Topic: Bronica ETRSi metered prism

[Urban Hafner]

Hey everyone,

I'm back! Building a house and actually moving in, is much more work than I thought.

Now to my question: I'm looking for a metered prism for my Bronica ETRSi. If I'm right, I can either use the AEII or the AEIII prism. But what's the difference between those two? The AEIII seems to be much more expensive than the AEII. I wonder if it's worth getting the AEIII or if the AEII is just fine?

Urban

[timor]

Don't know really what's the difference, but nevertheless get AEIII. It's newer. AEII by now will have very faint display. I can't read my anymore.
The only difference I know is, that AEII even when turned off will still drain the battery. With AEIII this problem was resolved.
http://www.cameramanuals.org/bronica/bronica_etrsi_ae_iii_prism_finder.pdf

[tkmedia]

I just recall my old copy of the AEIII was ever so slightly darker than the AEII. IIRC finder displays uses LED in the AEII, LCD in AEIII.

[gsgary]

Hey everyone,

I'm back! Building a house and actually moving in, is much more work than I thought.

Now to my question: I'm looking for a metered prism for my Bronica ETRSi. If I'm right, I can either use the AEII or the AEIII prism. But what's the difference between those two? The AEIII seems to be much more expensive than the AEII. I wonder if it's worth getting the AEIII or if the AEII is just fine?

Urban

Easy when you have been doing it for 34 years

[terryj42]

IIRC the AE III finder has a built-in diopter adjustment as well as spot metering.

(wow -- could it be I actually contributed something useful to this blog?)

I got an ETRSi a few weeks ago (with the AE II meter), but haven't had a lot of time to shoot with it.



Terry

[Owlsflight]

I've shot maybe a hundred or more rolls with my ETRSI with the AEII, and it's performed great. I'll point the camera around and make sure I'm metering correctly, but usually it does a great job. In the colder months I keep the battery out of the camera if it's going to sit for a while, and I always keep an extra on hand just in case. I believe there is a battery check button to make sure there's still juice, but of course it could end up draining after a shot or two if the battery is ready to give up the ghost. I usually give my batteries a year or so before I replace them jus to be safe. The camera defaults to 1/500th if the power is exhausted. I've even checked my in-camera metering with an older Zeiss light meter I have and the two are almost always spot on so if you want to dump more bucks into film you could even spring for the non-metered prism if you had to. Depends on what you're shooting I guess.

[Urban Hafner]

Thanks guys, I've now reserved an AEIII prism from Ffordes and I've sent of a few things to them in exchange. I wanted a metered prism, because I normally go out with the kids and having an external meter dangling around my neck is just too much.