Amateur Photographer – 16 August 2019

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●Themovementof largemirrors can create

unduevibrations.Forthisreason, use a tripod

whenyoucan,orselecta shutter speed of

1/250secorhigherwhenhandholding.

●If youintendtohandholdthe camera with

aneye-levelviewfinder,consider adding a

handgriptohelpreducemovement during

exposure.

●If youhavebeenbroughtupon shooting in

the1:1.5formatof 35mmormost digital

cameras,thinkcarefullyaboutchanging your

approachtopicturecomposition when faced

witha rollfilmsquareformat.

●Largewaist-levelviewfinderscreens are

impressive,butbecausetheyare big, it’s easy

toonlylookat thecentreof the screen when

composinga picture.Keepthecamera steady

andensureyoulookat allfourcorners as well.

●Usethebuilt-inmagnifierona waist-level

viewfinderforfinefocus.

●Remember,youhaveonlya few pictures to

eachrollof film.Usethemwisely and think

muchmoreaboutthepicture,its composition,

andexposurebeforefiringtheshutter.

Using a roll

fi l m r e fl e x

Bronica ETRS

LAUNCHED 1979

FORMAT 16 exp6x4.5cm

GUIDEPRICETODAY£200-250

Formoreeconomy,whilestillshooting

a decentsizeimage,theBronicaETR,

launchedin 1976andlaterupgraded

astheETRS,is wortha glance.The

lens-integralshutteris electronicand

speeded8-1/500sec,butdefaultsto

a 1/500mechanicalspeedif the

batteryfails.Waist-levelandeye-level

viewfindersareavailablealongwitha

widerangeof lensesandaccessories.

Exakta 66

LAUNCHED 1953

FORMAT 12 exp 6x6cm

GUIDE PRICE TODAY
£700-1,000

The Exakta name is usually more

associated with 35mm SLRs,

and the fi rst 66 model did

resemble a large 35mm

camera. But in 1953 the Exakta

camera was redesigned into this

more stylish version. It features a

waist-level viewfi nder, has a

detachable fi lm back and

accepts a wide range of

interchangeable lenses. The

mechanical shutter speeds run

from 1/1,000sec down to an

incredible 12 full seconds.

The Bronica ETRS

shoots a more

economical

6x4.5cm image

Exakta 66 marked a

departure for its

manufacturer from

the more usual

Exakta 35mm SLRs

‘ In 1953 the Exakta

camera was

redesigned into this

more stylish version’