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**tonyzoc** · 03-14-2023, 03:13 PM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

I had a Bronica S2 for a few years, with the 75mm f2.8 Nikkor, a 250mm f4 Nikkor (short mount made for use on rangefinder Nikons equipped with a reflex housing), and a set of extension tubes. Excellent IQ, but very clumsy to use, and after modest use for two years, the very complex mirror system started to jam. I had to turn the camera upside down and "burp" it to get the mirror back into position. Supposed to be a "professional" camera, but it is clear why pros either never adopted it, or abandoned it very quickly. And also, the synchro-compur shutters in "blad lenses, extremely reliable, allowed strobe synch at any shutter speed = just what many of the pros who used 'blads wanted.

I think the EC, which followed the S line, was an improved camera, though it still used the split mirror system. Bonica did have a leaf shutter lens but it was awkward to use. With the success of the ETR system, they eventually produced the SQ 6x6, which is a camera I've always wanted. They also put out the GS 6x7. I just have the EC with the 75/2.8 PC Nikkor, a 50mm Nikkor and a 150mm Zenzanon. I got the whole kit for under $600. I use it once in a while but it is a boat anchor to carry around.

**TwoUptons** · 03-15-2023, 03:35 AM

Originally posted by tonyzoc

I think the EC, which followed the S line, was an improved camera, though it still used the split mirror system. Bonica did have a leaf shutter lens but it was awkward to use. With the success of the ETR system, they eventually produced the SQ 6x6, which is a camera I've always wanted. They also put out the GS 6x7. I just have the EC with the 75/2.8 PC Nikkor, a 50mm Nikkor and a 150mm Zenzanon. I got the whole kit for under $600. I use it once in a while but it is a boat anchor to carry around.

I really liked the SQ... good ergonomics, good lenses...
I want to say the model I used was a SQai? with TTL flash...

They're a bit larger than a Hasselblad as I recall, especially with the grip (which is on the right and winds the film with a thumb lever) and eye-level finder, but not obnoxiously so.

-Eric

**WPRESTO** · 03-15-2023, 05:33 AM

Recent acquisition = Laowa 6mm Zero D (= rectilinear WA, not fish-eye) for MFT. This morning I posted the first images taken with it on both the MFT and Your Place threads.

**MiguelATF** · 03-15-2023, 12:32 PM - **6 Likes**

Just acquired: a tiny pancake manual focus lens for my Fujifilm camera (an X-T5) - the 10mm 'Cookie'.
It seems to have superb construction and lovely click-stops on the aperture ring.

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nickthetasmaniac · 03-16-2023, 02:58 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by MiguelATF

Just acquired: a tiny pancake manual focus lens for my Fujifilm camera (an X-T5) - the 10mm 'Cookie'.
It seems to have superb construction and lovely click-stops on the aperture ring.

Well, I guess it looks kinda like a film camera?

**MiguelATF** · 03-16-2023, 04:31 PM

Originally posted by nickthetasmaniac

Well, I guess it looks kinda like a film camera?

Truth be told, it doesn't merely 'look' like a film camera; the particular Fuji comes surprisingly close, in the way it handles and feels, to the analog film Pentaxes (mainly MX's) which I used for many, many years before the advent of digital.

nickthetasmaniac · 03-16-2023, 05:16 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by MiguelATF

Truth be told, it doesn't merely 'look' like a film camera; the particular Fuji comes surprisingly close, in the way it handles and feels, to the analog film Pentaxes (mainly MX's) which I used for many, many years before the advent of digital.

This might be true, but you should probably check the sub you've posted to

andrewd · 03-18-2023, 12:44 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by nickthetasmaniac

This might be true, but you should probably check the sub you've posted to

Well at least the camera says ‘Film’ on the front, but fuji seems to have a weak grasp on what this means

LennyBloke · 03-18-2023, 03:39 AM - **14 Likes**

**K-Three** · 03-18-2023, 09:02 AM

Originally posted by LennyBloke

With age comes great beauty....

any chance of a sharp shot of the front of the old lens on the MX to the right? What is that Beast?
Nice looking twins, that hang around with different friends

LennyBloke · 03-18-2023, 09:37 AM - **15 Likes**

Originally posted by K-Three

any chance of a sharp shot of the front of the old lens on the MX to the right? What is that Beast?
Nice looking twins, that hang around with different friends

That is the Auto Takumar 35mm f2.3 - I'm lucky enough to own a nice condition copy with original caps, case and hood...

Jonathan Mac · 04-03-2023, 04:05 AM - **7 Likes**

One of my 124Gs having a rest on a park bench.

Yashica Mat 124G on bench by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

**richard0170** · 04-03-2023, 10:51 AM

Originally posted by MiguelATF

Just acquired: a tiny pancake manual focus lens for my Fujifilm camera (an X-T5) - the 10mm 'Cookie'.
It seems to have superb construction and lovely click-stops on the aperture ring.

How is the manual focus experience on the X-T5? On my X-T1s it is good but on my X-H1 horrible.

**MiguelATF** · 04-03-2023, 11:23 AM

Originally posted by richard0170

How is the manual focus experience on the X-T5? On my X-T1s it is good but on my X-H1 horrible.

Haven't done that much of it but in general it has been excellent. But the camera has a very good viewfinder (in my opinion) which makes manual focusing that much easier.

henkvanzuylen · 04-04-2023, 10:37 PM - **9 Likes**

My Pentax 67II set
Lenses 35,45,75,105,135,150,200,300 and 400mm, all with original hoods (these hoods were quite expensive to made my set complete btw) and caps

03-18-2023, 03:39 AM - 14 Likes	#8904
LennyBloke Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Worcestershire, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 677	With age comes great beauty....

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03-14-2023, 03:13 PM	#8896
tonyzoc Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 992	Originally posted by WPRESTO I had a Bronica S2 for a few years, with the 75mm f2.8 Nikkor, a 250mm f4 Nikkor (short mount made for use on rangefinder Nikons equipped with a reflex housing), and a set of extension tubes. Excellent IQ, but very clumsy to use, and after modest use for two years, the very complex mirror system started to jam. I had to turn the camera upside down and "burp" it to get the mirror back into position. Supposed to be a "professional" camera, but it is clear why pros either never adopted it, or abandoned it very quickly. And also, the synchro-compur shutters in "blad lenses, extremely reliable, allowed strobe synch at any shutter speed = just what many of the pros who used 'blads wanted. I think the EC, which followed the S line, was an improved camera, though it still used the split mirror system. Bonica did have a leaf shutter lens but it was awkward to use. With the success of the ETR system, they eventually produced the SQ 6x6, which is a camera I've always wanted. They also put out the GS 6x7. I just have the EC with the 75/2.8 PC Nikkor, a 50mm Nikkor and a 150mm Zenzanon. I got the whole kit for under $600. I use it once in a while but it is a boat anchor to carry around.

03-15-2023, 03:35 AM	#8897
TwoUptons Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,215	Originally posted by tonyzoc I think the EC, which followed the S line, was an improved camera, though it still used the split mirror system. Bonica did have a leaf shutter lens but it was awkward to use. With the success of the ETR system, they eventually produced the SQ 6x6, which is a camera I've always wanted. They also put out the GS 6x7. I just have the EC with the 75/2.8 PC Nikkor, a 50mm Nikkor and a 150mm Zenzanon. I got the whole kit for under $600. I use it once in a while but it is a boat anchor to carry around. I really liked the SQ... good ergonomics, good lenses... I want to say the model I used was a SQai? with TTL flash... They're a bit larger than a Hasselblad as I recall, especially with the grip (which is on the right and winds the film with a thumb lever) and eye-level finder, but not obnoxiously so. -Eric

03-15-2023, 05:33 AM	#8898
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,108	Recent acquisition = Laowa 6mm Zero D (= rectilinear WA, not fish-eye) for MFT. This morning I posted the first images taken with it on both the MFT and Your Place threads.

03-16-2023, 02:58 PM - 1 Like	#8900
nickthetasmaniac Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,361	Originally posted by MiguelATF Just acquired: a tiny pancake manual focus lens for my Fujifilm camera (an X-T5) - the 10mm 'Cookie'. It seems to have superb construction and lovely click-stops on the aperture ring. Well, I guess it looks kinda like a film camera?

03-16-2023, 04:31 PM	#8901
MiguelATF Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Somewhere in Southern Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 464	Originally posted by nickthetasmaniac Well, I guess it looks kinda like a film camera? Truth be told, it doesn't merely 'look' like a film camera; the particular Fuji comes surprisingly close, in the way it handles and feels, to the analog film Pentaxes (mainly MX's) which I used for many, many years before the advent of digital.

03-16-2023, 05:16 PM - 2 Likes	#8902
nickthetasmaniac Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,361	Originally posted by MiguelATF Truth be told, it doesn't merely 'look' like a film camera; the particular Fuji comes surprisingly close, in the way it handles and feels, to the analog film Pentaxes (mainly MX's) which I used for many, many years before the advent of digital. This might be true, but you should probably check the sub you've posted to

03-18-2023, 12:44 AM - 1 Like	#8903
andrewd Senior Member Join Date: May 2021 Posts: 238	Originally posted by nickthetasmaniac This might be true, but you should probably check the sub you've posted to Well at least the camera says ‘Film’ on the front, but fuji seems to have a weak grasp on what this means

03-18-2023, 09:02 AM	#8905
K-Three Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2014 Location: Pugetopolis, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 938	Originally posted by LennyBloke With age comes great beauty.... any chance of a sharp shot of the front of the old lens on the MX to the right? What is that Beast? Nice looking twins, that hang around with different friends

03-18-2023, 09:37 AM - 15 Likes	#8906
LennyBloke Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Worcestershire, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 677	Originally posted by K-Three any chance of a sharp shot of the front of the old lens on the MX to the right? What is that Beast? Nice looking twins, that hang around with different friends That is the Auto Takumar 35mm f2.3 - I'm lucky enough to own a nice condition copy with original caps, case and hood...

04-03-2023, 04:05 AM - 7 Likes	#8907
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,897	One of my 124Gs having a rest on a park bench. Yashica Mat 124G on bench by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

04-03-2023, 10:51 AM	#8908
richard0170 Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2017 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,032	Originally posted by MiguelATF Just acquired: a tiny pancake manual focus lens for my Fujifilm camera (an X-T5) - the 10mm 'Cookie'. It seems to have superb construction and lovely click-stops on the aperture ring. How is the manual focus experience on the X-T5? On my X-T1s it is good but on my X-H1 horrible.

04-03-2023, 11:23 AM	#8909
MiguelATF Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Somewhere in Southern Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 464	Originally posted by richard0170 How is the manual focus experience on the X-T5? On my X-T1s it is good but on my X-H1 horrible. Haven't done that much of it but in general it has been excellent. But the camera has a very good viewfinder (in my opinion) which makes manual focusing that much easier.

04-04-2023, 10:37 PM - 9 Likes	#8910
henkvanzuylen Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Netherlands, 's-Hertogenbosch Posts: 457	My Pentax 67II set Lenses 35,45,75,105,135,150,200,300 and 400mm, all with original hoods (these hoods were quite expensive to made my set complete btw) and caps