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I have recently acquired a Voigtlander Bessa 1, a folding rangefinder camera dating from the 1950s. I'm enjoying having a medium format camera I can slip into a coat pocket but I'm still getting to grips with actually using it. It takes me a ridiculous amount of time to take a photo.

 

1. meter light with phone.

2. set aperture.

3. set shutter speed.

4. estimate distance to subject and set focus.

5. take photo - and it won't.

6. realise I haven't wound on.

7. open little window and wind on film.

8 take photo - and it won't.

9. realise I haven't cocked the shutter.

10. cock shutter

11. take photo, assuming subject hasn't wandered off/died of old age.

 

Spontaneous it ain't!

 

15/365

Done