Voigtlander cameras and lenses User manual

I  Sooa camcrr lna\. l,c considered a lriend for life and just as you
I  \exercisedisr'r'irnination  in vour choicc of friends, sornusrgreatcare
be taken in choosing  I  clrnerlli lor  lll  is not golrl that {llittefs and it
is not cnough for  :r carncra to cafrv a hish sounding name. 'I'he
guarantce oI a rvorld rvide firm must stand ltchind it; only then can
you be sure that vou ]ravc chosctr sell.
   In this catalogue vou lvill find a series of eflicient, sound Voigt-
llndcr cameras. Everv singlc rnodel incorporates the experience of
gencrations, for the firm of \roigtlandcr is alreadv over 175 ]'ears old
and has nradc itself knorvn all over the l'orld  through thc farne of
its products.  If You choose a Yoigtlantlcr }'ou havc the guarantee that
you have chosen the best and rnost modern that can be Dlocured in
the rvorld's market.
  Nhich t1'pe of camera you rvill select depends on the sort of pic-
tures you desire to make, in addition to personal taste and the amount
rvhich you intend to 'invest'. The first group is the "Brilliant" series.
The "Brilliant" is a rollfilm box shaped camera rvhich is unique on
account of the large and rvonderfully clear finder picture. The fact
that the fr:ture picture can be scen so brightly and clearly before and
during the exposure rnakes this calnera a f:rvourite rvith the ladies.
The "Brilliant" caneras are horver.er, eyen the most simple model,
valuable exanrples of modern precision rvith rvhich the serious amateur
can rvork perfectly.
   l'he next series is the folding type of rollfilm cameras. They can
be folded up in a flat lorm and are easily slipped in the pocket. Many
people like them for sport pictures and for travelling and long excur-
sions, bccause they take up so little room.
  The third group is the plate carnefa type, with Nhich you can
focus thc picture sharply on the ground-glass. 'Ihey are preferred by
the serious workers who wish to get the very best picture out of every
possible exposure. With the ",,\vus" and "Tourist" cameras which have
over double extension, a range of Focar lenses can be used, thus
making the camera a real universal instrument.
   AII the possibilities of the Voigtlander cameras cannot, of course,
be mentioned in this short introduction. Fundamentally  all thfee types
of apparatus are suitable for all types of picture. This rapid survey is
only intended to make your choice a little easier, so that you can find
the camera lvhich suits your requirements more quickly. Whichever
camera you choose, you will certainly regard it with great appreciation,
if  it is a "Voistlander".

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   Belore lott purchasc I nc\\ cllr or rl))  otllcr ttrct:hlnical apparltus,you rvould give careful collsitlcration to the advantlgcs rnd drarvbllclis
of larious models.  Ii vort hlve already had sotne expcriencc, you hnolv
rvhat is important, \rhat to avoitl, rntl so on.
   In photography horvcvcr votl crll only talk of expcricnce aftcr you                      i
have *orked wiih a particulilr cilrnefa lor a year. l'or this l'cllson one
often makes the mist:rlic, rvhcn buying a clnlerl'  ol overlooking the
important and considering thc  rtnitnllortant dctails. 'fherefore rve
intend to clelve into the rich tnine of our experiencc (rve built our first
carnera in the year 1810) to shorv you rvhat rellll'mlttcrs'
  A camera is actuallv nothing more than a copy of the human eye'
Norv let us take a look at the complete caurera and then take the
various details under the tnicroscopc, speaking literally'
   In front we see the lens  in the shutter,   both carried by the
standard,   and at theback the body withthedetachable ground-
g I a s s. Standard and body are mechanically coupled by the iolding
iaseboard,    whilst the bellows  make a  light-tight connettion
betrveen the lens and lhe ground-glass. The same remarks apply to
the rollfilm camera, except that heie there is no ground-glass as the
strip of sensitive iilm from one spool to the other would not let the
tinhi th.orglt to it. In addition, the rollfilm camera has a baseboard
sripport so-that  il can also stand on e llxt surfuce'
   Norv that lve understand the rudiments we can go on to the details'
We lvill start with the most important and also most complicated'  viz'


           Body





                        Bxcboard
       Plate-Camera                    Rollfilm Camera

The photographic lens is a conrbination ol simple lenses rvhich must,
as you knorv, project the subject to bc photogr:iphed as sharply as
possible on the light-sensitive surfacc. In the carly daSrs of photo-
graphy all sorts of lenscs and combinations rvhich u,cre used for purely
                                  opticrl purposes Nefe tried out.  It
                              becarnc apparent horvever that these
                                lenses had all manner of faults rvhen
                        used photographically. A  sensation
                              rvas therefore created when P. W. F.
                              Voigtlander, in  ihe year 1840, con-
                              structed a large aperture lens F/3.7,
                         which rvas specially designed for
                            photographic purposes by Professor
                                   Petzval. To-day rve find these specially
                              designed lenses, rvhich must be as free
                             as possible lrom the various faults, in
                                      all good cameras; they are known as
                                 "Anastigmats".
  Now the term 'Anastigmat' is, unfoltunately, no guarantee, as, for
instance, 18ct lor gold. The term only signifies that some correction
has been made, of faults, just more or lcss, there being no absolute cor-
rection. but the amount of exactitude rvith lvhich these far:lts are
corrected is decisive in determining the 'goodness' of any lens. The
advice, that you should choose a really'lvellknorvnand  tried anastigmat,
is therelore not an  advertising rnanocuvre but  honest, valuable
counsel. When one    as the visitors to our works    has seen how                        -                                      -
many tests each individual piece of glass, each simple lens, and finally
the completed lens undergoes (rvith our Heliar lens there are 106tests),
one can readily understand why some manufacturers are less particular
and exact in order to save the cost oi work, testing, and rejections                                                                                  -but then they would not be "Voigtlander Anastigmats",  for rvhich                                                                                  -
and we mean for each individual one   we undertake a guarantee.                                             -

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   All Voigtlandcr Lcnses are first class an:rstigmats giving irrcproach-
ablv shrrt)-pictures. 'l'hcl do not diifer in thc quality oi their de-
finition birt'onl.y in thcir"different  charactcristics, r'esulting in difierent
tvpcs lor diflcient uurDoses. The lirst rnd most obvious difference is
thb varvinr rrrerturi'. \'hen tnrking  r our cltoice vou should t'ctnelrtbet'
thc follirrvi'ng:' ''Nolmrrl"  irl'ct lltrcs  ( Ij C'  t"i 7.7 rnd  l' Ii.3),  t etlttire lortger'
exDosures  birt make locussing easier on account of the greater ratrgc
ol^sharpness. "Big" apertures (F/1.5 and I"/3.5) increase thc scale oI
possible exposures] clcn rvhen light conditions are bad for they rnake
i'e11' short'exposures possible; thel' demand, horvever, more careful
and intelligenf use, rvliich is gaineil b1' experience.  If- horvever you
stotr a "biq"" aDerlurc lerrs doiin lo F/U.3 it-can be used in erecll-r'the
sarire rvav"as  i lcns of  nortttrl" rpertule.
   In the-miniature picture cauera "i)crkeo", described on page 21 working
\vith the biq ancrlurc lenses Skoprt' F/3.5 and F/4.5 js  nevertlteless
quite simpld ai  thcse lenses hare ter)  short focal Iengths and
therefore ireat 'Depth of Focus"). In the-larger cameras the aPerlureFt3.5 is tdbe  particularll' t'ecommended to the advanced rvorker' but
to the beginnei only if he be verv sparing in the use of full aperture
until he reaches the rnore advancetl status.
                       Voigtar F19, F17.7 and F/6.3
                             TheYoigtar  is an anastiqmat contposed
                            o[ three simple lenses and is an example                        ot the simDlest construction of  an                            anastigmat. Nevertheless, it is very good
                      and iti definition is irreproachable right
                        up to the edges. As a result of the simple
                                c6nstruction"the nrice is lorv rvithout ihe
                            performance beirig in anyNayinfluenced.
                     Skopar F14.5 and F13.5
                        For aDertures as large as F/1.5 and
                              F13.5 thr'ee lenses l<norvi as "elements",
                        as in the Voigtar, are no longer suffi-
                               cient to correct all the optical faults. In
                         the Skopar, therefore, th-ere is a fourth
                            element-rvhich is cemented to the third.
                                                                               in                                       known                            Skooar                                                     rvell                  The                                             ^circlesis and.verv                                                  account                         amateur                                                     of its                                                                              - on
                                rvonderful definition even at full aperture,
                       has rvonderful repute. The increase in
                               price over the Voiktar is to be explained
                   bv the more comnlicated constiuction
                              aird the greater aparture of the lenses,                                resulting in more exact workmanship.
     ') More correctly termed: "Depth of Field". This means the ability
of the lens to render objects at varying distances from the camera
with equal sharpness.

\@
 Heliar F,4.5 and F 3.5
   The llelilr,  thc "ilastcr Lens", consists of five sirnple lcnses, of
 rvhich trvo pairs are cenrcnterl.  Il  Iour lcnses suffice for thc Sliopar
 yo. llta'rsk  tvhy thc Ilelirr has iir.e. ,\n i'vcntion  i.   ltil)tl I.cslrlted
 in thc construction oI the IIeliar.  ,\ll the previousl,r. tlescribecl lcnscs
 giye illeproachablc delinition and necclle point sharpncss. .I.hc Ileliar
 does still rnorel It has ccrtain qrralitics rvhich crnnot be erplainctl by
 mere words or  accountccl lor bv unimaginativc  formulire; certain
 nrcrits rvhich are aglin and again cnrph:rsiscd by ttre hrlipr.rrscrs in
 thcir letters. It is sonrcilri.g *liich  is lrot to be cletcrmine(l br-a  test
 on the optical bench b.t only b-r. actuirl use in three diurc'sion:rl space:
 it does not give you an illustration but r.ather a .,picture". .fhe l{eliar
 has, so say the happy possessor.s! in spite of its neerlle point deiinition,
no coldness and hardness, but a soft sharpness rvhich mitigates the
 break betrveen the sharp and unsharlt zones; it does not make parts oi
 the pictufe unpleasantly hard but
 gives the rvhole a natural harmonious
 smoothness. And the peculiaritl
 about it is that it is not specially
 suited for any particular type of
 picture but commands the rvhole
 scale from portraiture to sport pic-
 tures. Hence the title "tr{aster Lens"
and hence the five elements, forming
 the perfect ',vholel
  The difference in  construction
betrveen the Skopar and the Heliar
naturally makes itself felt in the
price. The Heliar has not onlv orle
exlra lens. but the assembtv of ttre
 Heliar, on account of the coi.rection.
is particularly difficult and ex-
pensive. For those who desire ,,nice
sharp pictures" the Skopar  is
cheaper and absolutely equal to the
work; the experienced amateur and
the connoisseur, who value pictorial
yet sharp definition, will use the
Heliar.
  The various lenses of diflerent
focal lengths given under the various
cameras will all cover the olate
perfectly at full aperture.

2tl4x2tlL in, Aperlure F/4,5
   Those rvho do not consider the aperture F/6.3 to be fast enough will
find in the Brilliant rvith Skopar F/4.5 lens, a camera in rvhich the
advantages offered by the laige aperture of this anastillmat can be
fully utilised, the F/4.5 Brilliant being equipped with a Colnpur shutter
rvhich has speeds uP to 1/100 th second.
  As the larger aperture necessitates finer focussing the lens of this
model (thecamcrabodv  is otherrvise the same as the BrilliantFlT.T and,
F/6.3 already described) is equipped rvith an accurate focussing scale
engravecl in-feet rvhich-can bb r:ead and set flom above. The B;iiliant
F/4.5 is ideal lor  ditficult sport pictures and erposures in poor light.
The lens mount is so deep thrt  it folrns an adequirte hood or "sun-
shield".
            Accesrories: Leather sling, depth of focus table, cable relcase,
             inslruction,book, exposure calculator and certificate of test
           Dimenrionr: +1I8><33l.X3rII  in. all over
           Weight: approx. 20 ozs.
 Specificalion : Brillianl camera                         Codeword
 with Skopar Anastigmat Fl+.5 t:   I in. fitted in Compur
    shutter (r/s6 th sec.)   .                               gemil
 Special accesrorier:
 Yellow  filter "Moment" 10.7 mm @ with leather purse        geobt
 Yellow filter "Nornal"  30.7 mm Q with leather purse       geogy  Portrait l-ocar lens Nr. 64 with leather Durse . . . . .  .        geohz





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                                              taken with
                                        a Brilliant camera F l+.s

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                2rla ><2'l.r in. Aperlure F,3,5
    'l'his beautiful rcflex ciuncrl is thc orre and onlv t* in lens mirror
rcllcx  in  the rvorlrl rvillt  ;rrrt,;rnrrlic Ljltinl  irsscnlbl! Nhich ensures
compensation of parallax i.  t. lhc tloulll   Slirss Iirrrlir lticture corre-sponds exactly Nith thc filrn picturc aI rnr focus. Usualll there is a
dillerence betrveen thc firrrlcr Pictrrre anrl thc rctual one o\\inS to thefindcr and taking lenses bcing in different positions but this fitult does
not exist in thc Supcrb.
   'fhe findel lens is a Ilclonrar Fi3.5. It is ntatchcd ex:rctlv Nith the
taking lens and projects a par'licrrlarlt' clear ancl brilliant l,icirrre rvhichmalics locussin€l vcrv cas_\'. Criticrl focussing is further iacilitatcd by
thc rn:rgni[ier mountcd on a flrp in thc lindcr hoocl. So that you can
bc strrc of holclin-. lhe cirnrer:r straight thcrc is a spirit level rnounted
above llrc glorrrrd-gless.
   Such a c:rrnera rvhich shorvs vou a nc\y picture cvery time you lool<
in thc finclcr must, of corrrsc, be equippetl rrith a reallv good, Lirge
al)ellule lens tvith nee(llc J)oint definition antl allorving short exposures.
The lens is a Voigtlander Sliopal |ilJ.5 in a Cornpur shutter specded up
to l/*oth second. 'fhis slrutter is cquippctl rvith a dclayed action device
so that you can include yourself in tlie picture if 1.ou rvish.
   \Vithout ar supplcnrcntarv lens lou can focus ils near as 32 inches
and \\ith lhe Focar lens lor'close-ups'as near as 13 inches. Stop, shutter
specd, and locussing scales can rll be sern and adjusted froh  above.
Palticular attcntion has bccn paid to the spacing ol these sc:rles and the
scttings are sufficiently far apart to preclude any possibility of con-
fusiorr. An automatic counter pfevents the pictures ovcrlapping and
tells you at any moment hol  rnrnv picturcs have already becn made
on the film. The fihn is rvound bt a lerer rvhich is mounted on the
side of the camera. The size of the  1)i( ture is 2l+l2r/+ inches so that
you can talie 12 pictures instead of S orr rn ordinary 3%X2V+ Iilm.
   'Ihe Superb is a valuablc precision carnera rvith rvhich you can
command evcry field ol photographr'.
           Accerrorierr Leather sling, depth of focus table, cable release,
             exposure calculator, instruction book and ccrtificate of test
           Dimentionr:  5r/1><i'5i r6><Jr/s in. .rll over
          Weighl: 3l ozs.
 Specificalion: Superb camera                         Codeword
 with Skopar Anastigmar Fil.5  f :3   in. fitted in Compur
   shulter (r/eso th. sec.) with delayed action device and
    finder Anastigmat Helomar F/1.5 . .  .                   fiwaz
 Special accertorier:
 Yellow filter "Ivloment" 29 nm Q with leather purse         g eo m f
 Yellow filter "Normal" 29 mm Q with leather purse-.          Seong  I pair of identical Portrait Focar lenses No. 52             g,ezoz
  I pair of idenlical Focar lenses No. l0 for 'close,ups'         ge zub

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             Irlax2tln  in. Aperlure F/9
  The Jubilar is a real folding camera, but so easy to use that you
cannot really do anything wroig. As soon as the baieboard is opeired
the camera is ready-for ain expoJure, because the standard comes'out to
the correct position automatically. The focussing is speedy and certairr
on account oi the "Two Point" (Near and Distanl) syst'em. it is equippedwith a Voigtlander anastigmat'Fi9 lens rvbich,'ai we have itr'eiAy
r_ead,_ gives really sharp pictures. Loading is ilso a simple-automatically.matter aithe Jubilar has a winriing key which gr-ips the spool
In spite of its low price ihe iubilar is I  g'enuine Voigtlander curne.i,
carefully thought out to the last screw. It is covered with real leather.
            Accessories: Cable release and instruction booklet
           Dimenrionr: 6r/8><f,/r6><l?/16 in. all over
          Weight: 16r/, ozs.

 Specificalion : Jubilar camera                          Codeword
 with Voigtar Anastigmat Fi9 f :  4t/8 in. fitted in Special,
             time exposure and instantaneous speeds.
    i,|:ff..1:l                                      fiung
 Special accerrories:
 Findrr       niffer                                                     fierf
 Yellow  fif tir "Moment" 28 mm A with leather Durse         geojb
 Yellow filter "Normal" 28 mm Q with leather purse         geold Portrait Focar lens No. 59 with leather purse  . . .  .         geyav





                                                              taken
                                                                with the
                                                                      "Jubilar"

ltfrx7tl1in, and 4t/r xzt12in, Aperlure F/6.3
  The Bessa has all thc advantages of the Jubilar and a fcrv more'
It is a rvell tried, handy foltling camera for critical people. The normel
apertule \roigtar F/6.3 lens rnakes instantaneous exposures possible
untler almost any light conditions. The camera can be had with a
shutter incorporating a delayed action device so that yotl can include
yourself in photos rvithout difficulty.
   In spite of the lens aperture, the Bessa is very easy to use because
it has the well knorvn "Three Point focussing" ("Portraits", "Groups"
and "Landscapes") rvhich rve have already read about in the Brilliant'
In addition to the brilliant finder the Bessa is equipped rvith a fratne
finder, 'lvhich is of great assistance rvhen photographing moving ob-
jects, enabling you to see the subject in actual size.
  The solid leather covering of the body is bordered by nickelled
edges, it not only looks nice in the shop-rvindow but remains so in use'
The Bessa is a first class Voigtlander camera and is not expensive in
spite oi its rvonderful equipment.

             Accersories; Cable release and instruction book
         Dimenrionr:                           Weight:
              lLl,xztl"" model: 6t/exl!/6)( l?/16 in.         17 ozs'             +tl;x2tlz" model:  75/6 {  3'r/16)( lt'/16 in.      23 ozs'

                                        Lodeworc    Codeword
  Specilicafion : Betta camera                         31 1n><21lr"     4tl.xztl""
  with Voistar Anrsl jqmat F/6.1 f    4'/e in. resp.                                       --(r/roo th. sec.)     4tl4 in. fitted in Spicial,Shutter   with distant oin release                   fariz        faruc  with delayed aciion device                farob          fa say
  Special accerrorier:
  Finder Maenifier                          Nr.5fierl   No.2 fiel:
                                                                        geobt                                           m6Z                                            geoit                              pr.*       zs                              *iti,-I."ih".         fil€;iiiG-.rti'  Y;iil                                 ^^6                                                                                                            'o.zto.7                                              nmQ geogt                                leather purse              filter "Normal" with  Yellow                                    zs--ggeolc
  Portriit Focir Lens with leather purse   .        No. 57 g exox   No.64 geohz

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3t/4 ><1',ir in. and  4r,'r /,2tlz in. Aperture Fi4,5
    'I'his model replcscnts a new type of folding rolllilm cancra, in
lvhich the most inodcrn technical advances are combined with great
elegance. Frorn its very appearance  it is  elidctrt. t!at  this is a sub-
stritill   crrrl vrluablc crrn,r-4. Pless lhe blllloll irnd lhc camelr springs
open, thc standard glides forrvartl in  specially ground runncrs,
diarvn Ly u sprinA, and the lcns is  in posilion. r\utomatic air
rjlrssure i,rurlising rirlves Irrcrcttl the film beirrg sucked out wllcn lhe
irr,'err  is b1'enedl l'octrssiirg is done by a speiirl k-nob-ott the Iight
harrd sitle of the calnera bddt'and cari be ict rvhilst the camera is
closerl rvhich is a great advaniagc lvhen taliing real 'snrp-shots'..
    'I'he Inos II is a-double size camera rvith rvhich you can take pictures
in the normal sizc or (by simpty inse  t littg a mask) double the
quantitv of half-size pictuiei. AII h'odels of this cemera are equipped
ivith the built-in delaved action device. In addition to the brilliant
finder the Inos II has a frame finder rvhich is equipped for both sizes
of oicture. Three film knobs which can be arrested in the frce position
mlkc for very quick loeding. fhe nelv typc of lvinding knob is. perti-
crrlrrrlv hrndv ind  clc*ert. The Inos Il  is also equipped rvilh an
englaied 'Debth oi Foctrs' trble.  lt  is nol. only a camera which looks
 like somethin! nerv, it is t'eally new and firsl-cless.
             Accerrorier  : Mask for half size pictures, depth of focus table, c-able
                release, exposure calculator, instiuction book and certificate of test
             Dimenrionr:                               Weighl:
             3tl4x2tl2" model: 63/r X J5/6 )( 1e/16 in.         24 ozs.
              1rl4x2rla" 6qdsl; /r/s ><4>< 1?/6 in.              32tlz ozs,
  Specificalion: Inos ll camera (Aperture of   Codeword    Codeword     '     3,1, x 2'/," model F/4.5. Aperture of      31laX2tla"         +tlaX.2th"
          4tl4 X Zrlr" model F'l4.8)
  with Skopar Anastigmat F 4.5 in Embezet
    shutter i'/roo th sei.) with delayed action    movement                        frowd      frujs
  with Skopar Anastigmat Fi4.5 in Compur
    shutter'(r/,6e th sic.) with delayed action    movement                           froyg       frukt
  with Heliar Anastigmat F/4.5 in Compur
    shutter (r/r5e th sec.) with delayed action    movement                             fruhr       frulv
  Special accerorier:
  Finder masnifier  (full size)                No.5 fierf  No.2 fielz
  Finder ma"gnifier {half size)               No.5 fieth
  Yellow filter "Moment" with leather purse       29 mm Q gsq6[ tz,S^ ggcoph
  Yellow filter "Normal" with leather purse      29 nm Q gssng 32,5mnQ ggs1,
   Portrait Focarlens with leather purse ,      .     No.52 gewiv No.55 gewov
  Focar lens for'close,ups' with leather purse    No. l0faepf  No.35gezex
                                  l9

| 5/g x I t/r in' (3 X 4 cmt Apetlutet F | 1'5 and F l3'5
  Small anrl handy, solitl and certain in action, a real 'snap-shot'
cam"io tot ing 16 piiiures 1o/""X1Yr" on a V' P..film-, that is the I)crkco'it". r".u tvue of ibcussirtg knob can bc set rvhilst the catnera is closecl;rt"".""i".'r"tn"-U,itton,  iile brrseboarr.t tlrops rrrrl lhe strong st:rnrl'r|dolitles eutontrticrllv lo thc corrcct focus' The locussing knob ls s('rrsrDlviirorrnled so Lhrl torr do not noc'l to Iurn lhc 111ns11 lottnd to rltel tnei""iir.'-irr" p"i:id"--tr^i ali the               of the modern rollfilm;;;;;r.;;:   for instrtnce, lhe lnos ll,"ha.acterisricslarge. prrclicrlhnob.s' {r'otrnd lunners'and spring loaded strnrl.rrd. ,\ practicrl crrrying sling is l)rolr(lcd Nnlcn                                                              and                                                               is facilitated                                                hrncllti'                  easv                        to                                       intl       the cameramakes                                           -iording                                                                           the                                                    back and                                             the cainera                                       locking                                               ol                                ""iit;sensible                          ancl                      iitl n"tuIi,""f".^l"a-ir"                                                                                freeirliri'tri'iai.c'pins  rvhictr can be pulled orit and -arrested in their"Jitl"ri.-iri iinntpo.r of the iihir is controlled by a nerv and elegant                                                                           ptessttre                                               and                                                               ui|rvr.r's                                                   rvilh                                    surfaces                            bearing       knon rn,t                          itt"                            fit-i"l;al;;                                                                          pressttre                                                               rvhilst                                              focus                                                                    rir                                    is kep-t                                     in perfect                    lhe                         film                thrt.oiine.""n.r."          u"t"es prevcnt tlte tilm'being sucked out rvhen tltc cumcrr  is
"[rnl?.ingtn"  Perk'eo is mrde in trvo distinct motlcls: rvilh ftrrme finder"i"."a.iia-*iitt          finder, both are of course, equippg$ wilh 'Dep-th. oIFo"ui;i"ltei."pti"alEverv detail has been given equai consideration in de-sign
;;;lh"  P;rk;o;c-vbe regarded as a imalt and altractive.diary for thosewho trir!el, a reporting camera. the continuous rnd unnoticed rllcn(lilnt *iii.tt  it        readV and rvilling to help. lt rppeals ctluell5 lo thelady rvho,"ftu"v.shen wearing gloves can so easily op-errte it'-the sportsnlltn,     tn" serious workeri is a second camcra for small pictures  .'l'heoptical"n<i    equipment, Skopar F/4.5 or Skopar or Heliar F/3'5' completes
ah instrumeht oI value-atld precision.
            Accettories: Plaited leather sling, depth of focus table, exposure
               calculator, cable release, instruction book and certificate of test
            Dimentions; +3l1x3tl|xlxle in. all over
           Weighl: 11 ozs.
                                         Uodeword    Codeword  Speci{icalionl Perkeo camera                     with fr:me Iinder   with opticil findc)
  with Skopar Anastigmat 814.5  f :2r1rc  in.
     fitted in Embezet ihutier (r/rothsec.) with    delaved action device                     frajm      frehm
  with Skopar Anastigmat Fll.5 f :   23/ro in.     fitted i; Compur lhutter ('/ro0 th sec.) . .   .     tra  r p         f r e j n  with Heliar Anastigmat F/1.5 f :  Ztls  in.
                                                                                                           s     fitted in Compur ihutter  (1/3q6 th sec.)         frans             f rem
  Soecial accessories:
  Yellow filter "lvlorg:nt" 25 mm Q with leather purse         genon
  Yellow filter "Normal" 25 mm Q with leather purse        Senup   Portrait Focar lens No. 6J with leather Durse.         .         genrm
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2'/1 ><  | 3,/r in, 14,5 x 5 cml Aperf uret F'4.5 and F 3.5
           The Vcst-Poclict Carncra rvith the large picture sizel And still rnore:
          the onlv V.-P. Canrera in the rvorltl with autorlratic compcnsation lor
                          tneans that the fintlcr ltictttre of tlrc Yiltus cotlcspotrdsr          parallrx. 'fhis             exactll- uith lhe film l)ictufe xt cler.y foctts.
              'fhc Yirtus is a self-crccting callrcra s'hich can I;c focussed even
             rvhilst closcd. Then     I)rcss thc knob and lhc calncrx is re:rdv for the                                     -           snap-shot.  'l'he picture                                             rvill cxactlv be the sanre yotl haYe seen in the
           findcr. It is for instrncc quite impossiblc with thc Virtus that part ol
          the subjcct ]'ou Nanted to photograph,  is cut off at thc edges of the
           picture, as oftcn happens whcn using cameras ol other make on
          account of the difference betNccn the finder image and the one thrown
        on the filrn.
            Therc is another special advantage. In spite of the small picture
           size you can use the ordinary 3y+"X2y4" film, this being obtainable
           everyrvhere, even in the smallest village. The photographic hobby is
        made cheap, as 16 exposures can be made on one roll of film.
                    It goes without saying that all parts of the Virtus Camera are made
            rvith the well-knorvn Voigtlander precision.
                      Accersories: Plaited leather sling, depth of focus table, cable                             '           release, exposure calculator, instruction book and cerlificate of test
                     Dimentions: Jr/a {  3s/s \   lsis in.
                    Weighl: 19 ozs.

             Specificafion : Yirfus camera                           Codeword
             with Skopar Anastigmat F/4.5  f :  I in. fitted inEmbezet shutter
                     (1/1qq th sec.) with delayed action device                     fiusk
             with Skopar Anastigmat  F/3.5 f -  I in. fitted in Compur shutter i                   (',/256th sec.) witlidelayedactiondevice . . . . . . . . . .  .     fivay            with Heliar Anastigmat  F71.5 f :l   in.fittedinCompurshutter
                     (r/r5o th sec.) with delayed action device                     fivez

                                                                                                    Skopat                                                                                                    and
                                                                                                                      F/3.5            Special accetrorier:                                withCodewordSkopar  F/4.5    withLo(lewordHcliat
            Yellow filter "Moment" with leather burse         15 nn Z genon 19mnZgeom
            Yellow filter "Normal" with leather purse          l5 nb Z gen up  19 mm Q gssa
               Portrait Focar lens with Ieather ourse         No.63 genim No.52 gewi

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              Ttla)12tlt in. and V. P.
    'flie Prominent is the most rLrlvanc:cd tvpc of rollfilm carrrcra rvith
ererv imrginablc irnplolcnrcnt. It is, for instrnce, cquippcd rvith n vcrv
ac('ul:rtc tlistance lncter, Not'liing- on the princilrle o{ the nrilitarl' rangc
f indcr,  l liich is couplctl dilcctll' [o lhe shr)(hl'd crrrl ing thc lcns.
This nralics child's plrrl of locrrssing. 'fhc l)ronrincrrt is the first crrnera
in the rvorlcl to be cquippcd rvith a built-incxposurclneter.'Ihenorrnal
size of picturc, 31/tX2l+ in., is easill' change(l to the srnall size, Y. P., so
tl)at lou can talie 1[i piclurcs on thc film bv inserting trvo spling stecl
mnsks \yhich, Nhen not in use, are accornrnodatcd in the camera.
Opcning and closing the camera is the s'orli of a nroment      it's practi-                                                                     -call,r'automatic.
    ,\rrd then the rvonderiul lleliar  that not only makes such natural
pictures in the full size but is :rlso recognisable in the extrlordinary
plastic effect of the small pictures. A glance at the Prominent proves
that it is a pro(luction of unerlulrllctl  rnelit.

             Accesrorier: Two,piece small picture mask, leather carrying  sling,
               special leather case, cable release, instruction book and certificate
              of test
            Dimensionr: TtlrX4tlr>12r1" in. all over
          Weighl: 29 ozs.

 Specificalion: Prominenl camera                          Coder.ord
 with Heliar Anastigmat  Fr.t.5  f :4rl"  in. fitted in Compur
    shutter ('/2se th sec.) with delayed actjon device, built, in and
    inter,coupled range finder and exposure meler.            finph
 Special accersories:
 Yellow  filter "Moment" 29 mm Q with leather purse        geomf                                                                                            i
 Yellow filter "Normal" 29 mm f  with  le ather purse        geonS  Portrait Focar lens No.52 with liatber nrtse  .  .           gewrv
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                I Focar lens No. l0 for 'close,ups' wirh leathcr purse   .           ta e p r

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                         3tl2xzti2  in, and 1 I plale Aperlurer F/6.3 and Fi4,5
            Those rvho rvish to conrbinc case ol opcration rvillr thc cr:r'trrinty
          gi\cn b-v thc ground-glrss ol the l)lrtc clurcrrr sill  r:hoost: thc Vrg.               It is:rs crsl to rvolli *ith  tlre Vag in thc hrnrL rs orr rr tlilrorl. l"or
t          rvorking in'thc hand the Yrg is equiplreil rvith:r rarlial focrrssing lcvcr
            \\orliing ovcr an enlarged scllc rvhich grcrtL-\' frcilitrles  Iocussing.
        The Yag has only singlc crtension but this is enough to rpprolch to
         39 inclres from the srrbiect rvith Ibe il)1)(2% lnodel rn(l 17 inchcs rviih
          the % plate- If you ri:ish to drlrv  still nerrer, for  instarrce, to  trlie
        a large portfait, you hale onlv to slip a l)ortrait Irocar lens or0r the
         camera lcns and yott can rl)l)rolch rs nclr as 20 inches.
                 'I'hc cemcra body is marle of alunriniLrrn and is vcry strong antl the
          front hrs rising and cross movemcnts. 'I'he Vag is cquipped rvith a
            brilliant and lvith a frame finder and diopter for taking picturcs from
           eye-level. The covering and bellorvs are oI real leather.
                      Accerroriel: 3 metal plate holders, depth of focus table, cable
                              release, exposure calculator, inslruction book and certificate of test
                       Dimenrionr:                            Weight:
                      itlzxzllp model : j >< 1t/2 x l3/n in.         20 ozs.
                           4tl1>(3tln' model  : 6><4'/n>< l3/. in.         28 ozs.
                                                  Codeword    Codeword
            Specification: Yag Camera                                 Jtlzy.zt12"             a,l X!11r"
                                                                                                                                                  t ...:4Vs ir          f   ,,51 r in.
           with "Voigtar" Anastigmat F6.5 in Embezet                shutter ('/16 th sec.)  .                                        f ac un     uksur
            wjth "Voigtar" Anastigmat F,6.J in Embezet
               shutter [r/roo th sec.) with delayed action               device                                   fadin       fayih
           with ,,Voigtar" Anastigmat F/6.1 in  Ibsor                shutter (r/pr th sec.)  .                   fadak     uksut
             with" SkoDar"Anastiemat Fi4.5 in Ibsor shutter
                    (r/1qe th sec. [or ftfaxltla'and  r/,15 th sec.
                 for 3t12" x 2'lr')  .    .                       fadel      uksuv
            )Declal accesloneS:
            Finder magnilier                       No.2 fielz   No.  l fienb
                                                                                                                                                                      .         f a d u p      faedt            i'i";;h;il3;;,;;.^"l.dg.' . . . , .:::  : .            Filmpack adapter, normal edge .  .            Iaecs      faehx
           Yellow filters:
          "Moment" in leaiher purse for Voigtar  . .  . lenmZgeom{  32.5 mmZ geopt
          "Moment" in leather purse for Skopar . . .  . 29mm@gs66f   l]6.8 mm I gss5k
          "Normal"  in leather purse for Voigtar . .  .   29nmzgeong 32.5mmA geor
          "Normal" in leather purse for Skopar.   .  . 29mmOgeonS  i16.8 mmo gepal
            Lens attachments;
              Portrait Focar lens in leather purse for Voigtar  No.52 gewiw No.55 gewor
              Portrajt Focar lens in leather purse for Skopar  No.52 gewiw No.60 geyev
         Wide angle Focar lens in leither purse, for
             Skooar onlv                          No.l0 faepf  No.Jl faere

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3r/,><2ri,  in,, 4ri, X 31'., in' and 5 X4 in. Aperlurer  F,i4'5 and.F/3'5
   The'I'ourist  is the acme of perfection in urodern plrte catneras -
that  it  is something spccinl, rvith its elegant grcen llussia leather')
covefil}g,canbcsecnlrtol}cc.Itlraslrlltlrctcclirricrlll(l\'ll)tlrgcsofllre
r\vus aricl a ferv       bcsi4cs. 'I'5c sStrttct' is tttouttted in a bayonet                  'rore d coltrllle le l ith otlc tlloYemcnt  f his is prrrticu-rinq atrd r:uIr llc lcrnove
laril'Lrscful if you s'ish to cxchrngc thc norlnal lens lor ilnother' e' g'
the tclephoto lens'l-elc-Dynar dcscribctl on pagc 37' You crtr also clear
lhe bellorvs of dust rnuch urorc casilt b! sinlplv letnoYin{{ tho shutter
and blorving right throlrgh occ:rsiotrallr"  'l'hc ertension oi the 'l'ourist
 is clcn longcr than that oi the,\\'us, ltntl is controllcd bv a double rack
 antl pinion. You can Iocus rvith citlicr o[ the large kno]ls' rvith rvhich-
ever hand hirpliens to be free; all the arljustilrg knobs are specially
 large so that iir rvinter you can rvot'k rvith gloves' The 'Iourist  is
 equ"ippcd rvith trvo spirit levels let into two of thc adjusting knobs so
                                                              massive ttrat-itrey are ahvays correct in relation to the crmera' 'Ihe
 anrl elegant U-standarcl has ample lnovement in every direction' and
 is rocli stcady even rvhen fully extended'
    'Ihe cfficient baseboard strttts lock automatically rvhen lhe camera is
 opened so that you need not Norry as to rvhether the struts are fully
 loclidd rvhen the camera is opene<I quickly' These struts also preYent
 thc baseboard frorn being shut beiore the lens standard is right home in
 the body of the camera. The Tor'rrist is equipped rvith a revolving
 brilliant finder and, of course, a frame finder rvith adjustable diopter'
 The diopter is adjustable so that compensation  for  parallax, lvhich
 occurs when the camera is near the subject, is made'

                                                     codeword  Siffiiriot*  Toutitt --"t"                              I
  UoO"1 3,1",,Xl,l,"
   Dimensions: 5><J3/{>< 1?/8 in. resp. 23/16 in.
   'Weieht: i0  JJ ozs.
   Bellow extension 10 in.
   Optical equipment:
                                                          in                                     Compur                             :4t/R                                                        f                                                in.,fitted                          F/4.5   "Heliar"    -iii*tt'....ii'ii[iitli.aactionAnastigm-at                                                                                  f a u j c                                                                 .                                 device'                                                               . . . . shutter.      I                                                          in                                        Compurshutter                                         6tted                              :43rr in.                                                        f                           Fi4.5                                                                                                                                                    I    "Fieti""."           A""ttiemat
    (r/p6thsec.)iithdelayedactiondcvice           .'   .''    I    t au rl(   "fi.ti*;n"r(tiematFil.3    f :4rlein. litied in Compurshutter   I
     (rhoothsec.)withdelayedaction  device            . "'      I    t e u z t
   r) The 6x4 in. nodel  is only supplied in the black stvle with lvlorocco lcathcr covering'
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45><107 mm and 6xl3 cm APerlure Fi4.5
            Even the most rttrrctive photograph rvhich is talien rvith a one lens
          camera cannot rluitc rcproduce lhc impression lvc have o[ Ilatrtre. 'fhe
            trvo e)'es rvith rihich lc sce enable us to perceive thc third tlimcnsion;
a          the one-eyed canlcra can sec only tlvo dimensions. Yort can take plastic
3          (three dimensionrl appealance) pictures btrt to do this lhe cllner:l nlust
         have trvo eyes (trvo taking lenses), just lil<e ourselves.  Srtr:h l camera
              is the Stereflectoscope.
           With the Stereflectoscope you make two pictures at the same time
         which differ slightly, thus corresponding to the two impressions re-
           ceived by the httman eyes. Il you llow place a positive of this picture
           in a steieoscope you rvill see only one picture, but this rvill be plastic'
            just as if you-rvere looking at the actual sccne. 'Ihese plastic pictul€s
                                                                              be          ire so faicinating that you really must see one, for it cannot
          properly described. Go to some dealer and ask ]rim to show you some
            stereo photographs; you rvill be astounded.
             In addition to the trvo taking lenses, the Stereflectoscope has a finder
            lens; all three lenses are identical Ileliars F/4.5; the Ileliar on account
           of its 'plastic'definition  is absolutely unrivalled for stereo photography-.
        The trvo taking lleliars are mounted in an automatically coupled
          Stereo-Compur shutter (1/xoth sec.). The linder Fleliar proiects its
           picture on to a ground-glass just like an ordinary plate camera with
          ihe exception that this picture is not at the back of the camera nor
             is it uositle down. It is in the top of the camera shielded by a folding
            light hood and the right lvay up. You can focus rvith ncedle point
           sharpness on this ground-glass.
           Tb further facilitate accurate focussing there is a hinged magnifying
          lens in the light hood- The Stereflectoscope has, in addition to the
          mirror reflex iinder, a frame finder with diopter and a spirit level to
              assist in holding the camera correctly.
           You can relt on the leather covered changing-box to work perfectly
          under all condltions on account of its beautiful rvorkmanship and the
            absolute efficiency ol the sheaths. It is designed to tal<e 12 extra thin
           ptates (8 normol or colour plates) in German silver holders and has
          in automatic counter. In fact, a camera the superior of which is not
            to be obtained.
                        Accegloriel:  I changinS'box, elegant brown leather case wiih
                          handle, lock and shoildir strap, wire release, exposure calculator,
                             instruction book and certificate of test
                      Dimenriou:
                       45><107 mm.Nlodel: 6rlBy.4x2tl.  in. with changing,box
                      5)(11 cm Model: 7)(4t/a)<Jr/r in with changing,box
                                  45>(l07mm       6><ll cm                        werght wrth changlng-box                                         -                                               -4t7, orr.           4g ozs.
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 Specificalion: Sfereflecloscope              Codeword  | (.odervord                                        {.i>(107mml (r)(1lcm

 with _three identical  Ileli.rrs F/4.5, changing,box
   and acccssorics (sce page J5) . .  .                  ukoom

 Special llereo Accersories

 5ingle Plafe-holdersr
   Sfeel, black enamelled for extra thin plates   u kva   i                                                   K y zl   For plates of nor mal thickness and colour plaies    faejy       Iju
  German Silver
   For extra thin plaies                                           Kza  I   For plates oi nornral thickness and colour plates  Ii'ovIlruz          Iir
 Film-pack Adaplerr
   Steel, black lealher covered             ukuyb    ulbas*
 Adapler Framef.                    ukvup    ulaid
 Changing Box of ligth metal, black leather covered
   with autonraric counting device with 12 slreaths
   for extra lhin plates. ...   -.             ukuur   ukoro
  With 8 sheaihs-for plates of normal thickness
  and colour plates                    uku sd    ulbel
 German Silver Sheafhr for the changing box:
   Set of 12 for exlra thin plates            ukuve    ulbfy  Set of 8 for nlales of normal thickness and
   colour plates                        ukuxt    ulbia
 lf;aighlening Plale (45x 107 mm. only) for bent
   sheaths  .                        ukwub
Yellow Fillerr,matched, wirh cells and leathercase.
  2 "Moment"   f ilters .  .                 ukwen    ulbie  2 "Normal" filters .  .                    uklvig   ulcge  2 Ducar filters (for LumiEre.Autochrome).      firav     firew  2 Ducar filters (for Agfa colour plates) . . .  .   lipuy       firix
Supplemenlary Lenset (for taking piclures at
  a distance ot l6 in.) 2 lenses in deerskin leather
  purse  -                                                           j u ra  t  3 lenses in deerskin lealher purse          ukuof
Sfereorcopic  Prinlinq Frame             ukwaz    ulfui                                ,ii  r:.'  /'Omniitatf'                  Foldirfo                        Pocket                               Slereoscope                                              with                                                                      .:                            positives               12 paper  maqazine for                                               .,.   ...                                                           ..               fiubt
Mahogany Slereorcope ior prinls and trans-                                       '
  parencies, with eyepieces with lateral adjustment   tlpev     fipox  IUith fixed eye-'piaces                       tipat     uksyr
Slereorcope (opera glass form) for   I ransparencies
  only                              ukvyf
      For slides aod film-pack adapter marked* an aalapter frame f Eust be used.
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If -r'ou lilic clotrrls irr rorrr'lriclrrlts lrrri rr lrillrfrrl  litrrtlt'r'inL  til  tlre
rltIiclrtc titrls of Illllrc  rou  slr,rLrlrl ltsc ()ttlro(]lli)nuitit  lrllles or'lilnrs
rvith a Voistlln(lcl r('lloN  Iilt( r'  1oIll)och|oturrtic  sc|crrr). '['lreI  aIc
lllir(lc in tlo  tlensilies covrting tlrt lhole  liil)gc oI utrrrlerrr solli.
    ''JIotrrcttt"  re(Juit'ing lrn irrclcrrse oi rpl)losilnrtch 2 tintcs in er-
lrrisure anrl srritulllc for inslrullln('ous lrhotogrrrlrhr.in bright lighl. rnd
   "Norrnal" rcrluiring rrr irrt'r'triscrl c\l)osllle oi apl)fo\illrrtelr  I tinrrs.
    'I'hc lornrcl is rccorrrrrrt'rrrlcd lor gencrrl usc iu1(l l)artilll corlr{'tion,
rvhilst the l:rttcr is nec(lcal fol  sultjects such as copting  pirirrtings,
llotvcl studies, clorrd-ltictures, srrow lnd  scitsclrl)es, ctc.



The Telescope  for the camera
  The photographer, particularlr. the
advanced arnateur, fretluentlv comes
across pictures to tvhich the normal
lens rvill not do justice on account of
the distance from the camera. You can
easily overcome this dilficulty  il you
afe the possessor of an Avus or Tourist
camera by obtaining as an alternatiye
lens, the Voigtlander telephoto  lens,
"Tele-Dynar"  F/6.3.
   This "Tele-Dynar", rvhich has the needle point delinition of a lirst-
class anastigmat, projects the subject almost double as large as the
normal lens. This is a tremendous advantage for sport and press
photos and for photographs of rvild animals and distant viervs. Also
lor portraits the long focal length of the Telc-Dlnar enablcs you to get
pictures of more artistic composition and improved perspectile.
  The "Tele-Dynar" is supplied in 4 different sizes to iit all our plate
cameras. After unscrewing the lront and bacli of the ordinary
anastigmat of our plate cameras, the 2 components oI the "I'ele-Dynar"
mounted in cells fit the respective shutters. 'Ihe trvo "Tele-Dynar"
components are supplied in solid leather case rvithout shutter. If
specially desired the Tele-Dynar lens may be delivered in Compur
shutter tor our Tourist models at an additional charge.
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