never dropped my ETR!

roentarre · 01-07-2009, 02:09 PM

Hopefully that is not the result of your reaction to some forum members after reading their comments...

jct us101 · 01-07-2009, 03:19 PM

At least you can buy them now for less than a DSLR.

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Rense Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zetten - The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,050	Originally posted by Wheatfield It had a bad day Quite, yes. What did you do with it? Jumped from a 13 stock flat building or something? Drove your car over it several times? Or desintegrated it just spontaneous?

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01-07-2009, 05:27 AM	#5
séamuis Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Savannah, U.S./Baguio City, P.H. Posts: 5,979	lens still looks usable from the photos.

01-07-2009, 06:45 AM	#6
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,986 Original Poster	Originally posted by Rense Quite, yes. What did you do with it? Jumped from a 13 stock flat building or something? Drove your car over it several times? Or desintegrated it just spontaneous? Fourteen stories if I recall. I had my camera bag sitting on a ledge beside me, with the Bronica between me and the bag. I was pulling my F3 out and managed to knock the Bronica over the side. I used the insurance money to buy a Pentax 6x7, which was my reintroduction to Pentax after 15 or so years away from the brand. The pictures were shot in around 1986 and scanned 10 years after that. I found them on an archive over the weekend and thought I would share. The lens may have been usable, but IIRC, we couldn't get the lens mount off of it.

01-07-2009, 07:06 AM	#7
slomojoe Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 788	Ah, that must be what they call "almost mint condition" on ebay, isn't it?

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mithrandir Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,895	That sight would have haunted me for years to come.

01-07-2009, 07:35 AM	#9
séamuis Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Savannah, U.S./Baguio City, P.H. Posts: 5,979	Originally posted by slomojoe Ah, that must be what they call "almost mint condition" on ebay, isn't it? oh jeez..

01-07-2009, 09:49 AM	#10
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by slomojoe Ah, that must be what they call "almost mint condition" on ebay, isn't it? Oh, I thought that it was the one with the comment, "I don't know much about cameras, but this one is obviously well cared for..." Steve (Just returned an eBay "100% operational" camera yesterday...)

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ryan s Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Madison, WI Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,383	That makes me sad, just like a totalled car

01-07-2009, 12:44 PM	#12
ftpaddict Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Yurp Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,666	Considering the amount of diving the Bronica had done, it still looked surprisingly well put together.

01-07-2009, 12:55 PM	#13
MRRiley Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sterling, VA, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,275	Painfull sight... on a related note... I wonder how many of us Pentax guys are or were Bronica guys as well. They are/were similarly positioned in the MF arena as Pentax is in the 35mm arena. Fortunately I never dropped my ETR!

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