So, this is the 'improved' body with the steel wind gears. The camera bodies, initially were labeled S2a prior to the serial number on the back of the camera.īronica ceased doing this and merely went ahead and continued this improvement with the camera bodies with serial numbers above 15,xxx. Bronica then refined the camera and designated it as an S2a with steel gears replacing the brass. The original Bronica S2 had terrible shutter/film wind problems and subject to jamming due to the brass gears used in the camera's wind mechanism. Bronica S2 Outfit okay, so here's the deal. Weighing in at nearly four pounds, the camera takes gorgeous, crisp film images. The camera has a winding crank for film advancement, and an automatic film counter, making it easy to see how many pictures are left on the film. Bronica was eventually acquired by the lens manufacturer in 1998 with emphasis on Bronica's optical lens manufacturing. They help confirm the Start and End numbers or indicate the range where the Start and End numbers are unknown. The Earliest and Latest serial numbers are from lenses I have seen. Anybody know? Start and End serial numbers are from Nikon Ai conversion lists, service manuals, catalogues and various books. I just bought an SQ-A and was wondering if it is possible to tell the camera's year of manufacture by the serial number. The 6圆 format of the Bronica S2 allows users to capture shots slightly different than normal. With both a bayonet and screw mount, this Bronica medium format camera allows for a variety of mounting options. With a leak protection curtain that is built in, the Bronica S2 makes it easy to take pictures, without worrying about extra light getting into the film.

This SLR film camera uses 220 roll film at 24 exposures, or 120 roll film with 12 exposures. The non-rotating shutter dial on the Bronica S2 is a B, 1 to 1/1000. With a Bronica medium format camera, a user gets a focal plane shutter that operates vertically. When an SLR film camera is needed, there are many choices to make.

Bronica lens serial numbers