Bessamatic
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About
The Bessamatic was launched by Voigtländer in 1959, a few years after the 1953 Contaflex and the 1957 Retina Reflex, all from Germany. This is by far the biggest and heaviest of these three leaf-shuttered SLR cameras, at more than 2 lbs. or 0.935kg. The late arrival at the market has helped Voigtländer improve the ergonomic design taking advantage of previous designs. Nevertheless, it has all the shortcomings found on these cameras, the finder blackout after exposure and the limited range of int
Specifications
- Mount Type
- Voigtländer Bessamatic mount
- Film Format
- 35mm
- Shutter Speed
- 1/1000 to 1 second
- Metering Type
- TTL (through-the-lens) metering
- Focus Type
- manual
- Weight
- 0.935 kg