Jocko
Off With The Pixies
I'm going to write the sort of post I would have sneered at 6 months ago 
I have a Bessa R. It is a perfectly sound and reliable camera, if not exactly a tactile work of art.
I also have a Leica IIIf. The loss of the Bessa would be nothing worse than the loss of a certain sum of money. To lose the Leica would be to lose something of exquisite beauty, grace and efficiency, the finest camera I have ever held, the only one I ever want to use. They actually cost about the same. But there is a difference.
I once proudly stood on street corners thumbing my nose at the sprawling, mad-eyed Leicaholics. Now we share the same 3-litre bottles of White Lightning. Glug.
Get yershelf aleka, Mal, me ol'mate. Hic.
Dignititity be blowed!
Cheers, ian
I have a Bessa R. It is a perfectly sound and reliable camera, if not exactly a tactile work of art.
I also have a Leica IIIf. The loss of the Bessa would be nothing worse than the loss of a certain sum of money. To lose the Leica would be to lose something of exquisite beauty, grace and efficiency, the finest camera I have ever held, the only one I ever want to use. They actually cost about the same. But there is a difference.
I once proudly stood on street corners thumbing my nose at the sprawling, mad-eyed Leicaholics. Now we share the same 3-litre bottles of White Lightning. Glug.
Get yershelf aleka, Mal, me ol'mate. Hic.
Dignititity be blowed!
Cheers, ian
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photogdave
Shops local
You try and make it look like I'm contradicting myself. Both parts of my statements are fact.Krosya said:
JonathanA summed it up pretty well in his response so I'l just add: why does ANYONE sell ANYTHING that is well made and nearly new? They need the money; they're bored of it; they've upgraded; their spouses told them to.
mal
Member
White lightning
White lightning
Cheers Ian, I shared a studio space with Elliot Erwitt's London agent many years ago and drooled over Elliot's shoulder-slung IIIf. I've coveted one ever since but would miss the metering ( What is it...Sunny something?)
White lightning
Jocko said:
Cheers Ian, I shared a studio space with Elliot Erwitt's London agent many years ago and drooled over Elliot's shoulder-slung IIIf. I've coveted one ever since but would miss the metering ( What is it...Sunny something?)
Flyfisher Tom
Well-known
Mal,
sorry to hear of your troubles
I've had my R2A for some time now, and it has worked perfectly, as solid and trustworthy as my FM3As.
Give it another chance, a ton of RFF members swear by CV bodies.
cheers
sorry to hear of your troubles
I've had my R2A for some time now, and it has worked perfectly, as solid and trustworthy as my FM3As.
Give it another chance, a ton of RFF members swear by CV bodies.
cheers
hofrench@mac.co
Established
Get a clean used Hexar. Fabulous and cruelly underrated cameras.
Turtle
Veteran
I say turn to crime to fund a Leica. Its the only sensible option cosidering the problems you are facing.
Ronald M
Veteran
Sorry to hear. These parts are metal in Leicas. You get what you pay for.
kshapero
South Florida Man
have owned two bessa's, no problems at all. Sorry you had problems.
iml
Well-known
My secondhand R2 seems very well put together. Certainly better than I would expect for the price.
Ian
Ian
timeUnit
Established
Here: no problem with a Bessa R3A. Works perfectly after 2 years.
Although a Leica MP Anthracite would be pretty nice...
Although a Leica MP Anthracite would be pretty nice...
BillBingham2
Registered User
Every time a new series of bodies come out, improvements are made. The L and the R were the first, followed by the T and the R2. (Knock on wood) I have never had a problem with my T.
B2 (;->
B2 (;->
Nokton48
Veteran
I have been using two R's, two L's and a T, no problems at all with any of it.
Bill58
Native Texan
Buy a Canon RF--get the higher quality w/o the high price of a Leica.
T
tedwhite
Guest
I use my black Bessa R almost daily and works charmingly. Maybe Stephen Gandy has a door he will sell you, or maybe he can fix it? I certainly wouldn't give up on it.
Ted
Ted