The BESSA III is a high portable, folding bellows camera that allows extremely high-quality images to be taken using a high-performance lens unit. The camera is equipped with a unique mechanism for switching between two film formats.

Type: 6 x 7 type rangefinder folding camera
Film format: 6 x 7 and 6 x 6 by selector switch, 6 x 7 size: 56 x 69mm, 6 x 6 size: 56 x 56mm
Film: 120 or 220 roll film
Frames: 6 x 7 size: 120 – 10 shots, 220 – 20 shots, 6 x 6 size: 120 – 12 shots, 220 – 24 shots
Lens: HELIAR 3,5/80mm, 6 elements in 4 groups, Angle of view: 6 x 7 size = 57°, Angle of view: 6 x 6 size = 53°
Focusing: Manually controlled helicoid
Focusing range: 0,9 m – inf.
Finder: Coincidence type rangefinder with bright frame and automatic parallax correction.
Macro ratio: X 0,7
Diopter correction: Eyepiece diopter (19mm tread) can be screwed on.

Indicators in view finder:

LED
- Aperture Priority Auto Mode and properly set shutter speed indicator lit.
- Manual exposure mode
- Battery consumptoin warning

Shutter: Electronically controlled lens shutter. Shutter speed 4s – 1/500 sec.
Exposure control: Center weighted average metering. Exposure compensation: +/- 2 by 1/3 steps
Film speed: Manually set. ISO25 – 3200 by 1/3 steps
Film winding: By film advance dial
Film counter: Additive type with auto reset, automatically switched to 120 or 220 type synchronized with film type selector switch on film pressure plate.
Battery: X1 CR2 Lithium battery
Size: 178mm x 109mm x 138 mm or 64mm (closed)
Weight: 1,000g

Please note we will not provide repair services of any kind for grey market Bessa III cameras.