Bronica SQ-Ai: overview and thoughts after almost 2 years

The Bronica SQ-Ai quickly became my favorite camera ever. Since then, I've taken it with me almost everywhere. 250 rolls of 120 film, 3000 pictures and almost 2 years later, I wanted to give you an overview of this camera, some of my thoughts, pros, cons, and some little tips. 00:00 Intro 02:58 Ergonomics 03:43 Components 04:55 Camera Body 07:23 Film Back 08:37 Finder 09:08 Lenses 11:04 Taking a picture 12:42 Long Exposures 14:35 Mirror Lock-Up 15:36 Tripod 17:07 Pros 18:53 Cons 20:08 Sample Images --- Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/adrianvila Sign up for my weekly newsletter: https://aows.co/newsletter Subscribe for more film and digital photography videos https://goo.gl/HUwvVZ My most personal book: "Becoming an American" https://aows.co/store/books/becoming-an-american // You might find these videos interesting ⇩ *Why I bought a 5-year old Full Frame camera (Sony A7Rii in 2020)* https://youtu.be/W1SYIAoSz9U *My review of the Bronica SQ-Ai* https://youtu.be/dNvDiUE5i2g *10 tips to create better B&W images* https://youtu.be/GV6c6cxi6Qo *How to compose in square format* https://youtu.be/xtLGKeqYg0c // GET MY EBOOKS FOR FREE "Photography is easy", "Long Exposure Photography", "Examples of the PNW" and "Lightroom CC Workflow" https://aows.co/publications/ // GET IN TOUCH https://aows.co/contact // FIND ME HERE Blog: https://aows.co/blog Instagram: https://instagram.com/aows Twitter: https://twitter.com/aows Facebook: https://facebook.com/aowsphotos ----- GEAR I USE ----- Main camera - https://amzn.to/371gTT1 Second camera - http://amzn.to/2yHoMvO Wide angle lens - https://amzn.to/2XtYH1t Standard zoom lens - https://amzn.to/2U6dGwi Telephoto lens - https://amzn.to/2Nt69UO Video cameras - https://amzn.to/2UZiJgm and https://amzn.to/2OfMN5c Microphones - https://amzn.to/2IoSeiK and http://amzn.to/2xhjSq4 Tripod - https://amzn.to/2ULGqII (affiliate links)