Kuzano wrote:
I hope you are enjoying you Voigtlander RM3. I am a Voigtlander fan both of old "folders" and glass. I've been fascinated by the current rangefinders, and my best Voigtlander rangefinder was a 1934 Bessa RF folder. I've a thing for 6X9Cm film in folders. I am on the hunt now for a Bessa II folder with Heliar lens (50's era), again a rangefinder.
I got a 75 f/1.8 Heliar with the R3M Monday, and a 50 f/3.5 Heliar arrived this afternoon. Also have a 100 f/2.8 Meyer Optik Görlitz Trioplan Titanium. Will test them in the desert next week.
Those old folders are great to throw in a field coat pocket, and if you can find a Bessa II that hasn’t been stored in a musty basement it should produce excellent negatives and slides. The Prontor & Compur shutters were very reliable, and the German leather bellows seem to last forever when properly cared for. Hope you find a good one soon!