Shutter lock on bessa L

[jamesoliverstone]

Now iirc the BessaL that I borrowed had shutter lock so that even if you had wound the frame on, you couldn't fire the shutter until you primed the arm.

However, my Bessa T seems to fire the shutter even with the arm retracted :shrug:

Is this by design or is mine buggered?

 

[Musicman]

Stephen Gandy's site is a mine of information

http://www.cameraquest.com/voigtbl.htm

The Bessa L has a shutter lock built into the advance lever. Pushing in the advance blocks the shutter release from firing due to a locking lug on the advance lever. While some love this feature, others did not. The shutter lock was not continued in later Bessas.

The 'L' was introduced in 1999. The 'T' in 2001.

 

[jamesoliverstone]

Great site thanks! Although that's a real shame on the lock as I thought it was a great idea.