Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You're gonna dump without even shooting a frame of film with it? Chuck Albertson Seattle, Wash. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "KPETERS" <KPETERS@huntel.net> To: "Leica List" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 2:14 PM Subject: [Leica] Friday for Sale: Voigtlander Bessa R and 75mm lens > Well, you're all gonna think I'm nuts. I had ordered this Bessa R and 75mm > lens (both chrome) from the honourable Dr. Yao, waited several weeks for > arrival and then subsequently have decided that although the hype and > conjecture on the Bessa for the most part is true, the Bessa R is not for > me. I'm sticking with my Leicas and now am offering the Bessa up for > resale. If you want to see it, the url is listed below. I listed on ebay > as I have much experience with it and it has always worked previously to > sell equipment I didn't need. > > My opinion on the Bessa R? It's too lightweight. The shutter reminds me in > it's feel and sound (and makes me shake to think about) of my first slr, a > pentax K1000. Even the shutter dial seems straight off the K1000. The > viewfinder is unbelievably great. If viewfinders alone sold cameras, this > one would make the Voigtlander a bestseller. The 75mm lens is very very > well built and focusses as well as any lens I have owned, although you can > tell the difference mounting it on an older sm camera versus a leica sm > lens. The lens is heavy duty and I like the idea of a well made 75mm lens > at a reasonable price. I'm holding onto my Leica gear, and my foray into a > cheaper alternative universe was short lived at best! ha! My opening bid > was what I paid for the kit, and I definately didn't buy the camera to make > money on. It is brand new with no film through it, all papers, boxes,etc. > Imported from HOng Kong distributer, Dr. Yao, who I highly recommend for > Voigtlander gear! Fast shipping and excellent communications. > > check it out at: > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=321343771 > >