Design

What's the best designed physical product you own?

Voigtlander Bessa R3a

Gives Leica a run for it's money.

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Been researching my next camera to buy. Would you mind sharing a few things about this camera that gives Leica a run for its money? Does better than Leica?

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I have a bessa too, depends what's good. No official support since the company closed, but you can get it serviced. It's a bit more plastic but depending on the model, you can use leica lenses, it all depends on the lens in the end.

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Thanks for this. Hadn’t heard of it before, so it piqued my interest. What lenses do you use that are compatible with Leica?

My experience is different than @tulipe.eth’s. There’s no plastic in the r3a. It’s all metal (light, but a good handheld weight).
To my knowledge, all Besa models have M mounts so any Leica lens from their M series of cameras will work on it. It’s viewfinder is also 1:1, whereas Leica M series are 0.85.

The difference is negligible, which is why you still have people using their older glass.
This take also puts things in perspective:

True but the older Bessa use LTM M39 lenses. Personally I have a Voigtländer 50mm 1.4, very fond of it. You have also a wide choice of Leica lenses in M39... Cheaper than the newer M but maybe less optically perfect.