Bessa R vs, R3a

[stradibarrius]

What are the main differences between these 2 cameras?

 

[David Brown]

http://www.camerapedia.org/wiki/Bessa_(35mm)

 

[Mark Fisher]

Main differences are screw vs M mount and aperture priority auto exposure. Some people say that he R3a is also built better. I have an R and it is no all that bad. You can use pretty much every screw mount lens on a M mount camera with an adapter, but you can't go the other way. The Rs can be had for much less money. but are only available used.

Mark

 

[elekm]

In addition to what the others said, the cameras seemed to use more metal and less plastic in successive models.

I think an R2 or one of the other M-mount cameras would be the better choice, if only because you have the option of using either M-mount or screw-mount lenses.

 

[stradibarrius]

Thanks!