Reviewing the Most Beautiful Digital Camera Ever Made 22 Years Later

An absolutely beautiful, brilliant camera that arrived ahead of its time.

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It must have been the footage of the Koningin Elisabethwedstrijd that reminded me of that picture...
https://koninginelisabethwedstrijd.be/nl/wedstrijden/cello-2026/

I love #portraits and #filmphotography.
and I'll collect it in "models on film "
https://pixelfed.social/c/796643273148391584

#cello #ilford #ilfordxp2 #model #portrait #voigtlander #bessaR3a #bessa #carlzeiss
This time last year we were in South Korea...
I have to admit, we do miss it a bit
So, here are a few more unused photos to round off this series :
https://pixelfed.social/c/830314007310995231

Jeju, the basalt figures known as Dol Hareubang, meaning "stone grandfathers,"

Shot with a #voigtlander bessa R3A with an #carlzeissplanar #50mm and #ilfordxp2
#analog is timeless.
#filmphotography #ilford #streetphotography #photography #ishootfilm #grainisgood #southkorea #bessa #jejuisland #jeju #dolhareubang #basalt
This time last year we were in South Korea...
I have to admit, we do miss it a bit
So, here are a few more unused photos to round off this series :
https://pixelfed.social/c/830314007310995231

A street scene from #seoul , and like in every Korean city,
it’s the men on #motorbikes who keep the economy moving.

In my hands a #voigtlander bessa R3A with an #carlzeissplanar #50mm and #ilfordxp2
#analog is timeless.
#filmphotography #ilford #streetphotography #photography #ishootfilm #grainisgood #southkorea #bessa
It’s a bit that time of year when we look back on the past year #2025
including what happened here on Pixelfed.

One important thing in 2025 was that my Voigtländer Bessa R3A was finally repaired. In fact, it took almost two years — with interruptions — before it was working perfectly again. And in the end, it was actually me who discovered the reason why it sometimes produced partial double exposures without me wanting it to (a disaster if you like a camera but can't trust it ).

But in spring at last I could take it for a walk with the dog...

Shoot Rut : https://pixelfed.social/p/LievenSymaeys/805400626535274466

Test it on Helen :
https://pixelfed.social/p/LievenSymaeys/828293945138594880

Around my neck in various museums
https://pixelfed.social/p/LievenSymaeys/819145299903628476

https://pixelfed.social/p/LievenSymaeys/818596879479935885


But most of all it was ready to join us on a trip to Korea :

https://pixelfed.social/p/LievenSymaeys/831805924046906817

a #voigtlander #bessa R3A with an #carlzeissplanar #50mm and #ilfordxp2 #analog is timeless. #filmphotography #ilford #streetphotography #photography #ishootfilm #grainisgood
I had been observing her for a week and thought she was definitely worth a portrait. So I asked during the #italy #holliday ! She still uses the photos on her Insta, so the portrait was well worth the film. #Portrait of Laura, taken with a #Bessa.

#voigtlander Bessa R3A with an #carlzeissplanar50mmf2 summer #coffee and #ilfordxp2 #analog is timeless. #filmphotography #ilford #streetphotography #photography #ishootfilm #grainisgood #italy

And I decided to create an Italy collection.

https://pixelfed.social/c/859471472028054438
Details from #Kamakura (#Voigtländer #Bessa R2M, #Fujicolor 100, #Nokton Vintage Line 50mm F1.5 Aspherical II). #photography

Factory 10 @ The Poetry Club - 29 Aug feat. Macka, Bessa

#SESH #Macka #Bessa

https://sesh.sx/events/12226143

Отримав скани другої плівки, відзнятої на #bessa. І щось цього разу вийшло гірше, ніж минулого 🤷
Головна проблема - композиція. На двох сильно промазав з фокусом, але одну покажу. Промазав з фокусом, довелося сильно кадрувати, але результат мені сподобався.

#filmphotography #blackandwhitefilm

Дякуючи пану @samael в мене нещодавно з'явилась ось така камера #bessa
Раніше ніколи не мав справи з плівковою фотографією (та і просто з фотографією, якщо чесно). Але вирішив спробувати, відзняв тестову плівку. Найпершою складністю виявилось правильно перемотувати плівку з одного кадру на інший 🤣 Але здобуто безцінний досвід, тепер треба трохи попрацювати над помилками.

#filmphoto #пущаводиця #BlackAndWhite