Bessa Porn?

[Out to Lunch]

I've always liked the Bessa's. Even when selling off my analogue gear, I'd be tempted to keep one of them. Cheers, OtL

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

That's a nice one, with the silver dials. Is it a special edition somehow? Normal Bessa L's all seem to have black plastic dials. Are the shells made of metal too?

Sonnar2, I bought that Bessa-L used at a camera shop in Yokohama. The metal silver dials were what caught my eye. When I asked the salesman about it he said that the original owner had special ordered it from the Cosina factory. He said in the old days one could do that sort of thing. Whether that's true or he made it up on the spot I don’t know but it’s the only silver dialed Bessa-L that I’ve ever seen.

I sold that camera earlier this year along with all my other film cameras to pay for my Fujifilm GFX 50R camera and Fujinon GF 63mm f2.8 R WR lens. My analog gear had become more like museum pieces sitting on the shelf than everyday users. If I was a wealthy man that wouldn’t have been necessary, but alas I’m just a poor slob that has to give a little to get a little.

All the best,
Mike

 

[Sonnar2]

Thanks for the reply, Mike.

https://prophotographer.ie/voigtlander-bessa-l/

here is a olive Bessa L with silver dial, there are some dark gray ones too.

 

[hp6350hp]

Big Sur 2020

Big Sur 2020

Bessa R2M 1.2F 35MM NOKTON
Big Sur March 2020

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Voigtländer 35mm f1.4 Nokton Classic II SC VM lens
with Kenko VM-E Mount Adapter​

Sony A7III camera
Sigma 65mm f2 DG DN lens
Yokohama, Japan - June 2024​

 

[girdwoodINC]

love swapping between my M7 and R3a - here’s the bessa with a couple of different set-ups

One with the 40mm summicron from my CL (almost perfect pocket set up) and great with my off camera flash the other with my 50mm f1.1 Nokton

 

[kshapero]

 

[kshapero]

CV 21 mm, 35mm and 90 mm

 

[Zuiko-logist]

love swapping between my M7 and R3a - here’s the bessa with a couple of different set-ups

One with the 40mm summicron from my CL (almost perfect pocket set up) and great with my off camera flash the other with my 50mm f1.1 Nokton View attachment 4838681View attachment 4838682

Very nice. My R3A is in for a CLA and hopefully back soon.

 

[hap]

Very nice. My R3A is in for a CLA and hopefully back soon.

Where do you send Bessa rangefinders for service?

 

[Zuiko-logist]

Camera Obscura in London.

 

[jaredangle]

love swapping between my M7 and R3a - here’s the bessa with a couple of different set-ups

One with the 40mm summicron from my CL (almost perfect pocket set up) and great with my off camera flash the other with my 50mm f1.1 Nokton View attachment 4838681

The 50mm f/1.1 is next for me, but I'm cut off for the rest of the year after buying a Bessa R3A and the 40mm f/1.4 MC.

 

[girdwoodINC]

The 50mm f/1.1 is next for me, but I'm cut off for the rest of the year after buying a Bessa R3A and the 40mm f/1.4 MC.

The 40 nokton is a great lens and goes lovely with the Bessa

 

[jaredangle]

The 40 nokton is a great lens and goes lovely with the Bessa

I'm taking it to Quebec City next month along with two other cameras and about 25 rolls of film, so this forum is about to see *a lot* of the 40 nokton

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

First the tease

Then the whole enchilada!

Bessa porn, you know it when you "see" it! ​

 

[jaredangle]

First the tease​

Then the whole enchilada!​

Bessa porn, you know it when you "see" it! ​

I always forget that they made this camera!

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Bessa porn, you know it when you see it!​

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Bessa porn, you know it when you see it!​

 

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[Yokosuka Mike]