Bessa R

[richardHaw]

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

[Birna Rørslett]

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 Worked like a charm and with the Nokton 50mm f/1.5 the S.mount didn't feel so outdated at all !!

[richardHaw]

It is the same plastic body as the bessa r 

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

[ColinM]

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(and they'd have lost any profit they'd originally made on the sale!)

[richardHaw]

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

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

[richardHaw]

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

The most anticipated part

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

[golunvolo]

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.

 

[Birna Rørslett]

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

[richardHaw]

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
This just goes to show the lack of documentation for this camera

[richardHaw]

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