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Voigtlander Cameras User manual
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20 or 36 exposures Try o VITESSAyourselfond seehow it nestlesin your
24 x 36 mm (35mm) honds,with the controlsin justthe right plocefor your miniuturesize
fingers.Then get going in the VITESSArhythm: Press
the right-hondbutton - the picture is token; push
ihe left-hondpiunger - ond you ore reody for the
next shot.
O The Stondord VITESSA Model :
2 inch (50 nrm) COLOR-SKOPAR f/3.5, the high-closs lens of
excellent performonce
2 inch (50 rnm) ULTRON f/2, the 6-element high-closs lens of
i:xtroord inory speed,
e T h e S h u i l e r :
S;rnchro-Compur with speeds from 1 to 1/500 sec. ond speed-
synchronizqtion for oll types of flosh up to the fqstest shutter soeed"
TheVITESSAwithBuilt-inExposureMeter
undSynchro-ColnpurwithLight-vqlueScqle
"Are you one o[ those h ig h-pressure" people who
ore olwoys rushing? Then try the VITESSA for
o u t s t o n d i n g p i c t u r ews h i l e y o u g o .
Th is up-to-dotecomero molcesphotogrophy eosier
ond simplerthon ever. You con concentroteentirely
on copturingthe subjectond leovethe Combi-plunger
to oct ond think for you. Just pressthe plunger -
keepingthe comero in shootingposition- ond the
pressureplote lifls off the fllm, the film odvoncesto
the next frome without friction, the pressure plote
pressesit into the focol plone ogoin, the shutter is
tensioned,the film counterodvonces,ond the double This VITESSAis even more perfected,ond you ore
exposurelock is releosed.By doing oll this for you, even more certoinof fi rst-clossresults,for in oddition
the VITESSAhelps you to shoot better pictures it ensurescorrect exposure time of the g reotesl
ond you hove more fun in toking them. importoncein colour photogrophy.View original page 6Page 7 · Read text
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The built-in precisionexposure meter is provided
with the some scoleof light-voluesos the newsynchr:o-
Compur with Light-VolueScole.You reod off the
required light-volue on the exPosure meter ond
simplysetthe shutferto the somevolue. lf you chonge
the shutterspeed,the operture outomqticqllyodjusts
itself.Similorly,the shutterspeedodjustsitselfto ony
chonge in the operture.
TheVITESSAExposureMeter
hos on exceptionolmeosuringronge, with o shock-
proof spring-mounted mechonism. The sensitivityof
the photo cell is odopted for doylight, electric light,
ond fluorescenttubes. A mosking grid restrictsthe
ongle of occeptonceof the meter to the exoct ongle of
view of the lens.The meter con be set to qll normol ---:=\
film speeds.
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and ifs sysfem:
20 or 36 exposures,24x36 mm. minioturesize.
Discerning professionols,press photogrophers,ond
omoteurs choose the PROMINENT, the top-closs
comero with interchongeoble lenses ond centroI
shutter,which mokes it possibleto utilize modern
flosh techniqueto the full. Voigtlcinderqre now pro-
ducingthis comerowith speciolnew lensesof vorious
focql lengths,os well os with q wide ronge of oc-
Lens: O The cessories.All these feotures combine to iorm the inch 2 (50 mm) Voistldnder ULTRON f/2, ,G comprehensive PROMINENT q system. This mokes the 6-element high-closs lens.
PROMINENTthe ideol comerq for qll subjectsfrom The Shuller:o mountoinsto microbes.
SYNCHRO-COMPUR with speeds from 1 to11500 sec., light-volue
scole ond interlinked operture ond shutter speed settings. Speed-
synchronized for oll types of flosh up to the fqstest shutter speed. O The Shutler:
Otlier Technicqt Feotures of oll VITESSA Models: double blodes.Speed-5ynchronized,with self-timer.o SYNCHRO-COMPURwith speedsfrom 1 to11500sec,Fitted
Coupled rongefinder. C Other Technicol Feqtures:
Automqtic double interlock to prevent double exposures qnd blonk Coupled rongefinder. Coupled film tronsport qnd shutter tensioning
fromes.
mechonism. Interlock to prevent double exposures ond blonk Automotic porollox compensotion.
All settings visible from qbove ot o glonce. fromes. Film counier. Device for chonging portly exposed films.
Eosy chonging of portly exposed films. Aperture click-stops. Film indicqtor. For qnd neqr zone focusing
Ropid looding (removoble bock). settings.
Convenient rewinding with folding cronk.
Fqr ond neor zone focusing settings.
Film indicotor.View original page 7Page 8 · Read text
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A N D T S Y T M
I 'l
Ycu csn select your bosic outfit occording to your specro[ needs from tt
t h r e e h i g h - c | o s s | e n s e s o f t h e s t o n d o r d f o c o l | e n g t h 2 " ( 5 c m m ) . T h e
populqr COLOR-SI<OPAR f/3,5 guorontees first-closs results ond good
volue for your money. The high-speed ULTRON f/2 onC NOKTON
f/1.5 ore known to be the leoding lenses in the world.
The wide-ongle SKOPARON f/3.5 is directly coupled to the rongefinder
ond is one of the Voigtlqnder high-closs lenses. lis lorge ongle of view
{obout 63') covers interiors, qrchiteclurql subjects, qnd londscopes
which connot be covereC by o lens of
normol focol length. The SKOPA-
RON is fitted with o depth of fleld
ring which mokes it eosy tc deler-
mine the zone of shorpness.
The DYNARON f 14.5 is o genuine
telephoto lens with o focol length of
4" (100 mm). This high-closs lens
yields piclures of oulstonding defi-
niiion ond remqrkoble freedom
from distortion; it will be ovoiiocle
in the summer of 1954.lt fiis directiy
on to lhe comero ond'is couPled bY
o potented system fo the rongefindei^
for qll distonces from infinify lo 31/,
feet (obout 1 m), lt is fitted with q
depth of fleld ring.
The 4 inch (100 mm) TELOMAR fi5.5 felecholo lens with reflex housing ? The TURNIT finder cqn be used wilh both the SKOPARON ond the is very useful for toking piclures wilh enlorged defoils of distqni subjecls.
DYNARON lenses. A simple rcfotion through 1BO" odjusts the ongle In conjunction with other units of the PROMINENT system it is porticu-
of view. lt shows o lorge, brilliont imoge. lorly suitqble for close-ups ond mocro-photogrophy qs well qs for
m icro-photog rophy.
Mony other occessoriescompletethe PROMINENT
system.Pleoseosk your photo deoler for o detoiled
Prism Altochment speciol cotologue,or write to VoigtlcinderA.G.,
for Reflex Housing. Dept. 6, Broun schweig,Germony.View original page 8Page 10 · Read text
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A sturdy,hord-weoring3t/ox7t/o inch comero in the
rnedium price ronge. More thon 1 million BESSA
comerosore olreody in use. A speciolodvontogeis
the slip-inmosk for 16 exposuresin the economicol
Tt/ox|ul1.inch (4,5x6 cm) size on o normol film
31/ox21/uinch (6x9 cm).
I exposures3r,'l r 2t,'+iache (6 r 9 rm)
A 31/ox21/^inch comero with coupled rongefinder
for professionolphotogrophers ond for discerning
omoteurs keen on pictoriol effects.Avoiloble with o
8 exposures3t/+-xZtl+ in&es (6 x 9 cm) selectionof fost, h ig h-closslenses.
or 16 exposures2rlq x ls/a indes (4.5x 6 cm)
Lenses: O , The The Lenses: o 4tle inch (105 mm) Voistlonder COLOR-HELIAR f13.S,world- (105 mm) Voigtldnder VASKAR f/4.5, o three- 4t/s inch
fomousfor its delicotedefinition,or 4tlainch (105rnm) Voigtldnder element lens of very good definition, or 4tla inch
(105 mm) Voistlonder COLOR-SKOPAR f/3.5, q COLOR-SKOPARf 13.5,or fhe speciolisr'slens: 4t1,inch (105mm)
APO-LANTHAR f14.5for colour shots. 4-element high-closs, colour correcteC lens.
The Shullens: tt ..J O The Shulter: o
PRONTO wiih speeds from 1125 to 11200 sec., with sYNcHRo-coMPUR with speedsfrom 1 to 1/500 sec.,with self-
flosh synchronizotion ond self-timer, or PRONTOR- timer ond speed-synchronizqtionfor qll typesof floshup to the fostesl
SVS with speeds from 1 lo1/300 sec, with the new self- shutter speed.
timer ond speed-synchronizotion for qll types of flqsh.
o O Olher Technicol Feofures: Other Technicol Feolures: 'coupled rongefinder,which focusesthe cqmero by movementof
Automqtic double exposure lock. the whole lens.
Opticol viewfinder with porollox compensotion for Neor ond for zone focusingsettings.
boih picture sizes. Depth of field scqle.
Slip-in mosk supplied with cqmero for chonge of
piciu re sizes.
Neor ond for zone focusing seliings.
Precision lnsfrurnenfs since 1756
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Film Counfer: Counting mechonism which is cou- Shutter: A precision mechonism incorporoted in fhe
pied with the film tronsport ond shows of o glonce the
number of qlreody exposed (or still remoining) pic- cqmero which exposes the film to the light for on
tures on lhe film. In oddition the film counler locks lhe occurclery determined time. The moin lypes ore focol
film lronsport os soon qs the film hos been odvonced rlone shullers ond diophrogm shutlers. All Voigt-
by one frome for the next exposure. The tronsport ;onder cqmeros ore equipped wiih diophrogm
mechonism con operote ogoin only ofter the shutfer shullers which qre fitted inlo or just bqhind the lens,
hos been relecseC for the exposure. ond contoin sets of ropidly moving sector blodes.
Film Indicolor: A memory oici to show whoi type of iu rrh flosh shots the diophrogm shutter permits
film is looded into the comero. lt is speciolly useful synchronizolion (q.v.) of elecironic flosh of oll shulter
when chonging over frequently from blocl<-ond-white setlings rr.cluding the iop speed, while in the cqse of
to colour film ond vice verso, or when using films of soeed-synchronizoiion it olwoys ensures even illumi-
different speeds qll the lime. nctron of tt''e whole imoge,
Flqsh : See Synchronizotion.
Shuttcr Tonsioning, Coupled : Mechonicol linkoge
High-efficiency Lenses: Generic nqme for the inside the correrq body by meons of which lhe oci of
modern Voigtlonder lenses which, by the use of new
types of opticol gloss ond revolutionory methods cf odvqncrng lhe {ll.n to the nexl frome outomoticolly
computotion, hqve reoched on unsurpossed stondqrd relensions the shuiter.
the right.to yield definition shorp quolity. Theyof Specdtpchtpnizotion : See Synch roni zqtion. qnd show operiure, of full even imoge of theedges
excellent correction of qll fhe vorious kinds of lens Synchtonirrkto: Timing of the opening of the
"higher order chrom- defects, os well of the so-colled shuiler in s.;ch o woy thof it coincides with the peok
oiic oberrotions" (importont in colour photogrophy, brightness of q flosh. There ore lwo woys of ochieving
see Colour Correction),
ihis: X-synchron,zclion, ond M-synchronizotion,
lnlerchongeoble Lenses: On some comeros ihe depend,ng on the fi;'ing deloy of the flosh used.
stondord lens is eosily removoble,.qnd con be chonged Closs X flesh lomps reoch lheir peok brightness
for o long-focus or telepholo'.lens, or for o shorl- clr,ost r:"nmeCrolely ofter firing, ond qre therefore
focus wide-ongle lens.
{lred when the shulter is olreody open; the flosh is (
Lens Speed : The rqiio of the efieciive lens diomeier over before lhe shutler closes ogoin. Closs M flosh
to the focql length; it is ihus o meosure of the light- lirmps tcke o little while ofler firirrg to reoch their
gothering power of o lens. pesk onC ore fherefore fired before the shutter
Porollox Correclion: Opticol or mechonicol meqns opens; lhe shutfer closes before the flosh is quite
of compensoiing for ihe difference of viewpoini finished. Ordinory synchronized shutters fire the
(porollox) between the finder ond the cqmero lens oi flosh when fhe shufler is open, ond ore suitqble for
close subjeci distonces. ln ihe VITESSA this is outo- closs X flosh lcmps (including electronic flash). They
moticolly odjusted by ihe distqnce setting. con be used wilh olher lypes of flosh of shuller speeds
s l o w e r t h o n 1 / 2 5 s e c o n d .S p e e d - s y n c h r o n i z e d the for meqsuring instrument Opticol Rongefinder:
'o (X-M synchronized ) shuffers will fire the flosh to oid voluoble ond thus distonce, sub;ect correct
focusing. There ore occessory rongefinders (which either when fhe shutter blodes clre open' or obout
clip into the occessory shoe of the comero); buill-in 1/50 second eorlier; lhey ore thus suitqble for clqss M
but uncoupled rongefinders (which require seporole flqsh lqmps even ot the fqstest shutter speeds. Such
meosurement of the distonce ond setting of the lens); shutters hqve o svnchronizing lever which selects the
coupled rongefinders (where meosurement of the flosh contocl for X- or M-synchronizotion.
distonce outomqticolly sets the lens); qnd combined
view ond rongefinders (with cl common eyepiece for Zone Focus Settings: Distqnce setfings for occo-
the viewfinder ond the rongefinder)' sions when quick shooting is importont without f ime
Self-timer: Deloyed ociion mechqnism which opens for occurole focusing. The two setlings O ond y on
the shutter some ten seconds ofter releose. When the the dislonce scole yield two useful depth of field
cornerq is mounted on o tripod, the photogropher con regions which ot on operture of f/B will shorply
therefore toke his ploce in the picture; olso qll cqmero reproduce oll subjects in o for ond neor zone re-
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