VOIGTLANDER BESSA-R User manual

INSTRUCTIONMANUAL
BESSA-R

CongratulationsonyourselectingofBessacamera.Thisisa
compactandlightweightrangefindercamerawithTTLexposure
meteringfunction.
Quickandaccuratefocusingispossible;turnthefocusingringuntil
thedoubledimagesseenatthefinder'scenterchangetothesingle
image.

DescriptionofParts
(1)ShutterSpeedIndex
(2)ShutterSpeedISO/FilmspeedSetRing
(3)FilmspeedWindow
(4)ShutterReleaseButton
(5)FilmAdvanceLever
(6)FrameCounter
(7)NeckStrapEyelet
(8)Self-timerLever
(9)HotShoeContact/AccessoryShoe
(10)FrameSelectorLever
(11)FilmRewindShaft
(12)FilmRewindCrank
(13)RangefinderWindow
(14)Bright-lineFrameIlluminationwindow
(15)ViewfinderWindow

(16)
(17)
(18)
(19)
(20)
(21)
(22)
(23)
(24)
(25)
(26)
(27)
(28)
(29)
SynchroContact
FinderFrame
RangefinderEyepiece
TripodSocket
BatteryChamberLid
FilmGuideRails
RewindFork
FilmCartridge
Chamber
FilmPressurePlate
FilmCartridge
ConfirmationWindow
CameraBack
FilmRewindButton
FilmTake-upSpool
FilmSprockets

AttachingNeck-strap
Attachtheneck-straptothecameraasillustrated.
Besure theendofthestrap
isontheinside.

Attaching/detachingLens
1.Alignthelensmountscrewwiththatofthecamera,
then,turnthelensclockwise.
•Todetachorattachthelensfrom/tothecamera,avoidtheplaceunder
directsunshine.
2.Todetachthelensfromthecamera,turnthelens
counterclock-wise.
•Payattentionnottotightenthelensscrewtoostrongly.

HoldingCamera
1.Holdthecamerainthepalmofthelefthandsoasto
turnthelensfocusingringeasilywithfingers.
2.Holdthecamerabodylightlyandplaceyourrightfore
fingerlightlyontheshutterreleasebutton.
3.Pressyourleftelbowlightlyagainstyourbodyandlook
throughtherangefindereyepiecetosteadythecamera
againstyourface.Thenrelaxyourrightarmholdingthe
grip.

RewindingtheFilm
1.Whenthefilmisatitsend,theadvancelevernolonger
operatessmoothly,checktheframecounter(6)display.
Iftheframecountershowsthattheallframesofthe
loadedfilmhavebeenexposed,thefilmthenneedsto
berewound.
2.Pressthefilmrewindbutton(27)onthecamerabase.
3.Foldoutthefilmrewindcrank(12)andturnitinthe
directionofthearrow.
4.Oncethepressureeases,thefilmiscompletelywound
intothecartridge.
5.Liftupthefilmrewindshaft(11)andpullitouttoopen
thecameraback(26).Nowthefilmcartridgecanbe
takenout.
6.Dothisina placeawayfromdirectsunlight.
Note:Ifthefilmreachestheendoftherollduringfilm
advance,thefilmadvanceleverwilllock.Rewindthe
entireroll,thencompletethemovementofthefilm
advanceleverandputitbackintoplace.

"B"(bulb)Setting
1.Withtheshutterspeedsetring(2)setat"B"position,theshutter
willremainopenforaslongastheshutterreleasebutton(4)is
pressed.
2.Thissettingisusefulwhenanexposurelongerthanonesecondis
required, suchasinlandscapephotographyatnight.
3.Besuretousea tripodand/orcablereleasewhenusingthislong
timeshutterspeedsetting.
Note:Werecommendthatyouremovethebatteriesfromthe
cameraatthissettingtoavoidwastingthebatteries.
Self-Timer
1.Windthefilmadvancelever(5)andfullyturndowntheself-
timerlever(8)counterclockwise.Nowtheself-timerisreadyto
use.
2.Presstheshutterreleasebutton(4)andtheself-timeroperates
toreleasetheshutterinapproximately10secondslater.
3.Oncetheself-timerbecomesready,itisimpossibletocancelit
manually.Sooperateitonlywhenneeded.
4.Theself-timerisveryusefulwhenyouwishtoincludeyourselfin
apicture,oryoucanuseitinordertopreventcamerashakein
shutterreleasinginsteadofusingthecablerelease.

FlashPhotography
1.SimplyfittheflashunitintheHotShoe(9).
2.SettheShutterSpeedSetring(2)at1/125sec.or
lower.
3.SetthecorrespondingaperturevaluefromtheGuide
NumberofyourflashunitbyoperatingtheAperture
Ringvaluetouse,followtheinstructiongiveninthe
manualofyourflashunit.

Specifications
Type:35mmcamerawithfocalplaneshutterandTTLmetering
system.
FilmFormat:35mmfilm,24x36mm
LensMount:L-Mount
Shutter:VerticallymovingmetalfocalplaneshutterB,1-1/2000sec.
Self-Timer:Mechanicalselftimerwith10secoperatingtime
Focusing:Coincidencetype
Exposuredisplay:markLED....Overexposurewarning
markLED....Goodexposureindication
markLED....Underexposurewarning
ExposureMeteringSystem:Center-weightedaveragemetering
BypressingShutterreleasebutton
ExposureCouplingRange:EV1-19(ISO100,F1.4,1 sec.-F16,1/2000sec.)
FlashTerminal:X synchroniccontact
Synchronizedat1/125secorlowerspeed
FilmAdvance: Bysingle-leveractionwith135°and30°stand-off
FilmRewind:Byfilmrewindbuttonandfilmrewindcrank
FrameCounter:Additivetypewithautoreset
byopeningthebackcover
FilmSpeedRange:ISO25-3200by1/3steps
PowerSource:Two1.5VAlkalinebatteries(LR44)or
Silverbatteries(SR44)
Dimensions:135.5(W)x78.5(H)x33.5(D)mm
Weight:395g
*Thesespecificationandexternalappearancearesubjectedtochangeforimprovementwithoutpriornotice.