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Voigtlander Bessa L

2 August, 2024

5 Frames with a Voigtlander Bessa L – Broken in Just the Right Way

By David Tan

I have always been fascinated by rangefinder cameras. Their namesake’s original application around the turn of the 19th century in naval gunnery had piqued my interest at...
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27 July, 2023

5 frames with Voigtlander Bessa L and Ilford XP2

By Mark Ellerby

I have had this camera for 7 years, which is longer than I’ve had any other film camera, partly because it’s great, and partly because it still works.  bought i...
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6 May, 2022

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

By Mike Brooks

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 r...
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10 May, 2020

5 Frames of North London Locked Down with a Voigtlander Bessa L- By Michael Scott

By scottfotodotcom

In these quite extraordinary times of Covid - 19 it is a challenge to all photographers to capture images of what is probably going to be the most significant event of this gene...
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13 December, 2015

Voigtlander Bessa L – (not really a) review

By Hamish Gill

The Voigtlander Bessa L is a camera I've owned twice. I've bought it twice thinking it'd be perfect for a type of shooting I thought I might give a go. Unfortunately, on both oc...
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