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Voigtlander Vitomatic Ia User manual
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- Voigtländer
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- Voigtlander Vitomatic Ia
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- English
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- 33
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I Focusing mounl 13 Honeycomb window
for setting the ronge of exposure meter cell
2 Depth of field scole l4 Releose button
3 Dot divisions with cqble releose socket
on the setting ring (10) for 15 Exposure meler scole window filter foctor odiustment for viewing from obove
4 Film speed window t6 Rewind knob for DIN rotings wilh film type indicotor
5 Combinotion selting ring 17 Uncoupting lever 6 Flosh socket to disengoge the setting ring for
10) 7 Synchronizing lever the film speed odiustment (see
for X ond M flosh synchronizotion 18 Film speed window
ond for the self-timer (V) for ASA rotings
8 Film reversing lever t9 Bose plote lotdr
9 Distonce scole 20 Bose plote flcp
l0 Setting ring 2l Milled film counter
for exposure reodings setting button
t I Aperlure sccle 22 Film counter window
12 Shutler speed sccle 23 Tripod bushView original page 5Page 7 · Read text
Contenfs
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I Getting the Cqmero Reody Poge
Inserting the film . Setting the film counter . .2-s
The Cqmero Settings
Exposure Aperture Distonce . Gg
Shooting . . . Frqme by Frome
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Useful Accessories
Fifters Lens hood . Focor lenses . 14-16
Prqcticol Hints
Light reodings . Aperture ond depth of field . . 17-19
Unlooding lhe Cqmero . Chonging Portly Exposed Films 20
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Gelting ]he Camero Reody
. . with Every New Film
You con lood oll mokes of film on the morket.
Stondord doylight cossettes of perforoted 35 mm.
miniofure film yield 36 or 20 exposures 24x36
mm. - ovoiloble in block-ond-white ond colour
f ilm.
While the f ilm cossettes ore lighttight, it is
nevertheless sofer not to expose them to strong
light. In porticulor, lood ond unlood the comero
only in the shode - even ihe shodow of your
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Inserling lhe Film
To open the comero lift'up the bose ploie lotch (19) ond turn to ihe right.
Fold owoy the bose plote flop (20) downwords, ond swing open the bock
to the right.
To insert lhe cossette, bend down obout 3/a inch of the film leoder ond push
it up to the fold into the slot of the toke-up spool (29). The lower edge of rtthe film must lie flush ogoinst the spool flonge. Drow the cossette ocross
the film trock ond insert it in the cosseite chomber (26). The rewind shoft i
must correclly engoge the cossette spool (30).
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Now push the reversing lever (8) bockwords lo moke the rewind knob (4)
iump up. Work the ropid winding lever 127) repeotedly uniil the film leoder Iis tightly wound up on the toke-up spool ond lhe sprocket wheel (31)
engoges the perforotions (see illustrotion lV). Then push bock the rewind
knob into the body.
To close the comero, swing the comero bock ogoinst the body ond press it
firmly home. Fold down the bose plote flop. Close the bose plote lotch by
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Setting the Film Counter
Turn the milled button (21) until the red letter F (for o (t, f36-exposure cossette - see illustrotion o) or the red V-. f igure 22 (for o 20-exposure cossette - see illustrotion c)is opposite the red I index mork in the film counter
window. Then keep working the ropid winding lever
ond pressing the releose button olternotely until thefilm counter indicotes No.36 (the red mork - illustrot- Suion b) or No.20 (illustrotion d) for the first exposure.
From this point onwords the film counter outomoticolly
shows the number of shots still ovoiloble every time
the film is odvonced. lt thus runs bockwords to No. l.The Film lndicqtor \'^.g-?
rewindin the knob to remind is solely'ininlendedof- f ilm you hove looded the comero. lt th6reforeyou of thenos'iotype
ettect on the exposure. Te set the indicotor, press the reversino
lever to moke the rewind knob jump up, ond rotote the disiwith the coloured symbols: flv)2A: block-ond-white film; {: doylight type colour film; \-^-. 6> : oriificiol light type colour film.
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pointers NormollyO fhe most conveniently ore the viewfinder olignedwww.butkus.usin
comero held eye level. Checking ot the pointerslrom - with('15)theis obove in the window
usetul when lhe operlure, ond thus lhe depth of field, hos to be chosen befordhdnd.
In every cose dred< the olignment of the pointers in the finder inmediotely before lhe exposure, ond odiust il nece:sory,
o After setting the exposure you con chonge lhe operture-speed combinolion occordinq
to lhe requirements of the subiecf by rotofing the combinotion rinq. But toke cor6
not lo.turn thot ring. beyond the. limifs of the operlure scole, os-lhot would gei
rne pornrers out ot ottgnment ogotn.
Pointers out of olignment Correctly lined up- 8 -View original page 14Page 15 · Read text
Seiling lhe Distqnce
Turn the focusing ring (1) to bring the opproprioie distonce figure on ihe
scole opposite the I index mork. Between the distonce figures you will see i
two odditionol morks in red: ! ot obout ll feet, ond o ot obout 33 feet.
These ore the zone focus settings. Worning: When rototing the distonce
scole, be sure not to move the universol seiting ring (10) os well, otherwise
you chonge ogoin the exposure setting you hove olreody determined.
Zone Focusing
Condid oction shots (for insfonce of children ot ploy) often yield surprisinolv
live pictures. On such'occosions don't woste time by !'etting the exoct Jistonid.
Insleod, set the focusing scole to lhe neor zone mbrk V ior subiects belween
8 -ond 17_feet, ond to the for zone mork O for subjects between 16 feet ond infinity. You must, hgweye-1, . slop down to ot leost'f/5.6 (morked in red) to ensure odequoie depth of field.
Provided the lighi is good.enough,-these useful when very- focusing-distonceszones ore photogrophing moy sports subiects, where subieci chorrge very
sudden lv.
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www.butkus.us Shooting . . . Frome by Frome
The bright reflected-frome view shows you the
subiect in noturol size. When sighting you con
therefore keep both eyes open ond hove o cleor view over the surroundings of the subiecl os I
well.m
With subiects ot oround 31/2'feet the limits of I
the field of view ore disploced downwords or
sidewoys (occording to whether you hold the
comero horizoniolly or upright) os shown by the
two shori lines on the reflected imoge frome.
I To moke the exposure press the releose buiton
(14) gently ond smoothly - never ierk it, os thot
would leod to blurred piciures through comero I
shoke.
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With Flosh
you con get reolly live shots of fomily scenes ol home, porties, ond similor
occosions. ln oddition you con olso use flosh to produce sunlight effects with
outdoor portroits on dull doys, or to lighi up deep shodows when shooting
into the light.
o Smoll light-weight flosh guns - like ihe Voigtldnder flosh gun - con be mounled directly shoe lhe occessory lomo lhe comero. Loroer ouns on top in of the or fhe
fldsh -of fh-e b elecfronic con inounted unils be comero to one side with holderi of
speciol brockel. The flosh coble of the gun completes fhe elecfric circuit between
fhe flosh gun ond the comero; fhis coble plugs into the flosh socket'(6).
O Mosi flosh shols ore mode with X-synchronizotion. Thol meons lhot you leove fhe
synchronizing lever (7) in ifs normol position opposite the red dot niorked X. You
con then use shuller speeds up to l/30 second wifh flosh bulbs, ond uo fo l/500l/500 secondsecond wilhwith eleclroniceleclronic floshflosh unilsirnits (see{see loble).loblel- lflf youvou wontwonf tof6 useu<e do facta.foster sieedc6.p.t
thon'l.30second wifh flosh bulbs, ycu must firit sef
I IlFFFffl push rr ocross unilr iT ciicKs inro posirion.
O For flosh shots with the self-limer (sei the synchron-
izing. lever-to V) you con only use the shuffei speeds
listed for X-synchronizolion.
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Voigtliinder Filters
Yellow Filter G 1.5 Slight filtering effect for outdoor shots. ldeol for sport ond oction subiects, ond pictures with low sun.
Filter foclor: 1.5 x
Yellow Filter G 3 Universol filter for londscopes ond other outdoor shots; indispensoble for snow piclures.
Filter foclor: 3 x
Green Filter Gr 4 Lightens green fones in londscopes. Recofimended for orti- ficiol light porlroiture ond for copying coloured originols.
Filler fo-clor: 4 x
Oronge Filter Or 5 Strongly cuis blue for dromolic effects. Reduces otmos- pheric hoze in distont views.
Filter foclor: 5 x
Ultrq-violet Filter UV Cuis out ultro-violet rodioiion in high mounioins or neor the seo. Eliminotes unpleosont blue costs in colour shots.
Requires no exposure increose.
The Voigtltinder Lens Hood
fits over the front of the lens ond screens it ogoinst reflections ond stroy
light during the exposure. In bod weother it olso protects the lens ogoinst
drops of roin.
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Setting the Fiher Fqctors
Every filter (except for the ultro-violet filter) requires some correction of ihe
exposure setting. You corry out this correction wiih the blue dots on the
front of the exposure setting ring (3).The setting mork for these dot
divisions is the index mork on the depth of field scole (2).
the clockwiseExomple A: With o foctor |.5 x turn the of setting ring in exposure'o direclion through 3 x orrow holf of the dot divisio-n. WJth o foctor of
turn through- lrle dot divisions, with o foctor of 4 x through 2 divisions, ond with o focior of 5 x through 2Llz divisions. In every cole this odiusts
. the operture setting.
lf the operiure-speed combinotion hos reoched o setting of f 12.8, turning
the ring olters the shutter speed. For setting holf-dot divr-sions in ihis cosE
odvonce o full shutter speed step, ond then lurn bockwords.
Exomple B: lf the operture-speed combinotion is I second ot 1112.8 (the extreme end of
the meosuring ronge) set the filler foctor os follows:
For o foctor of 1.5 x move the ring on by one dot division (to B ot f/2.8).
Then turn bock by holf o division-ond eipose for 2 seconds.
For 3 x turn on by one division (to B ot f/2.8) ond expose for 3 seconds.
For 4 x turn on by one division (to B ot f/2.8) ond expose for 4 seconds.
For 5 x turn on by one division (to B ot f/2.8) ond expose for 5 seconds.
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www.butkus.us Cfose-up s with Focar Lenses Lorge close-ups of smoll obiects ond onimols ore undoubtedly one of the most foscinoting fields of photogrophy. You con eosily toke these with the Voigtlcinder Focor lenses which ore olso suitoble for copying book poges ond smoll illustrotions. The unovoidoble porollox error of the viewfinder in such o cose con be effectively eliminoted with the Voigt- lcinder Pioxirect ottochmeni. The find-er then shows ihe correct f ield of viewoi oll subiect distonces between 81,. ond 32 inches. A detoiled instruction booklet with doto for .scoles of reproduction, depth offield, etc. is ovoiloble on requesr. -15-View original page 22
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PraclicalHinls O OO oo oo Reflected light Reodings For on exposure setting it is generolly sufficient lo point ihe comero stroight ot ihe subiect ond to olign the two pointers in the finder. This so-colled reflected light meosurement is suitoble for oll overoge subiects wiihoui excessive controsts of light ond shode. When lining up the meter needles in the view- finder, olwoys hold the comero horizonlolly, even if you intend lo toke on upright shot. The meter works most occurotely in this position. m -17 -View original page 23
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Close-up Reodings Incident Light Reodings
In some coses o more occurole woy For scenes with extreme brightness
of toking reflected light reodings is differences between the subiect ond
necessory, nomely close-up reodings. its surroundings, incidenl light reod-
This moy orise wiih: ings ore porticulorly relioble.
O bright sublects ogoinst o dork For this purpose fit the diffusing
bockground, ond vice verso; screen in froni of the honeycomb
window of the exposure meter cell.
O close-ups of smoll obiects ond Then toke lhe exposure reoding from
onimols; ihe subiect towords the comero
f ond neorly oll piclures of people, viewpoint lo be used.
especiolly portroiis. Note especiolly: With incident light
For o close-up reoding go neor reodings the correct exposure depends
reflectedenough io ihe subiect to loke in only of course olso on ihe light from the subiect itself. Obviously it isthe ports thot reolly motter. Toke core
correctionnot to cosl o shodow (either of ihe not possible io quote ony
comero or of your body) over the foctors for ihis. So in deriving
oreo which you ore meosuring. exposures from incident lighf reodings go from your own experience, goined
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Aperture ond Depth of Field
The depth of field zone depends on the operture setting, ond covers thot
pori of the subiect oreo (in front of, ond behind, the focused distonce) which
is reproduced on the film 'vith occeptoble shorpness. Note thot:
lorge opertures (e. S. f12.8)
yield limited deprh of field;
smoll opertures (e. g. f/16)
yield greoter deplh of field.
Reoding off the depth of field. After setting the exposure ond the distonce,
hold the comero in such o woy thot you con see the operture figures on the
depth of field scole (2) ot the some time os the distonce scole (9).
The depth of field zone now exiends from the distonce figure obove ony
given left-hond operture number to the distonce figure obove the
corresponding operture number to the right of the I mork.
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Unlooding the Comera . . . o{ter the Lostwww.butkus.usExposure
Rewinding ond removing the film. Push the reversing lever bockwords to let
the rewind knob iump up. Turn this knop in the direction of the orrow until
the red letier F (with o 36-exposure cossette) or the red figure 22 (with o
20-exposure cossette) reoppeors in the centre of the film counter window.
Then open the comero ond remove the cossetie.
Chonging Partly Exposed Films
With the VITOMATIC lo you con olwoys remove o porily exposed film
in the middle ond chonge it for onother one (for instonce to switch over
from block-ond-white to colour film).
Remember - or better siill moke o note of - the number of the lost exposed frome,ond rewind the portly exposed film into its cossette. When relooding this film loter
on, proceed os olreody described up to the point of setting the film counier to F or
to lhe red No. 22.
Then press ihe reversing lever, letting the rewind knob iump up. Keep on working theropid winding lever until the film counter window (opposile the red index mork)
indicoles one number higher thon the number of ihe frome you noted before. Now
push in the rewind knob ogoin, work ihe ropid winding lever once more os for os it
will go, ond corry on shooting.
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Core of ]he Camerq clnd Lens
Successful results ond long life of your voluoble comero depend lorgely orr
proper core ond correct operolion.
So olwoys hondle the comero gently, ond never
use force.
Protect the comero ogoinst hord knocks ond do
not drop it. When trovelling by cor do noi keep
the comero in the glove comportment. In the
long run the vibrotion ihere moy horm the built-
tttin photo-electricPrrvrv-erslrllL SexposureIJUJUIS rllElgt'meter.
S 'Cldon .*;; the lens only wiih q soft fluffless cloth. However first dusi off coqrse
pciriicles of grit (or sond ot the seoside) corefully with o soft soble brush.
Finger morks ond other troces of greose on the lens or the finder windows
cqn be removed with o piece of cotton wool moistened with pure olcohol
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8 Film reversing lever 28 Film tronsporl sprockel wheel
t9 Bose plote lofch 29 Toke-up spool
20 Bose plofe flop 30 shqft of rewind knob
24 Viewfinder correclly engoged in the
zs shoft of rewind knob cossette spool
26 Cossette chomber 3l Tronsporl sprocket -., engoged with the film perforotions
27 Ropid winding lever
to'tension the- shutter ond 32 Film leoder
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www.butkus.us . . . ond io show your lovely colour shois you
must of course hove o Voigilcinder proiec-
tor - fully equol in performonce ond finish
to the Voigtlcinder comeros.
PERKEO
Semi-oulomolic miniqture proiector with
1S0-wolt-lomp - conyenienl one-hond slide
chonging - interchongeoble mogotine hold-
ing.36 slides.
ZET.TOMAT I I
Aulomolic miniolure proleclor wilh 500-wott-
lomp - slide chonging ond fine focusing of
the imoge by remole control coble - outlet
for sound-slide shows by tope conlrol.
These proieclors ore nol ovqiloble in the U. S. A.
E154 09 - 13 A l16l becouse the lens is so good
Prinied in Germony 5l
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