The Camera: Bronica ETR
To kick off the project I am starting with one of my favorite medium format cameras my Bronica ETR. Normally it shoots 120 film in a 645 format. It is a manual camera with no meter. Mine had an eye-level finder. For this week I put the panoramic 120 back on camera. This camera just plain works. It has easy controls 1/500 to 8 second shutter speeds. The standard 75mm f2.8 gives a normal field of view and is very bright in the finder making this camera a dream to focus even after two detached retinas and cataracts. Tech Note: I bought a 3d printed mask I slip in under the finder so I can frame up correctly. It's a much cheaper and easier option than getting the Bronica 35 focusing screen for the ETR.
The Film: Kodak Portra 160
I like slower speeds like this when I shoot 35mm unless I'm shooting street photography then I'll take the speed and give up some grain. I think this film shoots a bit better at 100 iso but it has plenty of latitude and scans really nicely. It's meant as a portrait film and is less punchy its Ektar and Gold cousins. I like the wide 35 format very much. I should have done some impromptu portraits so you could judge skintones. I'll make a note to include a few when I can. Details hold up well in the shadows and highlights did not get burned out in the noon time light.
Location: Mounts Botanical Garden, West Palm Beach
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