The BESSA III is a high portable, folding bellows camera that allows extremely high-quality images to be taken using a high-performance lens unit. The camera is equipped with an unique mechanism for switching between to film formats.
Type:
6 x 7 type rangefinder folding camera
Film format
6 x 7 and 6 x 6 by selector switch
6 x 7 size: 56 x 69mm
6 x 6 size: 56 x 56mm
Film
120 or 220 roll film
Frames
6 x 7 size: 120 – 10 shots,
220 – 20 shots
6 x 6 size: 120 – 12 shots
220 – 24 shots
Lens
HELIAR 3,5/80mm
6 elements in 4 groups
Angle of view: 6 x 7 size = 57°
Angle of view: 6 x 6 size = 53°
Focusing
Manually controlled helicoid
Focusing range
0,9 m – inf.
Finder
Coincidence type rangefinder with bright frame and automatic parallax correction.
Macro ratio
X 0,7
Diopter correction
Eyepiece diopter (19mm tread) can be screwed on.
Indicators in view finder
LED
- Aperture Priority Auto Mode and properly set shutter speed indicator lit.
- Manual exposure mode
- Battery consumptoin warning
Shutter
Electronically controlled lens shutter. Shutter speed 4s – 1/500 sec.
Exposure control
Center weighted average metering. Exposure compensation: +/- 2 by 1/3 steps
Film speed
Manually set. ISO25 – 3200 by 1/3 steps
Film winding
By film advance dial
Film counter
Additive type with auto reset, automatically switched to 120 or 220 type synchronized with film type selector switch on film pressure plate.
Battery
X1 CR2 Lithium battery
Size
178mm x 109mm x 138 mm or 64mm (closed)
Weight
1,000g
