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Testing my 1935 BESSA 66 after cleaning
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Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 6:57 pm
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I got into the lenses of my 1935 Voigtlander BESSA 66 and found the definition was worse than when it was 'hazy' so i have been checking again - I unscrewed the rear element once more -- it was seated correctly. With a small ground glass in film Plane the focus distances all seemed to check. i loaded a cut 120 outdated Konica Centuria 400 from my Deceased Friend's huge Film Stash his sons gave me and downrated it to 160 ASA then home-processed in C41 . The 'VOIGTAR ' 75mm f3.5 lens was used at around f6.3 for most shots.





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Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 8:56 am
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Old camera and old film, very nice results!


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Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 8:26 pm
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Nice!
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Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 11:29 pm
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Like 1 Like 1 Congrats All fresh and clean like after a light rain... Smile
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