Bessa R2

This is a pretty clean copy of a Bessa R2 , a few scuffs from use and it looks like someone got some sort of glue on one side at some point in its life, but I've never tried to take it off because it's not really noticeable and doesn't bother me.


The important stuff :


The meter works, the framelines are bright and clear, the RF patch is aligned and contrasty, shutter works at all speeds , film advance has no slipping issues, what more can you want?


I love Bessas , I'm only selling this because I have an R2 in olive green with the trigger winder and a Rollei 35rf so this lil guy isn't getting the time out on the streets it deserves.


Is it better than a leica? It's different, that's for sure... Is it as quiet? There's definitely an audible clack that's more noticeable than the whisper of a cloth shutter, but I shoot street almost every day , even up close and personal the shutter is never really noticeable to pedestrians.


But it has a meter, it's light, max shutter of 1/2000s , the blades copal shutter on these guys rarely fall out of syc so shutter capping isn't an issue, stick an M-mount lens on this dude and go have fun