BRONICA SQ-B
Right Side
Left Side
Front
The Bronica is a very expensive and delicate piece of professional equipment. Treat it with great care—remember, you
the borrower assume full responsibility for loss or damage. The Bronica SQ-B does not have a built-in exposure meter so
you will need to check out a light meter from Media Loan.
SHUTTER RELEASE
The release (#1) is located below the lens on the right. If the red dot is lined up with the red L,
the shutter is locked; rotate counter clockwise to unlock. The red LED light will light up when
you depress the release and the camera is loaded to indicate an exposure has been made.
The LED will not light if:
• The shutter release is locked
• Film is not advanced or between “S” and “1”
• Shutter is not cocked
• Lens release button is depressed
• All frames have been exposed (i.e., 12 for 120)
The shutter blades will close, under-exposing the film if the winding crank is accidentally rotated
before the exposure is completed, as in the case of a slow shutter speed setting.
FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
Plug a flash cord into the flash plug (#2). Do not twist; straight in - straight out. The lens will automatically synchronize all
shutter speed settings up to 1/500 of a second.
FILM UNLOADING
After completely exposing one roll of film (12 exposures), continue winding until the leader paper
is completely wound up, or approximately eight full turns of the advance crank. Then, open the
back cover and take out the film holder. Remove the take-up spool from the film holder while
holding the exposed film so that it will not unwind. Seal the exposed film.
BATTERY CHECK
A red LED is located inside the viewfinder. It lights up when the
battery check button (#25), located on the left side behind the film
speed dial, is pressed and when an exposure is made. Indicates battery
is OK.
MULTIPLE EXPOSURE
To make multiple exposures, rotate the film winding crank (#18) to
advance the film and cock the shutter. Rotate the multiple exposure
lever (#17) clockwise, from 12 o’clock to 3 o’clock. It will lock in that position and the shutter can
be cocked any number of times without the film advancing. Don’t forget to return the lever to its 12
o’clock position when your multiple exposure is finished.
MIRROR LOCK-UP
The mirror lock-up switch (#21) is located in front of the winding crank. It has 3 settings; N
(normal—for shooting without locking up the mirror), S (single frame) or C (continuous—for
shooting with the mirror locked up). Rotate the lock-up lever in a counter clockwise direction and line up N, S, or C with the
dot. The lens shutter will close completely and the mirror will swing up.
INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY
The red line next to the orange distance index line on the lens barrel is the infrared index. After focusing in the normal manner,
reset the distance to the red index line by shifting the distance ring. This will retain focus of the longer infrared rays.
IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS WITH THIS CAMERA:
•PROTECT FROM EXTREME TEMPERATURE CHANGES
• PROTECT FROM IMPACT AND VIBRATIONS
• PROTECT FROM DIRT, SAND, WATER, VOLCANIC ASH ETC.
• ALWAYS PROTECT THE LENS WITH ITS LENS COVER
• DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN ANYTHING
• DO NOT USE SILICONE-COATED CLOTH ON THE LENS OR VIEWING SCREEN
• HAVE MEDIA LOAN CLEAN CAMERA IF LENS IS DIRTY
PLEASE RETURN THE CAMERA TO MEDIA LOAN IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEMS.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FIX IT YOURSELF!
