The quality of build is quite evident in the knurled metal film rewind. The camera is made mostly from metal with a rubber grip and a few plastic parts. On the back of the camera there is a slot for reminding the user of the type of film is inside. It also has a lock to prevent accidental release. The shutter release has a thread for either a soft shutter release or cable release. The shutter speed control dial also allows the user to select ISO, and when on aperture priority dial in +/- 2 stops of exposure compensation. Here you can see the frame line selector, film rewind and the fact that I'm missing the screw in eye piece. Has a manual shutter and film advance level. It has an electronic vertical focal plane shutter with speeds from 1 to 1/2000th second and bulb. I'm fairly certain the 'A' in the name stands for 'automatic' or 'aperture priority', either way, this level of automation is available on the R2A. It has a centre weighted TTL light meter with a LED projected shutter speed read out in VF. It has framing lines for 35,50,75 and 90mm selected via a switch on the top of the camera. The Voigtlander Bessa R2A is a 35mm rangefinder camera that takes Leica "M" mount lenses and LTM (Leica Thread Mount) lenses with an adapter. Edit: Since writing this post, I have reviewed the R2A and R3A on my blog here
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