Tag: Voigtlander Bessa R

A single frame: Lockdown memory

Voigtlander Bessa R, 35mm Skopar F/2.5. December 2020
Voigtlander Bessa R, 35mm Skopar F/2.5. December 2020

A photowalk during the Covid lockdown in december 2020. I took some pictures in my neighbourhood with the Voigtlander Bessa R. I have many camera’s, mostly SLR and I have to get used to a rangefinder. I like this image. People and businesses had to find ways to get around during the lockdown and here you can see what they came up with.

Lost and found images taken with the Leica C1 point and shoot camera

View from our kitchen. Leica C1
View from our kitchen window. Rotterdam. Leica C1. 2021

Cleaning up the drawers and a few boxes with camera’s resulted in a bunch of films, some almost completed, some just a few shots. Here are some results from a Leica C1 and a Voigtlander Bessa R.

I have to develope and scan the B&W film’s, soon to follow!

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Neighbourhood steps with the Voigtlander Bessa R

The Voigtlander Bessa R and 35mm Skopar stayed safe outside the (former) prison walls while making this picture. Noordsingel prison, Rotterdam.
The Voigtlander Bessa R and 35mm Skopar stayed safe outside the (former) prison walls while making this picture. Noordsingel prison, Rotterdam.

I bought the Voigtlander Bessa R with the 35mm Skopar because it is an affordable and comparable rangefinder a la Leica in terms of image quality. The purists will say that these cameras are not comparable, but everyone has their own opinion! Using the SLR camera for years and now getting used to a rangefinder is quite difficult in the beginning.

Loading it with Ilford XP2 and fresh batteries was easy enough. Taking pictures another…

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