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The Bronica EC-TL II (1975) is the second iteration of Bronica's TTL-metered aperture-priority 6x6 medium-format SLR, a direct refinement of the EC-TL introduced in the early 1970s. It uses a rubberized cloth focal-plane shutter (1/1000s maximum — unusually fast for a 6x6 of its era), a CdS TTL metering system coupled to the eye-level prism finder, and operates on the Bronica S-mount bayonet lens system that stretches back to the original Bronica C. The EC-TL II corrected a number of reliability and assembly issues that had affected the original EC-TL, making it the more dependable version for working photographers.
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The refined 1975 EC-TL: same TTL aperture-priority 6x6, with improved reliability over the original.
| Field | Value |
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| Format | 120 / 220, 6x6 cm (12/24 frames) |
| Mount | Bronica S bayonet |
| Year introduced | 1975 |
| Shutter | Rubberized cloth focal-plane: 8s – 1/1000s + B |
| Flash sync | ~1/40s (focal-plane limitation) |
| Meter | CdS TTL, aperture-priority AE |
| ISO range | 25 – 1600 |
| Battery | 2x PX625 mercury or modern equivalent |
| Viewfinder | Eye-level pentaprism (fixed) |
The EC line represents Bronica's most ambitious focal-plane medium-format work. The original Bronica C (1958) launched the S-mount system; successive models — S, S2, S2A, EC — refined it. The EC (c. 1972) introduced an electronic focal-plane shutter for the first time in the Bronica line, reaching 1/1000s. The EC-TL followed, adding TTL CdS metering and aperture-priority autoexposure. The EC-TL II in 1975 addressed durability concerns from the EC-TL — specifically relating to shutter curtain reliability and electronic circuit assembly — while retaining the same external specification.
By the mid-1970s, Bronica was simultaneously developing the ETR system (launched 1976), which pivoted the brand toward leaf-shutter-in-lens design. The EC-TL II thus marks the end of the focal-plane era for Bronica's 6x6 line; no further development of a body-shutter 6x6 followed.
The EC-TL II is notable for offering TTL aperture-priority autoexposure in a 6x6 medium-format body in 1975 — contemporaries like the Hasselblad 500 series offered no built-in metering at all at this price point. The 1/1000s top shutter speed was also competitive: Hasselblad's leaf-shuttered lenses topped out at 1/500s, giving the EC-TL II an advantage in available-light shooting at the cost of flash sync (limited to ~1/40s by the focal-plane shutter).
The lens ecosystem benefit is real: the Bronica S-mount covers cameras from the 1958 C through the EC-TL II, meaning a large pool of Nikkor and Zenzanon lenses are available. Early Bronica bodies used adapted Nikon rangefinder lenses, and later Zenzanon optics are generally considered strong performers for their era.
Bronica S bayonet mount. Compatible with Zenzanon-S lenses (Bronica's own optically computed designs, often manufactured by Nikon): 40/4, 50/2.8, 75/2.8, 100/2.8, 135/3.5, 200/4, 300/5. Early Nikon-rangefinder-based Nikkor-P and Nikkor-Q lenses in S-mount also fit. Interchangeable film backs (120 and 220 variants). Waist-level finder and the metered prism are the two primary finder choices; the AE coupling lives in the prism assembly.
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