Canon LTM canon vt or bessa r?

[Mackinaw]

As much as I like old classic Canons', I'd go with the Bessa. It's a newer camera.

Jim B.

 

[paulfish4570]

boy, a tough decision. got my sights on a p and a bessa r - bodies only - for the same price: $200. what say ye?

oh, the lovely weight of that chrome and brass. oh, the lovely newness of something only five or six years old ...

 

[David Murphy]

They are both excellent cameras. I'd give the VT a slight edge due to its super high quality construction.

 

[raid]

I use two Canon P cameras [one chrome and one black], a Canon 7, a Bessa L, Bessa T [ one chrome and one olive green], a Canon IVsb, a Leica IIIf, a Standard Leica and my Bessa R. I am covered.

 

[Steve M.]

I'm willing to bet that the $200 Bessa R isn't going to be available for very long. That might influence your decision.

Hoping a camera appreciates usually (nearly always) doesn't work out either, in my experience.

 

[paulfish4570]

appreciation not a deal maker or breaker. just wondering ...

 

[payasam]

Here we are, Bill58:

http://www.cameraquest.com/canonp.htm

"The finder is 1:1 life size and parallax corrected, with always visible built in frames for the 35/50/100 lenses. Compared to the previous VI-L on which it was based, the VI-L's rotating 3 position prism finder was substituted for a fixed finder with all 3 framelines visible at all time."

If I were you, I'd read the thing with the error corrected.

 

[Bingley]

For $200, as between the P and R, I'd base the decision on whether your main lens is a 50 or a 35. If a 50, get the P; if a 35, the R will be better. The vf on the P, if clean, is plenty bright and a joy to shoot w/, not as bright as the R, but bright enough (and I have 57 year old eyes). The P has a quieter shutter, and is very very rugged. It's a classic rf, really.

 

[Arvay]

Used to have both and my vote for Bessa:
- Excellent viewfinder
- Easy RF adjustment if needed
- Lightmeter