I got a Bessa R2A recently, and its frame counter broke. It doesn’t move past S. Where is the best place to send it to be repaired?

I live in upstate NY

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I just bought this sturdy little rangefinder marked 'J_L' and 'Made in France' to use with my Ikonta. It measures distance correctly but the vertical adjustment is off. Does anyone know how to disassemble and calibrate this particular rangefinder?

Hey all!

I’m thinking about getting a circular polarizer for my rangefinder film camera as I take a fair amount of landscape photos. Rangefinders are obviously difficult to have polarizing filters. I’ve seen the $600 solution from Leica and don’t quite have the funds for that.

Anyone know of a circular polarizer that has maybe a number scale that I could hold up to my eye then reposition on the camera at the right angle/number? Thanks!

This Konica EE Matic S seems to be working quite well (though I haven't texted with film yet) but the range finder lever, which is connected to the mirror and spring loaded to press the infinity screw against the little control knob coming from the lens, sometimes gets stuck and the range meter stops working. Normally, just a little nudge with a screwdriver is enough to bring back it into play but the movement is a little sluggish. It is reasonable to assume that some new oil or grease in strategic locations is what is needed, especially as the camera seems unserviced since manufacture, but I have no idea where I should or shouldn't apply oil or grease in the rangefinder assembly. Any guidance and/or tips would be much appreciated! It seems like a well built and sturdy little camera and I'm looking forward to putting some film through it.
(The control knob kan be seen in pic 2, at the bottom of the viewfinder compartment by the lens, leaning against the infinity adjust screw). Pic 3 shows the bottom of the range finder assembly and the mirror arm with the infinity screw from underneath).

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Hello to the team, since my girlfriend gifted me a nikon f100 id like to give her a rangefinder camera, since she likes film too. Which camera would you suggest to use with a 50mm lens ? Great viewfinder and great rangefinder patch are very important. I can afford till 400 euros.

Hello everyone,

Maybe it's a stupid question, but i wanted to tested out my bessa r2m before i sell it but i don't have any lens and i was wandering if this is normal:

When i'm pushing the arm that moves the rangefinder mechanism inside the shutter box (the one that the lens is pushing when focusing), there is only the frameline parallax that is Moving and not the focus double image that always stay at infinity position.

I've tried to remove the top plate to access the rangefinder mechanism, i can move manually the mirror horyzontaly to be at the close focus position but when i'm pushing the arm inside the shutter box the mirror is pushing back at infinity position but doesn't go back to close focus position.

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Is it normal ? Is it a spring or Grease problem?

And if it is normal which part in the arm and the lens makes the rangefinder mirror moves i'm really curious about it.

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​Thank you in advance, i hope i made myself clear.

From left to right : Carl Ziess Jena Werra 3 Voigtlander Vitessa N Ziess Ikon Contax (First edition) Canon Canonet (1961) And lastly a Zorki 4

Found this original Canonet in awesome condition at a junk/variety store where I’m from a year ago and gifted it to my partner for his birthday. We’re going on a big OE in Jan and wanted to finally get it set up with film before we go.

I noticed an issue with the rangefinder while trying to take some test shots around the house today - the ghost image was non-existent and focusing spot was very blurry. Decided to take the top off to inspect and found this grotty piece of yellow plastic inside the rangefinder assembly. It was obstructing the mirror. Removed it and it’s good as new! It didn’t appear to have had any real purpose inside the assembly, was randomly just sitting there.

Does anyone know why I might have found this in there?

I found a Craigslist listing and this camera caught my eye, what is it?

Hi,

I'm considering buying a rangefinder camera. I was initially interested in the Leica M3, but I realized its framelines aren't ideal for lenses longer than 90mm.

I've started looking at Canon rangefinders, but I'm unsure which model would be the best choice for using 90mm, 100mm, or 135mm lenses. I want to ensure a great focusing experience with these longer focal lengths.

Thank you

From time to time the advance lever on my Canon P camera does not seem to fully wind properly. The issue, if it can be called that, is weird because the shutter still fires and niether the film or the shutter curtain are damadge. Only the shutter button is a little harder to press and not as smooth as it should be. Camera as been recently CLA'd and is in full working order.

As you can see on the photo, the little red dot is not all the way up. Sometimes, in the same roll, it kinda fixes it self and makes a full rotation.
What could it be?

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Im currently shooting on a voigtlander bessa r4a. I like the camera but i can’t help but wonder what it’s like to shoot on a Leica m. Particularly the M4-P for the ‘purely mechanical’ aspect. From what I’ve read and been told, the experience is much more streamlined which I’m attracted to. My Bessa has had a bit of a beating but works fine. It’s never skipped a beat but for some reason I’m beginning to lose faith in it.. so I’m just wondering if it’s a waste of time and money to make the switch as I know i can pretty much forget switching back without it being a very costly Exercise. Has anyone made such a change themselves? How’d it go? Do you miss aperture priority or does the simple shooting experience outweigh that feature? Any constructive thoughts welcome, thanks!

my leica m2 focus distance is accurate when measured from an object to the focal plane compared to distance noted on lens. but photos are still coming out out of focus. I have tried the method of using a makeshift focus screen over the film plane and the upside down image looks blurry when the rangefinder patch is aligned and measured to be accurate.

short version: distance is accurate, blurry images at focal plane.

any advice?

Hey Everyone!

I'm looking for a rangefinder on the 200€ price point that packs a sharp lens, built in lightmeter (preferably), faster shutter speed and aperture priority.

I recently got a canon canonet ql 17 giii to have a lighter, reliable and sharp lens camera alternative to the Canon F1 new that I usually carry.

The camera feels great but soon I realized it doesn't suit me. I mostly shoot 400 color film in day light so the 1/500 shutter speed of the canonet is not fast enough for most situations. Besides this, the camera shoots manual or shutter priority and for the type of photography I'm doing I like having the possibility to play with the depth of field. There's also some quirks that I'm not a fan of, like the battery situation and the focusing system I still couldn't get used to it.

So any recommendations are great!

Thanks everyone and have a good day

Edit: Thanks everyone for taking the time to answer! There's definitely a lot to research and learn about gear and what I'm looking for in a camera.

João

Anyone got good recommendation for a rangefinder with 35mm frame lines for the Canon P rangefinder?

I know the original viewfinder has the 35mm frame line, but is it’s just too close to the edges, especially with glasses, my eyes are not as close up as I hoped, so I can barely see the entire frame lines without peaking to the left/right/top/bottom. Which makes it difficult sometimes to see the complete composition.

Anyone ever had similar issue? Any recommended viewfinder? (Budget: ~$200)

Also…. Canon P’s shoe mount seems slightly narrower than the standard (18mm) by about 0.5mm, and shorter, causing the mount plate to stick out a little. Anyone ever found a nice fitting mount or mount adaptor before?

Many thanks!

I am currently using M mount and M39 Mount on my main cameras and I really like the Nikon S series. There are so many amazing lenses in RF mount and I really want to try. I am kinda used to the large finder on the Bessa and Leica. I tried the Nikon S2/3 some time ago and could only remember the difficulty in focusing and handling. Maybe I tried a copy in bad condition but I am worried that I will not use it as often if I get a Nikon S. What is your experience with the Nikon S? Has anyone used the Bessa R2S or R2C as a daily camera? Would getting a Bessa in RF mount a better option than Nikon S? What do you think of RF mount cameras, are they worth to try?

Has anybody used any muddy range finder? Also are any of them good and do yall recommend them?