That Voigtländer Bessa III medium format rangefinder camera which was announced last autumn has a price and a date. This camera is not that affordable. It costs 1999 Euros and it will be available starting this May. The camera uses 120 and 220 format roll film and with a simple switch you can specify if you want to shoot a 6×6 or a 6x7cm frame. But let’s take a look at the all the features:

Lens: HELIAR 80mm f/3.5

Angle of View: 53 degrees (6×6 size) or 57 degrees (6×7 size)

Focusing: Manual

Focusing range: 0.9m (3ft) to infinity

Finder: Coincidence type rangefinder with bright frame and automatic parallax correction.

Shutter: Electronically controlled lens shutter. Shutter speed: 4 – 1/500 sec

Exposure control: Centre weighted average metering. Exposure compensation: +/- 2 EV by 1/3 EV steps

Film winding: By film advance dial

Battery: X1 CR2 Lithium battery

Size: 178mm x 109mm x 138mm (open) or 64mm (closed)

Weight: 1kg

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