Restyled Bessa lineup announced

[arbib]

Still have the same old style Lugs.... Uhh🙁
So basicly they did a new "Paint" job.

Still great RF's for $600 or so.

 

[Tom A]

Speaking of the V-Lander trigger winder, or any for that manner I guess, how do they work?
Are you just kind of using a wrist motion to advance the lever to advance the film or what?
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Brian

The Triggerwinder(or the Leicavit and my own Rapidwinder) is a deceptivly simple device. There is a baseplate lever that folds down and you have the camera in your left hand, with the fingers curled around the trigger. After each shot, you simply pull the lever to the left and advance film and cock the shutter. For anyone who focusses with the left eye it is a godsend as it keeps you from poking yourself in the right eye with your thumb (or knocking your glasses off). It also serves as a "platform" for holding the camera. The camera rests on your left hand and provides a more stable platform than holding it around the body as one usually does.

If you train yourself you can actually shoot up to 2,5 -3 frames per second. One has to watch out for shake though!

I have several customers who use the Rapidwinder in extremely cold climate. They often keep the left hand steady and simply pull the camera to the right! With heavy gloves it is difficult to use the top mounted advance lever on some cameras.

The lever lock on the VC Triggerwinder and on the reissued Leicavit suffers from one problem. To fold the lever up and away, you lightly pull back on the lever and it will free the lock. Unfortunately it will also "freewheel" the lever by the slightest touch and the next time you go to advance, it is flopping around. You then have to fold it up and down again to re-engage.

On my winder the lever stays locked down until you release it - I do prefer that.

 

[MadMan2k]

Ah, so I had it all wrong, heh. I'd like to try one of those out sometime, it sounds like a good accesory.