Just won this beauty on Ebay..

[Lee Ash]

I have entered the Medium format film world with this beautiful Voigtlander Bessa 1 6x9cm. It is totally restored, working and absolutely pristine.
All that for £80.00! The lens and shutter mech. are about midrange quality for this type of camera but thats pretty good by most optical standards.
So now I have a pocket size medium format camera :grin:
Lee

Heres a few pics of the actual camera I won...

[Stemmy]

I think everybody should learn on a manual camera like this. Nothing better to teach you light than one of these.

have fun.

Remember every shot counts now, no comming back with 800 images.

LMAO !!

[Lee Ash]

Yes...lmao. I'll take the K10D with me and use it as a light metre and range finder... :grin: I learned on a Pentax K1000 which is positively high tech compared to this one.
Lee

[Bandit]

You will love it Lee. I loved my film cameras and a 6x9 slide looks awsome on a lightbox. I would recomend you buy a hand held light meter though.

[Lee Ash]

You will love it Lee. I loved my film cameras and a 6x9 slide looks awsome on a lightbox. I would recomend you buy a hand held light meter though.

Its OK... I got one. What I'm not sure about though, is how you range find and focus.

cheers Lee

[Bandit]

Its OK... I got one. What I'm not sure about though, is how you range find and focus.

cheers Lee

You can buy pocket range finders, probably on ebay. Some even fit on the hot shoe.

Here is an example

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/A-VINTAGE-KISEI-HOT-SHOE-MOUNT-RANGEFINDER-CASE_W0QQitemZ250220250585QQihZ015QQcategoryZ4702Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Lee Ash]

You can buy pocket range finders, probably on ebay. Some even fit on the hot shoe.

Here is an example

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/A-VINTAGE-KISEI-HOT-SHOE-MOUNT-RANGEFINDER-CASE_W0QQitemZ250220250585QQihZ015QQcategoryZ4702Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Blimey... thats good. I didn't know they existed. (Nice link, thanks). How does it work?
Lee

[Bandit]

Blimey... thats good. I didn't know they existed. (Nice link, thanks). How does it work?
Lee

You look through a view finder and line something up, then read off the distance on a scale, dead easy.:snap2:

[Lee Ash]

You look through a view finder and line something up, then read off the distance on a scale, dead easy.:snap2:

I had a look at ebay... someone is actually selling a Voightlander range finder that matches the Camera I got.... its bloody expensive though!

I was trying to figure out how I was gonna fix a bushnell laser range finder to the top :grin:
Lee

[Parageiss]

I hope they are your photographs because you would be in breech of copyright and you may get Martin into trouble now ***sarcasm3**

[Lee Ash]

I hope they are your photographs because you would be in breech of copyright and you may get Martin into trouble now ***sarcasm3**

Yes, they're my pictures... I won the camera about half an hour ago and drove down to Hampshire to photograph it just to post the pictures on the forum ***sarcasm3**
(Damn... I should have picked it up while I was there :rolleyes:)

Lee

[Parageiss]

Yes, they're my pictures... I won the camera about half an hour ago and drove down to Hampshire to photograph it just to post the pictures on the forum ***sarcasm3**
(Damn... I should have picked it up while I was there :rolleyes:)

Lee

Well I am glad you did, because I was reminded of the fact when I placed a photo of a lens I bought on Ebay on the forum that I could get Martin into trouble.......yes why didn't you pick it up while you where there, that was kinda silly.....I hope you enjoy it mate :icon_nice I have that developing equipment if your interested

[chaz]

Lee there is one on ebay, buy it now £9.00, item No 330215142754 .

[Lee Ash]

Lee there is one on ebay, buy it now £9.00, item No 330215142754 .

Nice one Chaz... thanks. I might go for that!
Lee

[Lee Ash]

I have that developing equipment if your interested

What Dev equipment is that then? Did you mention it to me before mate?
Lee

[Parageiss]

What Dev equipment is that then? Did you mention it to me before mate?
Lee

This lot http://www.photography-forum.org/showthread.php?t=16677