![]() Like many consumer cameras of its time, the Bessa R packs plenty of plastic parts on an aluminum chassis. The Bessa R is, in fact, the brainchild of Japanese manufacturer Cosina, which acquired the Voigtlander brand in 1999. Introduced to the market in 2000, this isn’t the Voigtlander of German pedigree that your grandparents might have used back in the 1950s. ![]() Compared to the above-mentioned RF’s (both of which I have), the Bessa R is also much cheaper and just as efficient. But what it does have is an ultra-bright viewfinder coupled with no-frills design sense that makes it a delightful tool for street photography. Nor does it have the tank-like heft and durability of a Canon 7. Now lets get one thing clear – the Bessa R doesn’t have the sleek metal curves of a Leica rangefinder. I bought this camera over 14 years ago, yet today this rangefinder still lords it over my collection of classic film shooters. Just like that I became the proud owner of a Voigtlander Bessa R. ![]() “I’ll give it to you cheap – just get it off my hands because its my last unit”, said the seller. The black camera stared at me from behind the window of a secondhand photographic shop. KF article top The Voigtlander Bessa R (All pics: Lester Ledesma)
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