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Zeiss Ikon Vito User manual
User manual for Zeiss Ikon Vito. 23 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Zeiss Ikon
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- Zeiss Ikon Vito
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- User manual
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- English
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- 23
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- Film cameras
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1. Film-winding key
z. Exposure counter-window
3. Release slide
4. Thread for eable release
,i 5. Lever tims exposure {nr
CaIF.:tr-? 6. and 8. Catches fcrr sli;ttinq tlr ;
?. Delalted ae tir',"1 - e*-I ':::.:,':r
t1\t g, nnd o. (laiifr.,u for,'strUttnrg", the %u*ur*
\l 9. Rewinding-key
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10" Diaphragm seale
I 1. Setting-Iever for sh utter
t2. Closing lateh I or b nck-shutter
tr3. Lever' fbr diaphragm
14. Ring for exposirre speeds
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To open the eamera
hold the camera in your left hand and keep the
view-finder lying on the left side. On pressing
knob 17 with the forefinger of the left hand, the
base folds downwards. Hold it on both edges with
your thumb and forefinger (don't touch the re-
lease 3) and pull it down until the camera struts
snap in with an audible click, and give the lens
firm support.
When closing the camera
hold it as mentioned above. Press the locks 6
and B down and the cover will shut.
Opening and closing the back. ? -?
Press closing latch t2 slowly and lift up in di-
lrection of the back, then open the back. Press
the back with both thumbs against the camera
body and firmly push ddwn the closing latch.
Inserting a f ilm.
You will find an empty spool in the camera
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l. Pull out the rewinding-key 9 as shown in fig. VI.
2. Place the cassette in the camera, its extended
spindle pointing downwards.
3. Press down the spool against the spring in theI inner camera until the key in the bottom en-
gages in the slot of the spool.
4. Press the rewinding-key I down until it is
eompletely in the slot provided in the eamera-
body and is connected.
5. Pull out as much of the film as is necessary
to engage the first perforated hole on tooth 22
. on the empty spool,
By turning the winding-knob 1 (if necessary lift
the lever 19) the tooth can be adjusted to the .i
desired. point. Then turn the winding-knob 1 once,
i so that the film is fastened on the empty spool.
The film must lie exactly between the winding-
I spool and the cassette. Adjusting the counter. ,
Lift lever 19. The knurled wheel operates ' the
counter. Using Universal-cassettes the wheel must
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be turned until the pointer in the counter 2 is
opposite figure "F".
To make the camera ready for use.
Turn the winding-key until you feer resistance,
the stoppage occurs automatically. The pointer
in the counter aperture 2 shows No. 1. Ensure
that in turning on the winding-key the figures
in the counter aperture turn at the same time.
Adjustment of the lens.
Adjustment of distance, diaphragm and exposure-
time is very simple with the vito. AII needed
scales are on the setting of the lens.
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fi* :Focussing scale
is engraved round the first circular edging 15 of
the lens. After estimating the distance turn the
scale until the needed figure is opposite mark A
(Prontor II shuttef) or (Compur shutter). 0
Diaphragm and exposure control.
diaphragm which has to be adjusted withTh"
No. 13, influences exposure and depth of focus. www.butkus.us
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The higher the number the smaller the stop (aper'
ture). Each smaller stop reguires double exposure
of the preceeding one, except from 3.5 to 4 which
practically require the same exposure time. If
needstherefoie exposure -with diaphragm 4
rlso sec., diaphragm 5.6 will need zlao see.
: Llze sec.
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tDepth of focus.
On the fixed ring 10 of the shutter, which lies
f or distance 15 and ex-between the scale-rings
posuretime !4, you find different figures besides
the marks, where.,you can read off the depth of
focus. ;ri. U$-f
(7 m) you If fooiissing for '"e*bffrple is made on 23'
can read, that with diaphragm 3.5, the depth of I focus runs from t6' to 65' (5--20 m). When using
f ocus lies between diaphragm 5.6 the depth of I 13' (4 m) and N, with diaphragm B between lI'
sharp (3.3 m) until oo. If you want a certain zone
(e. q. from 10' [3 ml oo) the focussing ring - 15 is turned so that two equal numbers of diaphragm
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are opposite to both numbers 10' (3 m) and oo.
In this example diaphragm f B is used.
\Focussing f or snapshots.
For pictures you want to take in a hurry make
use of the two snapshot focussing marks I and
O on the scale and put the diaphragm on 5.6.
Then the depth of f ocus runs f rom
B' to 16' (2.5-5 m) when focussing on V
j 16' to oo (5 m when focussing on O -) -
Exposure.
The exposure time is set by turning the chromed
ring 14 of. the shutter until the red mark (Prontor
shutter) or the mark 0 (Compur) stands opposite
the engraving of the desired exposure. Figure t
means I sec., all other figures fractions of sec.,
r/zfor instance: fig.2 _ sec., fig.50 - r/so sec.
The s.hutter must be set (lever 1 1) in, all pgsi-
tions including "B", with Pronto II shutter, by
pulling the lever upwards, with Compur shutter
by pressing it down.
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After exposing turn winding knob I in direction I
of the arrow until you feer a growing resistanee. l
The counter is in action when you turn the win- t ding knob. ;
The locking device provides that the shutter can- $
not be released a second time, before the film
has been moved oD, and the film itserf onry mo-
ves after the snapshot is taken.
,tt.
For time exposures.
At "8" the shutter opens when you press down
release 3 and will close again when you set it i free. This is the correct way to make exposures
of several seconds.
For extremely long exposures (e. g. interior of tI
churches etc.) put the shutter ,on ,.8,,, set it and
. pull the lever 5 in direction of the struts, press
in release 3 and the shutter opens and will re-
main opened. If you press lever 5 in the di_{ection eIi
of the baseboard the shutter will close.
If necessary you can adjust between the figures:
.say: ths see. between 50 and 100. Exception, do
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not set between r/rc and r/zs or at higher speed
than rlrco sec.
The cable release is attached at 4.
Delayed action release. -Adjust speed and set the shutter as usual. Push
red lever 7 in the direction of the arrow. Ha-
ving released, the shutter operates after the de-
layed-action mechanism has run down allowing
10 seconds to get into position. A slight click
indicates that the shutter has been operated. For
B the selftimer must not be used, the lever is
then blocked.
The Compur shutter has no delayed-action release.
Holding the camera
hold with your right hand tightly'round the base-
board, your thumb on the back, forefinger on
the winding-k"y, middle fingers on the trigger.
For verlfcal snap-shots turn the camera around
900, so that the baseboard is at the top, with
your left hand at the bottom, with your right
hand over the baseboard so that you can expose
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t. Lift up lever 19
2. Turn back rewinding-knob I in direction of
the pointer until the winding-knob stops.
Yellow filters.
When taking pictures in the open the use of a
yellow filteq is advisable, especially with ,bluel. sky and with white clouds. Also with portraits
better results are obtained when a filter is used.
Two precision filters are available for the Vito:
Filter G I requiring lriz to 2X exposures
exposures Filter G2 requiring 3 to 4,X
When 'iusing a good ortho-panchromatic film the
filter G I will be sufficient for most pictures.. But
if for special cloud effects, or with a pale white-
blue sky a stronger filter G 2 ma{ b" preferred.
I Never forget to inerease the exposure time accor-t dingly. Put the yellow filter firmly on the lens
mount. Always hold the filter by the metal rim
as finger prints on the filter give the same diffu-
sion in your pictures as dirty lenses.
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ItI Adhere exactly to the distance in question.
Measure from _ the front-surface of the attachment
i I lens. Sho'ts taken with the Focar lens show a slight
i lack particularly aperture, with of sharpness full Ii* towards sharpness F/5.6 the corners. At F lB or
increases and attains normal standard at F/Il.
The supplementary lens itself does not lengthen
the time of exposure, but a longer exposure mustI/; naturally be made when stopping down
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{.I Fig. V +.''
'f---nrrthermoreI the view seen in the finder s no
longer entirely correct. As shown in fig. V iit is
i moved slightly towards the center of the axis of
, the camera (parallax). i'he sections "l" amount
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to about r/ro each for shots up to l' B" and about
r/s each for shots about I' 7.". (These. sections refer
to the area of the finder.)
Changing the film material. '
Monochrome and colour film can be interchanged
even when the film in the camera is partially
exposed
Operate as f ollows:
was Keep in mind the number to whiCh the film
wound in the counter. Lift up lever 19 and turn
back rewinding,knob I in direction of. the arrow
anymore. until the winding-knoh 1' won't turn
Then open the cdmera and insert the new film.
of Make a note on the first film you take out
which figure the counter was showing before tur-
f ikn ning back. Afterwards you can insert this
again lifting up lever 19 and turning winding'
knob 1 until the pointer shows the same figure
as you have noted on th€ film.
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: Malntenanee.
The miniature camera Vito is an ingenious mecha-
nical clevice of highest precision and requires to
be handled carefully. with .this understandingr'
the camera will work reliably and you will enjoy
it many years thanks to its solid construction.
Attention should be paicl to all parts whtch are
in any way. connected with the film. Scratches
on the film prove. very troublesome, when every
good negative is to pe enlarged.
Before ,"inserting a new film it is"'therefore recom-
mended to remove any dust iu the film-channel
I and spool-chambers with a soft-'\air-brush. HandleI
.'r the exposed film just as I'efully as your '
camera.
, ir i-p-
-tii '1.
I'he Voigtliinder lens hood.
This folds into a flat pocket case and is extre-
mely useful. Always carry this practical acces-
sory with you because
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1. It is indispensa.bie for shots against the light.
2. It is equaliy indispensable for snapshots obta.i-
ned during rain or snow storms in order to r proiect the lens. l*,
3. use it for every exposure for it guarcrs against
all detrimental scattt:red light. It allows only
photographically acti ve light to enter the lens 'becornes of your camera and your photographic
more brilliant.
Your dealer wiII be glad to demonstrate it to you.
Everrea.dy case.
It is convbnient to carry the l.,'il:o in the Voigt-
liinder everready casq, which not only protects
it from rain, and dust, but aiso increases its
readiness for use, since the camera needs not to
be taken out when it is to be used.
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