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Gear Talk => What the Nerds Do => Topic started by: richardHaw on September 25, 2024, 23:42:36

Title: Bessa R
Post by: richardHaw on September 25, 2024, 23:42:36

https://richardhaw.com/2024/09/25/repair-voigtlander-bessa-r-part-1/ :o :o :o

Title: Re: Bessa R
Post by: Birna Rørslett on September 26, 2024, 14:37:56

Thanks for the illustrative 'tear-down' of the Bessa camera :)

I remember using the Bessa R2S for my Nikkor lesnes in S mount. Worked like a charm and with the Nokton 50mm f/1.5 the S.mount didn't feel so outdated at all !!

Title: Re: Bessa R
Post by: richardHaw on September 27, 2024, 03:43:29

It is the same plastic body as the bessa r  :o :o :o

Wait for part two, that's where the best information is at ::)

Title: Re: Bessa R
Post by: ColinM on September 27, 2024, 11:53:27

Thanks for this Richard

The first SLR camera i ever bought was a K mount Cosina in 1977
I learned the basics of B&W photography,  developing & printing thanks to it.

I was fortunate that the shop i bought it from offered a 2 year warranty for almost any fault.
That was useful as i needed to take it back to be fixed many, many times during that period
(and they'd have lost any profit they'd originally made on the sale!)

Title: Re: Bessa R
Post by: richardHaw on September 27, 2024, 19:28:02

I may publish part 2 soon because somebody left me a good tip for a change :o :o :o

This blog earns peanuts, maybe I should start a only fans page ::)

Title: Re: Bessa R
Post by: richardHaw on October 02, 2024, 01:38:20

https://richardhaw.com/2024/10/01/repair-voigtlander-bessa-r-part-2/

The most anticipated part :o :o :o

This is the best article about this camera anywhere in the internet when it comes to repairs ::)

Title: Re: Bessa R
Post by: golunvolo on October 02, 2024, 07:10:21

What a detailed, easy going, friendly, superb article. The images of the camera and even better, the ones taken with it.
 I'm a big fan.

 

Title: Re: Bessa R
Post by: Birna Rørslett on October 02, 2024, 10:12:42

Agree with Paco. Must locate my own Bessa somewhere in the cupboards. Meanwhile, a donation is in place.

Title: Re: Bessa R
Post by: richardHaw on October 04, 2024, 14:34:21

Quote from: Birna Rørslett on October 02, 2024, 10:12:42

Agree with Paco. Must locate my own Bessa somewhere in the cupboards. Meanwhile, a donation is in place.

Thank you very much! For some reasons, this series has the best response in all of my website :o :o :o
This just goes to show the lack of documentation for this camera ::)

Title: Re: Bessa R
Post by: richardHaw on October 04, 2024, 14:35:22

Quote from: golunvolo on October 02, 2024, 07:10:21

What a detailed, easy going, friendly, superb article. The images of the camera and even better, the ones taken with it.
 I'm a big fan.

 

I was very surprised at how accurate the metering is even compared to SLR cameras :o :o :o