The Bessa III Wide is the wide angle version of the Bessa III, with a 55/4.5 lens.
The III Wide is the wide angle version of Bessa III, only with non collapsible wider 55/4.5 lens
Voigtlander Color-Skopar 55mm/f4.5 ten element lens in eight groups
Compact Medium Format 6x6 / 6x7 Rangefinder Film Camera
120 or 220 film
Multi-format 6x6cm or 6x7cm pictures, easy to change formats by a switch
Extremely quiet leaf shutter
Filter size 58mm
Manual rangefinder focus
Extremely bright rangefinder, viewfinder, and bright frame line
Automatic parallax compensation in viewfinder as lens focused
Framelines automatically switch between 6x6 and 6x7 with format selection
Metered Manual or Aperture Priority AE operation
LED meter readout in viewfinder
Optional diopters for eyepiece
Silicon SPD metering cell located on front plate between "667" and RF/VF
Centerweighted meter
ISO 25 to 3200
Exposure compensation plus / minus 2 f/stops in 1/3 stop increments
Electronic shutter 4 seconds to 1/500th plus B
Seven aperture blades
Flash hot shoe and standard PC flash outlet
Electronic flash X sync at all speeds
Mechanical film counter -- no red window exposure counter!
CR2 Lithium 3 volt battery
Classic standard mechanical cable release
Size 178mm wide by 109mm high by 89mm deep
Weight 1100 grams without battery
Optional Vented Lens Hood $129
Like the Bessa III, the electronic leaf shutter is unbelievably quiet - quieter than any Leica M !
Like the Bessa III, the rangefinder / viewfinder is exceptionally bright and clear!
Change film formats when you change film, using the format switch next to the film plane
the Bessa III Wide uses a different lens hood than the previous Bessa III
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