Author name: Mike Brooks

Mike is a free lance photographer in the Dallas (Texas) area. He lives on 15 acres with his dogs, cats, chickens, a huge pile of old cameras and an understanding wife.

Bessa L – Love and Hate in Berlin – By Mike Brookes

By Mike Brooks / May 6, 2022 / Scale Focus / 10 Comments

Using the Bessa L for a week in Berlin alongside a Nikon FE2 brought home all the things I don’t like about the Bessa, as well as reminding me why I’ll never get rid of it. In the spring of 2022, I found myself with a soon to be expired travel credit from a Covid …

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