Slow film stocks, narrow apertures, or ND filters are a necessity for bright, daytime shooting with the ETRS, and I often find myself shooting at the maximum shutter speed of 1/500 with this camera when fighting the sun. In contrast, the ETR line’s direct competitor, the focal-plane-shutter-equipped Mamiya M645 Super, can shut out a stop more light at 1/1000 of a second, but only supports flash synch up to 1/60 of a second. This leaf-shutter design is the reason the maximum shutter speed is notably slower than your average DSLR or 35mm film camera, but it also makes flash synch available at all shutter speeds. A Time shutter setting is also available via a switch on the camera’s leaf-shutter lenses. The left side has a shutter speed knob that adjusts with nice, clunky resistance from 1/500 of a second all the way down to 8 seconds. The ETRS’s body is essentially a cubic box with a mirror in it, and just a few controls on the sides and front. You should check out all the services that they can do.
The solution you’re looking for is medium format film, and one fine entry-level option for exposing that timeless, removable, chemical “sensor” technology is the Zenza Bronica ETR line of cameras.Įditor’s Note: All processing was kindly done by the Lomography Gallery store here in NYC. And while many have taken advantage of the fact that buying into the full-frame DSLR and mirrorless camera market is less expensive than ever, still others will find that the upfront cost of a modern full-frame camera body and compatible lenses is still a significant and insurmountable barrier to entry.īut what if you could go bigger than full-frame - even-fuller-frame, per se - for significantly less money? Well, my friend, you absolutely can. The topic is a trend in gear-obsessive online discussion and a bug in the brains of those who feel that only a larger sensor will allow them to fully express their creative visions. Just like the pros, getting “that full-frame look” is a growing desire among enthusiast amateur photographers.