Here is another 6x9 medium format rangefinder I am offering if you are interested.
A Voigtlander Bessa equipped with a beautiful, coated, 105mm f3.5 Color Skopar set in a Compur-Rapid shutter with speeds from B to 1/400 along with a coupled rangefinder. There is a leather case that comes with this camera.
The Color Skopar is a Voigtlander version of the 4-element Tessar lens and it is very, very good; perhaps the equal of Zeiss’s Tessar lens. Although this camera originally came with a 6x4.5 mask that mask is no longer with the camera.
The camera is in good condition. The leather looks great and there are minor scratches in the black painted metal trim.
The front standard pops out quickly when the button is pressed. When pulled out all the way out the struts lock solidly into place. The struts and mechanical parts are straight and look good. There is no evidence that anything is bent or out of alignment
The lens is clear with no visible scratches or fogging. There is no oil on the aperture blades. The bellows is in good condition and there are no light leaks. The coupled rangefinder works smoothly and accurately.
The shutter works but will need some attention. The camera is certainly usable as it is but some speeds are not consistent. The measured speeds are as follows:
Enjoy the pictures and thanks for looking.
A Voigtlander Bessa equipped with a beautiful, coated, 105mm f3.5 Color Skopar set in a Compur-Rapid shutter with speeds from B to 1/400 along with a coupled rangefinder. There is a leather case that comes with this camera.
The Color Skopar is a Voigtlander version of the 4-element Tessar lens and it is very, very good; perhaps the equal of Zeiss’s Tessar lens. Although this camera originally came with a 6x4.5 mask that mask is no longer with the camera.
The camera is in good condition. The leather looks great and there are minor scratches in the black painted metal trim.
The front standard pops out quickly when the button is pressed. When pulled out all the way out the struts lock solidly into place. The struts and mechanical parts are straight and look good. There is no evidence that anything is bent or out of alignment
The lens is clear with no visible scratches or fogging. There is no oil on the aperture blades. The bellows is in good condition and there are no light leaks. The coupled rangefinder works smoothly and accurately.
The shutter works but will need some attention. The camera is certainly usable as it is but some speeds are not consistent. The measured speeds are as follows:
- 1 second equals 1 second.
- 1/2 second equals 1/3 second
- 1/5 second equals 1/8 second
- 1/10 second equals 1/30 second
- 1/25 second equals 1/28 second
- 1/50 second equals 1/54 second
- 1/100 second equals 1/190 second
- 1/200 second equals 1/212 second
- 1/400 second equals 1/335 second
Enjoy the pictures and thanks for looking.
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