Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]According to my sources in Japan, Cosina will announce its Bessa-R rangefinder body later next week. Its specs are as follows: Mechanically controlled vertically-travelling leaf focal plane shutter, speeds B, 1 - 1/2000 Leica screw mount Rangefinder magnification 0.7x, rangefinder base about 30mm. Effective base 21mm (arrrgh!) Parallax-corrected selectable frame lines for 35/90mm, 50mm and 75mm lenses. TTL exposure meter, LED displays in the viewfinder. http://www.cameraguild.co.jp/retinahouse/nikki/000108nikki002.JPG http://www.cameraguild.co.jp/retinahouse/nikki/000108nikki003.JPG The retail price is projected to be 69,800 JPY or approximately 680 USD. This will nail Yasuhara's coffin, I'm afraid. Ken Iisaka kiisaka@pacbell.net Lost in Mill Valley in Marin County, California