Thanks for the input Don. I plan on selling most of the gear I bought and I estimate I should have a bit of money left over. If either of the Bronicas is worth it, I would put some money into repairs. Talk about heavy. The 400mm lens is over twice as heavy as the camera and film back. If I was to use the camera, I would have to buy a real tripod. Greg > -----Original Message----- > From: Don Roberts [mailto:droberts@inav.net] > > FWIW, and I know this will irritate the Bronica S lovers, I bought a > Bronica S many years ago. I wanted the Nikkor lenses and was > impressed > with the design and engineering. I had the camera for 16 months but > could only use for about a month of that time. The rest of > the time it > was being repaired (3 times in 16 months). Beautiful camera but very > loud, heavy and prone to breakdown. If it were me I would > investigate > selling to one of the many Bronica S, S2 fans. The 400mm > lens might be > in high demand. BTW, since then I have acquired an extensive ETRSi > system and love it. They are everything the S was not. > Still you have > gotten quite a bargain considering the pittance you have in > the cameras. > If you like the camera and don't mind putting out some money > and have a > lot of patience, you might be intrigued by the S2. I > wouldn't mess with > the S based on my experience. > Don Roberts
