Thread: Voigtlander Bessa R2A

For sale is my absolutely mint Voigtlander Bessa R2a 35mm M-mount rangefinder body. No marks whatsoever. Bought it used in December 2011 but soon thereafter picked up a Leica M6, so it has not seen much use. Strap, body cap and batteries included, but no box or instruction manual. The manual is available on the web (not that you would need it as it is an extremely simple camera to operate).

Lens shown in the picture not included.

$450 shipping to US included and PayPal. International shipping at cost.

PayPal only to verified addresses.

Thank you,

Antonio


Voigtlander Bessa R2a by ramirezaponte, on Flickr

Bump. Think of all the fun you could have posting photos taken with this beauty in the Film Cameras Forum...

Reasonable offers will be given due consideration.

Cheers,

Antonio

Could someone just buy this please so I stop looking at it?

AJ, how do the two viewfinders compare?

Originally Posted by Luke

Could someone just buy this please so I stop looking at it?

You know you want it...and you know it's a good deal. Listen to the little devil in your head and say yes!!!

Cheers,

Antonio

Originally Posted by Armanius

AJ, how do the two viewfinders compare?

The viewfinder is very similar to the viewfinder in my .72 M6TTL. Same magnification, just as bright and clear. Not as prone to flaring as the M6, which gives it an advantage. Of course, it has fewer frame lines (35, 50, 75 and 90 only, no 28 or 135) and no automatic selection of frame lines.

It's a fine camera; it's just not being used. Plus, due to a recent bout with GAS, I need to start replenishing the savings account.

Cheers,

Antonio

Luke ... Luke .. listen to me ... you know you want me ... i want you to want me .. think how beautiful i will look in a Zhou half-case with red leather stitching ... oh Luke we belong to together .. together forever ...

I must be hallucinating. I'm seeing posts made by cameras now! Time to walk the dogs.

Originally Posted by ajramirez

it has fewer frame lines (35, 50, 75 and 90 only, no 28 or 135) and no automatic selection of frame lines.

one can use the whole viewfinder area as a reasonable approximation to 28mm & it's not too much of an effort to use the little switch on top to change framelines
Just thought I'd mention, in case anyone (luke for instance) felt these were showstoppers

Originally Posted by pdh

one can use the whole viewfinder area as a reasonable approximation to 28mm & it's not too much of an effort to use the little switch on top to change framelines
Just thought I'd mention, in case anyone (luke for instance) felt these were showstoppers

Of course, you are right Paul. Thank you so much for the clarification.

P.D. Reasonable offers are welcome. Hint...hint...

Cheers,

Antonio