B/W with T, OK!

[mike goldberg]

Hi all...
I'm just getting used to my new T, and am loving it more each time out.

Both the meter and RF are accurate, and the shutter is very quiet, and somewhat dampened by the use of the half case.

Since I use the Summaron 35/2.8 a lot, I've ordered a 35 VF from an FSU seller. Just today, I was shooting in the Jerusalem Souk. The pix below were shot on Kodak Pro 400 C41, and in Resizing, there was no digital sharpening.

I'd like to hear from other Bessa users, and it's not limited to the T.
Cheers, mike

 

[clintock]

My favorite assesory for the T is the Imarect finder by leitz. They can be had cheap enough, but usually need to be taken apart and cleaned. I did it myself, but I have lens tools, I would think any shop that repairs cameras at all could easily do it for a minimum price. THe leitz finder fits the shoe in the T just right and does not protrude aft of the camera body like the zeiss turret finder does.
The image is nice and big for the 35 mm setting, big enough for the 50, and from then on is getting sort of tight. I used it with a 135 lens and it's almost funny, a teeny window in a field of black.
Still it's quite accurate if one remembers to adjust the parallax cam to match the subject distance.

 

[robin a]

Hi Mike,I like the eggs.Have'nt used any B&W in my R yet.Like the T alot,it's on my short list.......Robin

 

[pvdhaar]

Hi all...
I'm just getting used to my new T, and am loving it more each time out.

Both the meter and RF are accurate, and the shutter is very quiet, and somewhat dampened by the use of the half case.

One thing nice to know, is that the exposure meter is not entirely centered. Instead it takes a reading to the lower left of center. It's Voigtlanders way to put less emphasis on the sky when metering, both when in portrait and landscape mode. It's described here: http://www.cameraquest.com/voigtbmeter.htm