Zenza Bronica Kodak Ektar 100 - a photo on Flickriver

            After two black-and-white films, it was time to try the Zenza Bronica S2A (Japan, 1972-1977) and its Nikkor lens in color. 

The Nikkor normal lens 1:2.8 f=75mm was equipped of a Hoya HMC (coated) 67mm screwed filter and the dedicated Zenza Bronica metal shade hood.. 

I choose a Kodak Professional Ektar 100  12-exposure negative film. It was exposed for 100 ISO using an Autometer III Minolta lightmeter fitted with a 10° finder for selective measurements privileging the shadow areas. 

Jardin Botanique de Lyon, July 9, 2024
Serre tropicale aride (Mexique, Madagascar)
Parc de la Tête d'Or
69006 Lyon
France

After the view #12 exposed, the film was fully rolled to the taking spool and was developed by a local lab service using the C-41 
protocol. Digitizing was done using a Sony A7 camera (ILCE-7, 24MP) held on a Minolta vertical macro stative device and adapted to a Minolta MD Macro lens 1:3.5 f=50mm. The light source as a LED panel (approx. 4x5') CineStill Cine-lite  fitted with film holder "Lobster" to maintain flat the 70mm films. 

The RAW files obtained were inverted within LR and edited to the final jpeg pictures without intermediate file. They are presented either as printed files with frame or the full size JPEG.

All views of the film are presented in the dedicated album either in the printed framed versions and unframed full-size jpeg accompanied by some documentary smartphone Vivo Y76 color pictures.

About the camera :

The Zenza Bronica’s S (ゼンザブロニカ) were often referred to the « Japanese Hasselblad ». Conceived in the year 50’s (Bronica D, 1959) was manufactured in ToKy,o Itabashi-ku, Minami-Tokiwadai with the Japan engineering  spirit of that time : « we wlll do as … in better! »;  The Bronica (ETR, SQ series) camera’s were progressively discontinued twenty years ago between 2002 and 20O4 and the brand was bought by Tampon company and disappeared from the market.

The Zenza Bronica S2A was produced by Bronica Insdutries founded by Yoshino Zenzaburo,  between 1972 and 1977 and was the ultimate model of fully mechanical medium format modular SLR o th e S series. The  camera in made in stainless steel 18-8 quality for the outer elements. The S2A is still a focal-plane shutter camera with automatic diaphragm and automatic film back coupled to the shutter cocking through a re-arming crank. Bronica were equipped either with Nikon Nikkor lenses, Zenzanon of Komura optics. 

I got this exemplary from a French eBay auction for a quite reasonable price, equipped with a Nikkor-P normal lens 1:2.8 f=75mm, a generic 67mm lens cap, and a neck/shoulder Bronica strap. I found at my monthly trade -exchange photo meeting new-old stock 67mm filters (Hoya HMC anti-UV, Yellow K2, and a Zenzza Bronica Skylight 1A) and two shade shade hoods (one generic foldable and a rigid metal Zenza Bronica Japan). I also found a nice storage box 15x20x20cm to store the machine with silica-gel protectant.

For transportation, the camera fits in my ThinkTank Retrospective 5, my usual bag, 
,as easy as my TLR Semflex. The weight is however higher by about 1;8 kg  (0.8 kg for my Semflex TLR).

Taken on: July 9, 2024

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Sets appears in: • Zenza Bronica S2A Ektar 100

Camera: vivo V2124, f/1.8, 1/100 sec, 4mm, ISO 367 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	vivo V2124
Aperture:	f/1.8
Exposure Time:	0.01 sec (1/100)
Focal Length:	4mm
ISO:	367
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Not Defined
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Light Source:	D65
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.3 (Macintosh)
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