Bronica Sq-b Battery

I went with a SQB because I did not need any electronics. I do B&W and I use a hand held meter only. I wanted as close to a mechanical camera as possible. Plus, the SQB is a lot cheaper than the SQA. The B will use the same lenses.If you need metering and electronics, then go for the SQA. If I shot a lot of color, I would use the SQA over the SQB. The SQB was intended as an entry-level simple camera and the SQA is more feature laden.

I don't recall all the differences, but I'm sure that info is readily available on the web.I do like the SQB a lot and it fills the bill for me just fine (or it did until I finally got a SL66 outfit, which is even better).-Mike. For my original Bronica purchase, it was the mirror lock-up function that swung me to the SQA.

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I have since also purchased an SQAi body for no other reason than it was attached to a PS lens I wanted to buy. I now find I mostly use the SQAi, I have come to enjoy the convenience of Bulb and 16sec exposure settings at my finger tips also.The SQAi also came with a AE prism that I normally never use but was very glad I had it when my handheld meter died on a recent trip to Berlin.I guess it comes down to the warranty instead of the features, as I imagine a used SQAi kit is comparable to a new SQB. So how long is the warranty and how important is it to you?

Dave missed a model, the SQ-AM - a motorized version of the SQ-A.FWIW, I have both the SQ-Ai and SQ-A bodies. The SQ-Ai offers some additional features, but it does so at the price of decreased battery life.One trick worth knowing - The SQ-A uses a PX-28 battery, the SQ-Ai uses 4 - A76 cells. Since I carry both body types, I only buy the PX-28 batteries. When it's time for new batteries in the SQ-Ai, I dissect a PX-28 to get the 4 A76 cells inside. I also carry an extra battery holder for the SQ-Ai and an extra battery door for the SQ-A, both are easy items to lose.Almost forgot.

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If you get the SQ-Ai and the motor drive (if you call.8 FPS a 'motor drive'), you can forget about having to replace camera batteries as the body is powered by the AA cells in the motor. A motor is on my 'must buy soon' list. Some good advice given. Seems to depend on how you are going to meter and if a metering prism is in your plans. I have an SQA and use none of the attributes it has over an SQB. For 8s or over, I use double exposure facility since it is a fiddle to use the lens fitting.Which leads me on to lens type. You should opt for PS lenses, not the S lenses.The PS lenses have half stops, the original ones only have full stops which is not really sufficient if using Transparency film.

I think that they are also supposed to be sharper, but haven't tested this. The PS have a plunger to disengage to get the B setting on the shutter which is easier than the device they have on the older lenses.They are nice cameras, I rarely use mine at present, but am always pleased with the handling and results. It seems too easy to use compared with my usual 5x4, so I'm always thinking that there must be something I have forgotten! Well the information here has been exceptionally good. I now know the major differences between the models and I think that the basic model would be alright but the SQA or SQAi may be more of what I'm after.I meter using a hand held, even with my F3 bodies, so that isn't an issue. I'm a heavy tripod user, so no change, but the size of the negs and the clarity is quite astounding. I cannot see lens being an issue, apart from price.I didn't know about the ½ stop indentation as the SQB I've been using has ½ stop indents.

The battery issue with the SQAi is an interesting one and I think the remedy is quite ingenious.I think I'll look for an SQAi instead.For what it's worth for anyone in Australia, The Camera Exchange in Melbourne has a brand new SQB kit complete, brand new, unopened and is for sale with full warranty for $1,400 including tax. That's a back, WLF, 80mm lens and body. It only went on the market this week after a decision by the management to move some medium format stuff.As I now don't wish to purchase it someone else may. I think that is a really competitive price, even allowing the fact that the models are no longer being manufactured.Many thanks for the really good input.Mick. Dave, Australia is a rather expensive place to purchase camera equipment.In 1985 I was in Germany when I did a double take outside a little photo house. In the window was a Nikon F3HP body, for about $645.00 Australian dollars.

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Two weeks previously in Australia I had priced an F3HP body at $1,800 + 30% sales tax on top of that.