If you have a set of AI-S lenses for your 35mm cameras, then you won’t be disappointed by the Nikkor lenses that come in the Bronica S-Mount. And what a lovely piece of glass, now I only tested out the massive 50mm lens, and I can say I am impressed but not surprised. This is before the Zenza/Nikon split in the 1980s. If you’ve seen the photos on Flickr or glanced at the technical details, the optics are still made by Nikon. The first is a feature that isn’t even made by Bronica, but rather it’s the optics. ![]() But the Bronica EC does have some good talking points. Those who like Bronica cameras love ’em, those who dislike them, shy away pretty hard. Thanks to Donna Bitaxi for loaning it out for a review. It’s big, it’s heavy, and continues the tradition of being a polarizing camera in my hands. As the EC in the name suggests, the camera is electronic, reliant on all operations on a battery. ![]() At first glance, the EC has the look of an overgrown Kiev 88, a mechanical beast. And the Bronica EC is no different, but it does come to the same point of almost earning a recommendation from me as the GS-1 does. It’s not that they’re bad cameras, it’s just that for me there are too many small issues, minor annoyances that make me shy away from them. Anyone who has read these reviews from the beginning knows I have a bit of a conflict with Bronica cameras.
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