It would be most likely Yashica Mat or a Rolleicord, go in on a cheaper end. However, for TLR first time experience I would never recommend C330 or its earlier siblings. Of course, for one who likes TLR style of shooting it still can be had at lower end of good cameras. They may all be still fine to shoot with, but price relates to its condition majority of times, scrap those who think they go a bitcoin in the basement and its time to cash in on it.Ĭ330 in great condition is not cheap at all, and hardly competitive with most others in that regard. Many on market now are beat up versions on what they once were. One needs to remember that C330 (as most Bronicas) were poor man's go to tool for wedding photographers. Just looked up Bronica SQA kit and it is hardly higher priced than C330. The "so low priced" applies to most MF cameras. They have an advantage, but in the fairly limited film choice these days, it may not be all that important. But for a first MF camera I would not get too hung up in interchangeable backs. In the end it all depends on type of photography you intend to use it for and. Going into TLR brings on just about any other good (and mostly much lighter and smaller) camera from Minolta, Yashica, Rolleiflex (or -cord for cheaper). Yet, it is loved by many, myself included. It is a different shooting experience, it is not as flexible, in fact quite limited comparing to a typical SLR design. ![]() Mamiya C330 is not comparable to above in anything but square format. Price is another story, but that now is the case for pretty much all film gear. But it is far ahead of S2A in more than one ways, not least of which is much greater, and more importantly younger, selection of whichever part of system you may be needing. Not a deal breaker but it's been a well know problem. Can take as good images as any.īronica SQAi may give you trouble with the way batteries are installed. But it is a funky camera (mostly in a good way) with unique set of features (like none other) and owning it is no shame. S2A is a brick, heavy and old, keep that in mind. I'm trying to stick around the $720 usd range or less preferably. Is there anything else I should be aware of with the S2A & these camera models or do people have other model suggestions. older body possible wear & need repairs sooner? Newer & less likely to break, easier to get repairs? So now I'm hesitant to purchase one even if I purchase a late serial number model. Especially if a part breaks as they are hard to come by. Sadly I found out that it can be difficult to get repairs for this model. ![]() After a couple weeks researching for my first medium format film camera I thought I'd found my choice with the Bronica S2A:
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