3/9/2024 0 Comments Digital back bronica sqNone of the older lenses has electronic contacts: another dead giveaway that they are NOT for the later Bronicas. These are collector's items that sellers will be sure to identify as S2/EC mount. If you do, they will look like normal large lenses with focus rings (they used a secondary mount, exposed when the inbuilt focus ring of the camera body is removed). Longer focal lengths are far rarer: chances of finding one are slim. The overwhelming majority of these lenses still available used today were 200mm and below, all of which fit the above description. The rear lens cap for these looked like a small plastic drinking cup, because there was so much hanging off the rear to protect. An easy visual clue is if the lens looks half finished compared to modern lenses: the old S2/EC lenses have no focusing ring, and the back half extends out unprotected, often with visible levers and springs. Some 80mm, 100mm and 150mm lenses for the old system are branded "Zenzanon": in such cases, make sure the seller specifies the mount you need. Most were branded Nikkor or Komura: these two brands are a dead giveaway that the lens is for the old original system (they were discontinued long before the later modern Bronica systems). If you have a body from the original focal plane shutter series, make sure the lens you are considering is said to be compatible with S2, S2A, EC, and EC/TL. Mwmcbroom and ben_hutcherson explained perfectly how most owners/buyers describe the different mounts nowadays. Today, yes: it gets confusing because Bronica has since marketed multiple newer systems with lookalike incompatible electronic lenses. At the time, Bronica ONLY sold cameras with this one mount, so it was simply referred to as "Bronica". Having once owned a Bronica S2A system myself for some years, and known other owners going back decades to when they were still current, I agree with dennisbrown: the original Bronica lens mount has no specific official name separate from the cameras that used it.
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