Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]so far I've haven't been able to get many Bessa R's. of those, none had problems. Stephen Paul Regret wrote: > Stephen, > > Have you heard of any range finder problems related to the new Bessa R? I > received mine yesterday and was quite disappointed to find the range finder is > out of vertical adjustment and the split image does not come completely > together horizontally at infinity. The out of vertical adjustment makes the > range finder difficult to use in any light and very difficult in low light. I > tried it with several of my screw mount lenses from Leica and Canon so do not > believe it to be a problem in the lens. > > Other than this minor problem the Bessa R is a wonderfully simple metered > camera for my Leica & Canon LTM lenses and an excellent bargain. > > Paul > > >===== Original Message From leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us ===== > >please visit http://cameraquest.com/voigtacc.htm > > > >the new angle finder for 15, 21, 25 lenses is a pretty amazing RF tool -- > >something Leica should have made long ago. > > > >the new Bessa R grips work quite well on it, the side grip additionally > giving > >you the option of hanging the camera vertically while also protecting the > >baseplate. the other two can be used with many smaller cameras. > > > >the double accessory shoes also open up some interesting possibilities. > > > >Stephen Gandy > > --------------------------------------------------- > Get Your Free Email at http://www.hknetmail.com