It may also be a bit quieter, but the camera still makes and impressive “thwack” when you press the shutter release. This “opposed movement” is said to reduce camera induced vibration and to provide better coverage for wide-angle lenses. The smaller bottom section moves downwards while the larger top section moves inward and upward when you fire the shutter. The EC introduced Bronica’s probably unique 2-piece split instant return mirror. It's larger and heavier than it's predecessors but it's well balanced, ergonomic, and a joy to shoot with. The Bronica EC was the first medium format SLR with an electronically controlled shutter.
Maybe the original 6圆 Bronica system deserves a lot more respect than its usually given. With the EC-TL little Bronica succeeded where big Hasselblad failed – with superb TTL metering and a reliable electronic focal plane shutter from the get-go. Only with the 200 series starting in 1991 did Hasselblad finally succeed with a professional quality 6圆 focal plane camera, the 205TCC. In contrast Hasselblad had truly terrible focal plane shutter reliability with the 1000F and 1600F series from 1950 to 1957 and the 2000 series from 1977 to 1989. Overlooked in most EC commentaries is that Bronica got the 6圆 electronics right out of the gate, achieving reliability from the word go. The EC body has ¼-inchand 3/8-inch tripod sockets, and the camera provides a depth of field preview button, a mirror lock, and a locking PC terminal. This incredible achievement is stylistically reminiscent of the optical rangefinders used on the bridge of Japan’s Imperial High Seas Fleet super battleship Yamato, which in no way takes away from the largest optical rangefinders ever built into theYamato’s 18-inch main gun turrets by the company that went on to fame after the war building Nikon cameras. Remove the waist level finder and then snap onīronica’s entry into the world’s largest add on meter, the huge vertical pagoda like TTL exposure meter finder using CdS cells to meteroff the focusing screen. The interchangeable viewfinder, finder screens, and 120/220 film magazines are not compatible with those of S-series Bronicas, and EC film backs have a handy dark slide slot.
Its signature feature is a stepped, electronically controlled shutter with speeds from 4 sec to 1/1000 sec plus B that’s powered by a 6-volt silver-oxide battery in the base of the camera, which also has a battery check button and LED on the left side. It was the first 6 x 6 cm-format modular SLR with an electronically controlled shutter, though preceded by the non-modular Pentax 6x7 unveiled in 1969. The Bronica EC released in March, 1972 was the successor to the Bronica S2A and it represents a new generation of Bronica design. The EC series: The last, best, & most innovative focal plane shutter Bronicas Bronica 2-1/4 SLRs: The Agony & The Ecstasy Part 3
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