9/23/2023 0 Comments Voigtlander bessa l![]() Hither to Cosina was mainly known for their cheap low end SLRs and compacts and a range of cheap lenses which were often sold under a wide range of other brands. ![]() In 1999 a little known Japanese company called Cosina launched their first ‘rangefinder’ camera: the Cosina SW-107. Before long there was only one company left able to cater to die-hard rangefinder fanatics: Leica.īut those die-hard rangefinder enthusiast are loyal and they have deep pockets… which means that even though this is a niche market, it is one in which there is money to be made. Suddenly all the advantages that rangefinder cameras had over SLRs (compactness, speed, quietness, ability to use wide-angle lenses, and effectiveness in low-light situations) suddenly seemed take a back seat to the disadvantages (problems with close-up and telephoto photography, and the need for special accessory viewfinders for many lenses). In the 1960s, with the introduction of cameras like the Nikon F for professionals and the Pentax Spotmatic for amateurs, SLR camera design started to finally over come the major problems that made SLRs slow, noisy, heavy and cumbersome. ![]()
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