[rollei_list] Re: [off-topic] The new Fuji will be sold ... and affordable ?
- From: "Robert Lilley" <54moggie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 07:44:05 -0400
I wasn't aware the Bessa II had these mechanical problems. I have never
owned one because of the cost. I just figured it had to be a great camera.
This is based on experience with my pristine 1933 9x12 cm Voigtlander
Bergheil with the 150mm/4.5 Heliar mounted in a rim set Compur shutter. I
use a Rada 6x9 film back on it as well as 9x12 cm sheet film (Efke 100 is
readily available in that format). I find it to be extremely well made. I
get good results and its one of my favorite cameras. I just figured the
Bessa II had to be the same quality. Just goes to show you what happens
when you talk about stuff without first hand knowledge.
Guess I can stop drooling over Bessa II eBay listings.
Rob
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Subject: [rollei_list] Re: [off-topic] The new Fuji will be sold ... and
affordable ?
This is absolutely true, a waste of the lenses! Most Voigtlander cameras are
mechanically excellent. The Bessa is an exception and in no way does justice
to the lens, particularly when fairly well used.
I knew nothing about these cameras until investigating on behalf of a friend
of my wife's the value of a camera she inherited when her father died. It
was like new and was very valuable as a collectors item but not a very good
design as a user camera, compared to a Super Ikonta, the only other folding
MF camera with which I am familiar.
Frank
--- On Thu, 2/10/08, Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: [off-topic] The new Fuji will be sold ... and
affordable ?
> To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thursday, 2 October, 2008, 9:36 AM
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <marvin0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 1:00 AM
> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: [off-topic] The new Fuji will be
>
> sold ... and affordable ?
>
>
> > Yes these cameras are rare and expensive ( Bessa iis)
>
> > also they have a very primitive rf, Apo Lanthars fetch
> the
> > most Followed by Heliars followed by Colour Skopars.
> > The lenses are said to be legendary on all.
> >
> That is really curious. If the camera is really so
> floppy and has a poor rangefinder the performance of the
> lenses on it is rather beside the point.
>
> --
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles, CA, USA
> dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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