[Leica] Some first test shots with a Bessa-I

[langeratcarleton at gmail.com (Mark Langer)]

Well, the Vaskar, although a triplet, can yield surprisingly good results,
as your pictures indicate. Voigtlander made very good lenses. One of my
favourite cameras is the 6x6 Perkeo II, which has the Tessar-type Color
Skopar in a Synchro-Compur shutter. No rangefinder, but an incredibly small
package with a first rate shutter and lens. The photos from this are nothing
short of incredible. The somewhat simpler Perkeo I with Vaskar can be a
bargain alternative. I wind up shooting with the Perkeo II while my
higher-end cameras with coupled rangefinder (Super Ikontas A, B and C,
Voigtlander Bessa II with Heliar) gather dust. If you are getting the folder
bug, the Voigtlanders are well worth keeping an eye out for.

Mark

On 11/1/05, Daniel Ridings <dlridings@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Mark,
>
> It is the Vaskar lens and Prontor shutter. The budget variant from
> what I can understand.
>
> Daniel
>
> On 11/1/05, Mark Langer <langeratcarleton@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Is that the one with the Vaskar, or the Color Skopar lens? Prontor or
> > Synchro-Compur?
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > On 10/31/05, Daniel Ridings <dlridings@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > A friend picked up a Bessa-I for $1.50 at a flea market and passed it
> on
> > > to me.
> > >
> > > It's about the same format as 35mm (6 x 9 = 2 x 3 = 24 x 36 = 2 x 3).
> > >
> > > It's a folding camera. No rangefinder (guess-focus), 105mm standard
> lens.
> > >
> > > I ran two rolls through.
> > >
> > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/Bessa-I
> > >
> > > It's fun.
> > >
> > > Now if I can just find a digital back for it and some girls.
> > >
> > > Daniel
> > >
> > >
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