A new Bessa R3 ?

[YOL925]

"There you go again!" -- Ronald Reegan to J.C. the peanut.

Not another xxx Leica song, tolong lah

 

[chgoh]

Saw the R3A and R2A and noticed that the rangefinder window and the viewfinder itself are quite close. Meaning that both these cameras are going to have quite a short rangerfinder baselength. Unless there is someother optical magic within the rangerfinder to extend this length, the focusing accurracy with long or fast lenses is going to be a problem. Not sure whether the R3A with 1.0X mag is going to help though.

Comparing this with the Zeiss Ikon, IMHO the Ikon is going to be a much better camera from a focussing accuracy perspective. At 0.74x and 55mm effective baselength, the Ikon is a nose ahead of the 0.72X Ms and a hair behind the 0.85X Ms.

However, the more exciting things that would be going on would be the availability of Biogon wide angles. This is I think is what's worth waiting for! And they can be used on the Ms!

chgoh @ 7:46am on 29 Sep 2004

 

[XXX Boy]

Saw the R3A and R2A and noticed that the rangefinder window and the viewfinder itself are quite close. Meaning that both these cameras are going to have quite a short rangerfinder baselength. Unless there is someother optical magic within the rangerfinder to extend this length, the focusing accurracy with long or fast lenses is going to be a problem. Not sure whether the R3A with 1.0X mag is going to help though.

Comparing this with the Zeiss Ikon, IMHO the Ikon is going to be a much better camera from a focussing accuracy perspective. At 0.74x and 55mm effective baselength, the Ikon is a nose ahead of the 0.72X Ms and a hair behind the 0.85X Ms.

However, the more exciting things that would be going on would be the availability of Biogon wide angles. This is I think is what's worth waiting for! And they can be used on the Ms!
chgoh @ 7:46am on 29 Sep 2004

Bessa R2A & R2A does have a shorter baselength, that is what I had quote in my previous post.

Looks like the Bessa R3 still does not have the automatic frame-line selector.
It also seems to have a shorter base-length.

Don't be too excited by the new Zeiss Ikon camera, it is just a Cosina-made products tat is market under the great German label meaning that they will going to mark-up the price also. Would you wanted to pay so much for a German price but getting a Cosina product??

 

[YOL925]

Stop struggling, poor little thing. The last nail in Leica's coffin is about to be hit, very soon. :devil:

 

[Kho King]

Some said it's a digital RF but some said it's a Bessa R3a twin.. judge for yourself. Whatever, the Biogon sure looks sweet :heart:

want a digital Bessa? Get an Epson RD1

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