Serial Number: Cam0194
Type:
Self-erecting camera
Manufacturer:
Voigtländer
Country of Origin:
Germany
Production Period:
1951
Approximate Price:
USD 100
Reference:
http camera-wiki.org wiki Bessa_(folders)
Status: Display
Description:
The Bessa I was manufactured from 1951 up until 1956 (about 80.000 units) and is a well made camera that uses 120 film and can give either 6x4.5(with insert) or 6x9 size negatives. The Bessa I has a simple finder that lacks a built-in rangefinder, however is possible to use a small external rangefinder that mounts in the shoe on the top which in practice is pretty easy to use- you just transfer the distance to the lens.
Shutter Lens Combinations
Vaskar 1 4.5 105mm (coated) in a a Pronto, Prontor-S or Prontor-SV leaf shutter
Color-Skopar 1 3.5 105mm (coated) in a Prontor-S, Prontor-SV or Prontor-SVS leaf shutter
Filter size Push-on 37mm
Viewfinder optical direct vision viewfinder.With 4 different masks, two formats (6x9 and 4.5x6) and two parallax corrections (1meter, close-up) separate for each format
Dimensions (folded) 168 x 98 x 48 mm
Weight 770 Grams
