This is a brief excerpt from PetaPixel
Cosina-Voigtländer’s Bessaflex TM is one of my favorite cameras. It’s an incredibly beautiful and refined camera that was discontinued (2007) as suddenly as it was put on the market (2003). There are but a handful of in-depth articles on it online, and I felt compelled to publish my thoughts on it.
Voigtländer (pronounced ‘voihkt-lehnder’) is a loaded name in photography. Founded in 1756, it is essentially the oldest name in camera history. Its tradition of innovation is rich, including being the first to introduce the photographic zoom lens as well as the first 35mm film camera with built-in flash. Like many aging titans it was overtaken by more eager young companies and eventually closed its doors, the brand name being sold and used between various companies before end up at Cosina, a Japanese camera company.Today, Cosina does the Voigtländer name and its historical significance justice: it produces a series of high-quality mechanical film rangefinder cameras branded with the Voigtländer name called ‘Bessa’, as well as a series of lenses for the Leica M-mount that almost rival the famous German camera maker’s own in quality and easily beat them in price. But in 2003, something new came …
By: Sebastiaan de With
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