Voigtlander Bessa-R3A Rangefinder Black Camera Body

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Voigtlander Super-Wide Heliar 15mm f/4.5 Aspherical Manual Focus Lens with Viewfinder

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Voigtlander Bessa R4M Wide Angle 35mm

The Voigtlander R4M and R4A are production 35mm rangefinder cameras that are made with built in parallax projected framelines for 21, 25, 28, 35, and 50mm lenses. A tremendous feature for rangefinder lovers who have been longing for a Rangefinder with built in 21 and 25 framelines. This opens up a new world of convenient possibilities for the RF user, just frame and focus directly from the built-in viewfinder and you wont have to carry and keep track of 21 and 25 accessory viewfinders. The R4M is above all else small, and light, really an unobtrusive cameras that is ideal for handheld lowlight conditions, and was designed specifically for the wide-angle shooter. It features a mechanical shutter that works without batteries (without metering, when used without batteries). It has a simple LED metering display along the bottom of the viewfinder, that displayes exposure information in .5 EV values. The metering display is the same as the R3M. It has an exceptionally bright viewfinder, as well as a quiet shutter. The R4M is offered only in classic black paint finish, like the R2M or R3M.

Classic cameras - Voigtlander Bessamatic.

Classic cameras - Voigtlander Bessamatic., upload feito originalmente por poltag.

The Voigtlander Bessamatic 35 mm SLR camera was made in Germany between 1959 and 1962 and 140,000 were made. The Voigtlander company was founded in 1756 and started to make cameras in 1840 so is the oldest name in cameras. The Bessamatic had a coupled selenium exposure meter the needle of which was adjusted in the viewfinder as was the split-image rangefinder.

A four-element Color-Skopar f2.8 50mm lens was fitted as standard and this had a first class reputation for sharpness and natural colour rendition. The lens was interchangeable and on removal from the camera body the Synchro Compur leaf shutter was left behind. The shutter was speeded between 1 sec and 500th sec and had flash synchronisation at all speeds.

Unusual for the period, the exposure meter could be calibrated to accept film sensitivities from 12 to as high as 3200 ASA (ISO). High manufacturing quality and excellence was evident everywhere and controls all moved with a silky smoothness. The camera had a 'rounded' easy to hold, voluptuous shape.

The camera comprised one of a trio of quality SLR cameras on offer in the late 50�s and early 60�s; the Kodak Retina Reflex III, Zeiss Contaflex Super and the Voigtlander Bessamatic.