Re: I'm new to this

[dlevy@worldy.com]

Hey, another Bronica - Leica combo user!

The first thing to do is report the s/n from the top of the camera to the
group so someone can tell you which model you have. You should include the
lens focal lengths, f/stop and their s/n also.

Whoever did the repair on the Leica should have checked the connection and
sync contacts. Since the Leica is unigue in design and build in relation to
cameras of the past 20 years or so, it should be serviced by someone who
really knows the camera. I learned this the hard way which cost me a
Voightlander which was utterly destroyed by an incompetent repair person. I
would suggest bringing it back to whoever repaired it, or finding a more
suitable repair person who knows the camera. Shutterbug does list a few and
Leica will repair M series cameras, though not thread mounts models.

Depending on the model, you could either get an original from Leica or a
reprint from someone from the group. It can be your best friend.

WHich model Bronica do you have? 

At 12:37 PM 12/30/96 -0500, you wrote:
>I am very new to photography.  My interest in it began when my father
>gave me an old Bronica that he had owned while he was in the Peace Corps
>(Ethiopia) in the early 60's.  He talked about another camera that he
>had, but wouldn't let me have until I could figure out the Bronica.  It
>was a Leica.  I  now have it but don't own it.  I don't know what model
>it is, how do you tell?  I don't have the manual that came with it,
>telling me about the features, ect.  I also have a portrait lense (as my
>father called it).  Are there any suggestions about books I could get to
>help me understand this camera better?  I know it will be sad to some of
>you that I have, probably, a good camera and I don't know much about it.
>
>I also got a flash this Christmas.  It is a Nissin 4200GW.  My husband
>bought it for me to use with the Bronica, but it can be used with the
>Leica too.  The problem is that I think the connection on the camera is
>dirty because the flash will only go off when the cord is twisted in a
>certain position.  How is that place cleaned, and could it be something
>else that keeps the flash from working properly?  It works fine with the
>Bronica.  I also just got the Leica repaired, so I think it should be in
>good shape.
>
>I am a painter, really, but I have taken good pictures so far.  At least
>they seem good, but I have no professional standards.  I did take some
>good pictures at my sister-in-law's wedding, and some interesting ones
>of my 3-year old.  I would like some advice, if anyone could spare the
>time.
>
>
Brian Levy, J.D.
Agincourt Ont.
dlevy@worldy.com