Buying a Bessa R?

[gliderbee]

Id go for the R without question. I liked the R series camera I had and as Rick said , the R will be a much more reliable camera than the Zorki. You'll also get a meter built in, seems like a no-brainer to me.

I have both: if one should have to go, it would be the Zorki, no doubt about it, if it were only for the better finder and the lightmeter.

Stefan.

 

[tyrone.s]

@ tyrone.s: Yes, the Bessa R is a different world compared to Russian camera🙂...
I decided to take it and yesterday Bessa R arrived.
The script on top is deleted, but the cosmetic conditions are better than what I expected. Now I try the camera with a Legacy Pro 400.
It seems that the camera works fine; the rangefinder is slightly misaligned, but nothing terrible; the rubber coating of the back a little damaged, but the half case covering it.
Thank you all for your encouragement! I will let you know when the film will be developed...
Luigi

Congratulations. Is the rf patch definately out of alignment or (if you wear glasses), is at a case of not looking quite squarely at the centre of the viewfinder? At any rate, good luck, you should have fun. I've recently been using mine with Legacy Pro 100 and an Ultron 35/1.7 @ 1.7 1/30th.

Looks like a fine, sunny day. Nope. Pouring with rain, about 8 degrees celcius outside, 150 km's from home and my daughter did a *** that went 'everywhere'. Ah, the day we go out without a change of clothes. :bang:

 

[robin a]

Good choice,it's a keeper.....................

Robin

 

[luiman]

Thanks to gliderbee, tyrone.s and robin a for the encouragement!
Yes, even I think the Bessa R is a camera to hold. It makes a good pair with my R2a...
Very beautiful pictures of your daughter in the car! I only hope that she did not a... on the camera too!🙂
I will let you know when I developed the film ...
Luigi