starla zero
techno dracula
answered, thanks everybody
Mablo
Well-known
Looks like an old Bessa 66 to me. You can see the film format by opening the camera back. If the film area is square it's a 6x6. I have the Bessa 46 model from -38 which looks similar but has a small viewfinder on top. It has a complex film advance and frame counter mechanism which I just don't know how to use in a right way and the camera stays unused.
starla zero
techno dracula
This one actually has a flip-up viewfinder, the pictures aren't great sorry :|
It certainly looks like a 66, the back says "Bessa 46", hence the confusion.
It certainly looks like a 66, the back says "Bessa 46", hence the confusion.
Roger Hicks
Veteran
Are the backs interchangeable?
A lot can happen over the decades...
Cheers,
R.
A lot can happen over the decades...
Cheers,
R.
starla zero
techno dracula
We're pretty sure it was bought new, so I doubt it has been, but you never know!
sevo
Fokutorendaburando
IIRC the earlier 46 differed from the 66 only in a dual-window door and 4.5 masks for film gate and flip-up finder.
Mablo
Well-known
Hmm... Roger, indeed. Now that I look at it the film area in mine (6x4.5) it looks like it could be a removable mask. I don't want to force it before I know for sure. I took some crappy photos of my Bessa 46 if someone would know better. Starla zero, yours is the same camera but definitely an older model.
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starla zero
techno dracula
Thanks guys 