My Voigtlander Bessa

[David Mitchell]

Hi all,

This is my 3rd camera I have bought in as many weeks, not that im addicted at all lol I decided to look at getting a folder that allowed MF 120 film and also had some adjustments - my Sputnik seems to lack some and my Six-20 doesn't have any lol

Here is my Voigtlander Bessa, I didn't pay much for it (I actually won a Bessa I for £12 but the seller refused to send it to me!) So I decided that I needed a Voigtlander in my life and this was in amazing condition.

The bag is new(er)

Front

Side (fairly slim actually!)

Back (with focus guide)

Open (landscape)

Open (portrait) - with the little stand on the deck down

Inside (bellows look amazing and the aperture look crisp!)

There are flip out holders for the film so that when you load and unload the rolls stay tight

Full on settings (and a waist level brilliance finder) as well as the 'normal' popup viewfinder

The lens is number 2505626 and looking at the chart means its from between 1937-1942 - and it has the upgrades like having the shutter release on the deck which ties into this being the original lens. This isn't the later sought after lens, those go for quite a bit, but it seems im amazing condition considering its age!

Remember - this camera is pretty cheap to buy and might be perfect for someone who is after a fully manual MF camera - I believe this shoots 8 x 6x9s

 

[Pete Askew]

Now that looks to be in as good a condition as you could hope for. Lovely. And no fiddling around with cutting spools etc. I'm looking forward to seeing what you get with it.

 

[Brian Moore]

I have the same camera and yes,...it shoots 8 6x9s.

 

[David Mitchell]

Awesome everything seems to work smoothly, just need to make sure I set everything before cocking the shutter, its in amazing condition for the age, looking internally there is little to no wear, the bellows look almost new, I tried it on the 1 second exposure setting, it worked smoothly the lens look pretty good as well, can only see a tiny bit of dust but don't really plan to take it all apart! Might get some ISO 100 film for the camera

 

[David Mitchell]

Ive just shot my first roll on the Bessa, it will probably be a complete disaster but I will see, need to get the rolls sent away for development now!

 

[Hamish Gill]

Best of luck!
Get some on the forum!