Focusing a 35mm on a bessa r

[luckyloser]

hey,

i just got my bessa r. i already have a dlsr and never photographed with a range finder camera. that means i don`t quite get the focusing.

could you explain it a bit?

thank you

 

[Spyderman]

Hey man. You bought a Bessa R without knowing how to focus it?

You have to bring the two overlayed images in the rangefinder patch to match. Then the lens is in focus.

Do a search on the net...

Here's an image how the RF works:

BTW: if you have tha Bessa manual it must be there... on page 14!

 

[markinlondon]

You'll find the info you need in one of the full Leica manuals available here.

 

[luckyloser]

Thank you, I just found it.

@Spyderman

I saw it in the manual, but I didn`t understand it 😉