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The Bronica RF645 Special (2003) is a limited-edition variant of the RF645 medium-format rangefinder, produced approximately one year before Tamron closed the Bronica brand in 2004. It shares all specifications with the standard RF645 — the same 6x4.5 negative format, vertical-format coupled rangefinder, three-lens system (45/4, 65/4, 100/4.5), Seiko leaf shutters with full-speed flash sync, and aperture-priority/manual exposure with TTL SPD metering — and is distinguished by cosmetic and finish differences relative to the standard production body.
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The last Bronica: a limited special edition of the RF645, produced in the year before Tamron shuttered the brand.
| Field | Value |
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| Format | 120 / 220, 6x4.5 cm (16 frames per 120 roll) |
| Mount | Bronica RF645 (proprietary bayonet) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Shutter | 8s – 1/500s, Seiko leaf, in each lens |
| Flash sync | All speeds |
| Meter | TTL spot + center-weighted SPD |
| Modes | Aperture priority, manual |
| Battery | 1x CR2 |
| Dimensions | ~163 x 117 x 75 mm (body only) |
Zenza Bronica launched the RF645 in 2000 as the company's sole rangefinder design — an unusual departure given that the entire Bronica history from 1958 had been SLR-based. The RF645 was a technically accomplished product: the only interchangeable-lens 6x4.5 medium-format rangefinder ever commercially produced. Production volumes across the RF645's five-year run were small; estimates for total bodies produced across all variants range roughly in the thousands, not tens of thousands.
By 2003, Tamron had made the decision to exit the Bronica camera business. The RF645 Special appears to have been produced in this final phase — possibly to exhaust remaining parts inventory, possibly as a deliberate commemorative gesture, or both. The brand was officially closed in 2004. No Bronica cameras have been produced since.
The RF645 Special matters primarily to Bronica collectors and to anyone assembling a complete RF645 record. Functionally, it is identical to the standard RF645, which is itself a significant camera: the only 6x4.5 interchangeable-lens rangefinder ever made. The Special edition amplifies the standard RF645's rarity further.
For working photographers in 2026, the decision between a standard RF645 and the Special edition should rest entirely on condition and price rather than functional preference — both bodies shoot identically. The Special edition will command a premium (where it can be identified and authenticated) purely on collector grounds.
The RF645 system as a whole remains the most direct comparison to the Mamiya 7/7 II in the medium-format rangefinder category, offering a smaller negative (6x4.5 vs 6x7) and vertical-native orientation in exchange for more frames per roll and a lighter overall kit.
Bronica RF645 mount. Three lenses ever produced: 45mm f/4 (wide; requires external accessory finder as body finder shows 65 and 100 frame lines), 65mm f/4 (normal kit lens), 100mm f/4.5 (portrait). All lenses use Seiko leaf shutters with full flash sync. No third-party or adapted lenses exist for this mount. External 45mm finder required for use with the 45/4 lens. Standard hot-shoe flash. No motor winder or power grip was produced for the RF645.
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