Bessa R2A exposure compensation

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Hi everyone,

I have one short (and silly) question. How does the exposure compensation on a bessa r2a/r3a work?

For instance, if I compensate by -1/2 stops, would the shutter actually fire at - let's say - 1/180 instead of 1/125? Or does the camera actually round the numbers and chooses between one full step or another - in this case, between 1/125 and 1/250?

Please excuse a beginner. :)

Thank you,
Alex
 
The display in the VF will be rounded to the nearest value, the actual speed is, according to either the manual or the Camera Quest web site, step-less.
Depending on what film you are using you might not notice a difference with only a 1/2 stop change though.
Rob
 
rbiemer said:
The display in the VF will be rounded to the nearest value, the actual speed is, according to either the manual or the Camera Quest web site, step-less.
Depending on what film you are using you might not notice a difference with only a 1/2 stop change though.
Rob
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In this case, if I understand correctly (English is not my native language), there is no practical difference between half stop compensation and full stop compensation.

Thank you for your help,
Alex
 
For most negative film, 1/2 stop will be recorded, but the effect would be much less than 1/2 stop on a positive (slide) film. Positive film tends to require more accurate exposure in my experience.

And I love the Bessa's ease of use for over and under exposure, easier than my Leica!
 
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