![]() ![]() Some variants feature a slower f/3.5 lens and there are 3 different shutters types used ( see ’s page for more detail) Gracefield art Centre, Dumfries, Oct 2015. It benefits from the faster f/2.8 lens and 9 speed (+B) prontor SVS shutter (although the more common 1/300 max version – a rare 1/500 version does exist). Mines is one of the last Vito B and has the bigger viewfinder and bigger top-plate. Earlier models featured a smaller viewfinder and are felt to be more aesthetically pleasing. Low Light shot with no flash and lens wide at f/2.8ġ1 Variants made. The styling is timeless and exceedingly well finished. The lens is the famous fantastically sharp color-Skopar 4 element Tessar type cracker. Non metered, well engineered, good optics with plenty of retro charm. The Vito B hails at the twightlight of the company’s Golden Age and launched in 1954. It is on one level a typical German viewfinder of its day. Although actual Voigtländer production stopped some decades ago, the name remains in use under licence and you can still by Voigtländer lens today although sadly the last Voigtländer film camera rolled of the line this year although the Leica rivalling Bessa rangefinder is still available to buy new. Johann Christoph Voigtländer began making scientific instruments in Vienna back in 1756 and his company would go on to be the longest lived camera manufacturing name in the world from their 1840 daguerreotype portrait camera (if you’re a camera geek worth noting this camera featured Josef Petzval’s lens) and went onto produce cameras well into the 20th century. Voigtländer is arguably the worlds longest living camera name. And for once it deserves but you need to pick your version wisely young Jedi. This wonderfully engineered has picked up a classic tag. Still a thing of beauty to hold and use today. If the Olympus Trip 35 became the classic P&S during the 60’s-70’s, that title was likely held by Voigtländer in the 50’s with this all time classic of German Engineering Voigtländer Vito B (late model). ![]()
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