Voigtlander Bessa R2 vs R2a Film Camera The Full Comparison

Voigtlander Bessa R2 vs R2a Film Camera The Full Comparison

Voigtlander Bessa R2A or R3A ?

The R2A / R3A bodies are identical, except for the viewfinders.  The R2A has a .7x magnification viewfinder with 35/50/75/90 framelines.  The R3A has a 1.0x magnification viewfinder with 40/50/75/90 framelines.

The advantage of the R2A is the 35 frameline, and that IF you don't wear glasses, some people use the full frame of the viewfinder for an approximation of a  28mm field of view -- although the hot shoe mounted 28 accessory viewfinder does a better job.

The advantage of the R3A is the life-size 1.0x magnification viewfinder.   This means that if you focus with your right eye, you can shoot with both eyes open, giving you full periphery viewing far beyond the framelines with less eye strain.  And of course, the 40 frameline mates perfectly with the very popular Voigtlander 40/1.4 Nokton.  With the higher magnification, you also get slightly more accurate focusing as the R3A has a longer effective rangefinder base length than the lower magnification R2A.   IF you don't wear glasses, you may find it useful to use the entire full R3A viewfinder as a 35mm field of view.

The disadvantage of the R3A to some glasses wearers is trouble seeing all four edges of the 40 frameline.  This problem increases with the thickness of your glasses.  Yet many people who are bothered by this are expecting SLR like viewing accuracy from the framelines.  In fact framelines in all Leica mount cameras (regardless of camera manufacturer) are more like approximations as they show the minimum you will get on film when the camera is focused at its closest focus distance.  At infinity, you always get more than what the framelines show.  Bottom line, it depends upon your glasses and what works with you.  Even if you wear thick glasses, you will likely have no problem seeing the 50/75/90 R3A framelines.

These four cameras are produced in the same factory on the same assembly line by the same personnel, using the same body casting.  They differ primarily in their shutters and Aperture Priority Exposure vs. Metered Manual Exposure.

The R2A / R3A have electronic shutters which makes possible your choice of either metered manual metering (you adjust the f/stops or shutter speeds to match the finder readout) or Aperture Priority Automatic Exposure (you choose the f/stop, the camera automatically chooses the shutter speed) with AE exposure lock.  The R2A / R3A offer faster shooting with Aperture Priority -- a big plus for street photography or quick moving events. The disadvantage is like virtually all other electronic shutter cameras, dead batteries mean a dead camera.

The R2M / R3M have mechanical shutters, which means no Aperture Priority AE.  Dead batteries mean no meter, but you can continue to take pictures by setting the exposure yourself.  In my opinion the R2M / R3M have the best metered manual metering display of ANY Leica mount rangefinder.  In addition, the R2M / R3M shutters are noticeably quieter than the earlier mechanical shutters of the Bessa L, T or R2, but yet not as quiet as the cloth shutters in the Leica M series.

The R2M / R3M 250th Anniversary cameras are relatively rare limited edition cameras produced in either silver paint or classic black paint.  The R2A / R3A are standard production cameras, produced in either black splatter paint or gray paint.  The R2M / R3M have a LED meter readout in plus / - half stops from -2 to +2.  The R2A / R3A have a LED meter readout indicating the closest selected shutter speed.

My thoughts about the Voigtlaender Film Camera Bessa 2RA

Analog Film cameras are making a huge comeback, not only in the USA but also in Europe, and The Bessa s are the ideal camera for beginners and for the die hard analog film camera s lovers who cannot or do not afford or do not want to pay $1000 s of Dollars for just a name like the Leica, Do not get me wrong here, Leica, although a investment company owned company and saved from bankruptcy the Leica cameras are well made, but we must all admit that Leica has become more and more a way overpriced lifestyle brand and although superb quality, I bet 99% of the people can not notice the difference in quality of the pictures taken with a Bessa or a leica, we all know that the Voigtlaender lenses are almost the same build quality as those of Leica, only the price difference is huge. 

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Living Reggae Legend Burning Spears Talks About Being Independent Special Message To All The Light Workers

Living Reggae Legend Burning Spears Talks About Being Independent Special Message To All The Light Workers

Not surprisingly, Burning Spear's path in music began with a fateful encounter with Bob Marley. Both were living in the St. Ann's parish of Jamaica. Not surprisingly, Burning Spear's path in music began with a fateful encounter with Bob Marley. Both were living in the St. Ann's parish of Jamaica. As Spear (born Winston Rodney) recalls, "The way the whole thing came about is that I found myself moving along up in the hills of St. Ann's and I ran into Bob at the same time. And Bob was going to his farm.

In this video, The burning spear is talking about his ongoing struggle against bootlegging and piracy and the importance being independent

 The man was moving with a donkey and some buckets and a fork, and cutlass and plants. We just reason man-to-man and I-man say wherein I would like to get involved in the music business. And Bob say, ‘All right, just check Studio One.'" It was there Spear recorded his first two classic albums, Burning Spear and Rocking Time.. As Spear (born Winston Rodney) recalls, "The way the whole thing came about is that I found myself moving along up in the hills of St. Ann's and I ran into Bob at the same time. And Bob was going to his farm. 

Some artists transcend the need for award, but are nonetheless deserving of decades of accolade.

A music-maker, community icon, educator, spiritual uplifter; Burning Spear's importance to culture existed before media spotlight, and has only grown since.

For nearly four decades and more than 25 albums, he has carried the torch of the gospel of political activist Marcus Garvey, promoting self-determination and self-reliance for African descendants through lyrics and rhythms that truly deliver the messages of peace and love to all.

Studio recording of slavery days for the Dutch radio

The true story of the man who even crushed thousands of illegal copies of his CD s thrown at his drive way, Winston Rodney together with his wife who runs the website and the store BURNING SPEAR NET  when ou order here and you are lucky, you could even find a friendly "thank you"note from her together with your order. 
HERE you can find the official Burning Spear Facebook page 

Just like all the light workers around the world who wants to be independent, the Rodney family always wanted to be independent

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The $1 and $100 Bill Lesson From Worlds Most Successful Marketer Vick Strizheus

The $1 and $100 Bill Lesson From Worlds Most Successful Marketer Vick Strizheus

I just listened to to an audio with Justin verrengia, also known as the hippie Jedi .

In this audio Justin is talking about how he struggled in Costa Rica with his online and offline business and how his business went from almost not being able to pay his $400 rent to a multiple six figure earner in a very short period of time.

He was also talking about why most marketers still not making any money at all by just promoting their stuff online we talked about the reasons why most people still fail within this amazing industry and you can read this article right HERE.

Justin was also talking about the meaning of money and that he is still driving an old Honda because he is not interested in buying expensive shiny things, although he has earned over a Million Dollars with the company he and his wife are in.Read His All time favorite book RIGHT HERE

He saved most of their money because his mentor, Dave Wood, told him to do, because many people who start earning money are not used to the crazy amount of money and start spending it, not thinking about the future.

This audio reminded me of a video by one of the worlds best and most successful marketer Vick (Vitalie) Strizheus. In this video he is talking about the $1 and $100 Bill and it is funny and interesting how things are coming back after some time by different persons.

Vick started within the same company and broke every existing record by earning over $720.000 the first month alone He also won most of the companies own affiliate competitions and even won a brand new Tesla electric car.
Here is the video (proof) getting his brand new Tesla electric car, enjoy.

In the first video in this article Vick is talking about the difference between a $1 and a $100 Bill.

Most people will answer $99 will be the difference between the two Dollar bills.

But....most people forget that the real difference between the two bills is nothing , because it is the same effort to earn $1 or $100 if you do the marketing right.

But Vick Answers this. The difference my friend is the message on the paper.

The difference is the message on the paper, one business is looking like a $1 bill and the other person his business is liking the $100 bill, what is your message? Is your message like a $1 bill or is our message like a $100 bill just think about it. Read Vicks All time favorite book RIGHT HERE

Most of the marketers will market their business like a $1 bill, and ques what they are getting? Exactly $1 costumers. If you market your business like a $100 bill you will get.....exactly, you will get $100 bill customers, with the same effort ,just your message will be completely different.

Think about it Are You A $1 Marketer Or A $100 Marketer

This is the marketing tip, or lesson for today look at the successful marketers around you and ask yourself, are they marketing like a $1 bill or marketing their business like a $100 bill.

Stop selling a product, people want to be a part of a vision!

Create yourself a compelling future and big enough so you create a reason people will join you!

People do not buy products, people buy dreams

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