Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Cosina/Voigtlander Bessa-R
From: Andre Jean Quintal <megamax@abacom.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 02:11:09 -0500

Ken Isaka wrote, about Voigtlander Bessa R:
. . .
Rangefinder magnification 0.7x, rangefinder base about 30mm.  Effective
base 21mm (arrrgh!)

	--> what would be better ? I don't understand this.
	Does it limit rangefinder accuracy ?
	Is it related to focal length of the lens ?

Parallax-corrected selectable frame lines for 35/90mm, 50mm and 75mm
lenses.

	--> no 24 or 28 mm. To me, a camera that would
	"span" 24mm to 75mm would be ideal.
	I fail to understand why anyone would not care
	to cater to the wide and ultra-wide photo domains.
	At LEAST the 28mm !

	I also wish they would have made the focussing ring the
	outermost one.

	Andre Jean Quintal