OddCameras.com Voigtländer Vitoret D
The Voigtländer Vitoret D is a simple mid-range 35mm camera for 24x36mm film format with built-in, non-coupled selenium meter. The camera was produced from 1962 to
1966,
then the body was restyled and produced until 1971. It had a Lanthar or
a Vaskar lens, probably in 1966 both were replaced by a Color-Lanthar
with zone focussing and indication in the viewfinder. There was a DR
model with a rangefinder.
It's
a simple, but decent camera with a good lens. Its main features are:
50mm F2.8 Lanthar lens, F2.8 -F22, min. focus 1m
Shutter: Prontor 125, 1/30 - 1/125, B
Size 130 x 87 x 70 mm, Weight 447 gr,
Film speed ISO 12-400, accessory shoe, PC socket
Some photos:
Camera front. Shutter release and selenium cell .
Camera
back. Big viewer and advance lever.
Camera
bottom. Film counter, tripod socket.
Seen
from above. Rewind, accessory shoe and rewind release. BEWI selenium
meter. ISO setting in the center of the dial. Both pointers have to be
matched, then you can read the aperture/speed combinations to be set.
BEWI meters seem to fail more often with age than Gossen meters.
Lens
barrel: Aperture, speed and distance setting. There are click-stops for
3 hyperfocal settings. DOF scale idicates a wide DOF for small
apertures.
Camera back open. Film compartment.