History Zenzaburō Yoshino is the namesake and creator behind Zenza and the Bronica. The Bronica was created as an economical option and it shows in it’s less than stellar reputation for reliability and extremely loud operation. The ergonomics of the camera are familiar to anyone whose used a Hasselblad, and with Nikkor lenses made by Nippon Kogaku, the images they make are excellent. It’s overall design was inspired by the Hasselblad 1000 with an interchangeable lens mount and waist level viewfinder, removable film magazine, and focal plane shutter. The Bronica S2 was created for those who wanted an affordable alternative entry into medium format SLRs. The Bronica was a complete system camera with a huge range of lenses and accessories available.įilm Type: 120 / 220 Roll Film (twelve / twenty-four 6cm x 6cm exposures per roll) Lens: 7.5cm f/2.8 Nikkor-P coated 5-elements in 4-groups Lens Mount: Bronica Bayonet Focus: 1.9 feet to Infinity Viewfinder: Interchangeable Waist Level Viewfinder Shutter: Cloth Focal Plane Speeds: B, 1 – 1/1000 seconds Exposure Meter: None Battery: None Flash Mount: M and X Flash, X-Sync at 1/40 Weight: 1857 grams, 1645 (body only) Manual: How these ratings work Most commonly found with a waist level finder, eye level prism viewfinders were available as well. All Bronica S-series cameras shoot 6cm x 6cm images on 120 or 220 format roll film using a top down focusing screen. Originally built as a discount option to the Hasselblad medium format SLR, the Bronica S2 was an upgrade to the earlier Bronica S with the most significant change being an upgraded interchangeable front helical focusing mount.
This is a Bronica S2, a medium format single lens reflex camera produced by Zenza Bronica Kogyo from 1965 to 1969.
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