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The folding Vitessa was replaced by the rigid [[Vitessa T]], a camera based on the same body but without the barn-door and with interchangeable lenses. | The folding Vitessa was replaced by the rigid [[Vitessa T]], a camera based on the same body but without the barn-door and with interchangeable lenses. | ||
| − | At the end of the 1960s, Zeiss Ikon / Voigtländer produced a series of compact 35mm cameras called the [[Vitessa 500]], that are discussed elsewhere. | + | At the end of the 1960s, Zeiss Ikon / Voigtländer produced a series of compact 35mm cameras called the [[Vitessa 500]], and some 126 film cameras called the [[Vitessa 126]], that are both discussed elsewhere. |
== Links == | == Links == | ||
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| + | * [http://corsopolaris.net/supercameras/vitessa/vitessaeng.html The Vitessa at Corsopolaris] | ||
| + | * [http://home.wtnet.de/~ddrescher/voigtlaender/index.htm General site about Voigtländer, with good pages about the Vitessa] | ||
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| + | == Repairs == | ||
* [http://www.kyphoto.com/classics/vitessarf.html Voigtlander Vitessa N. Circa 1954 - Adjusting Rangefinder] | * [http://www.kyphoto.com/classics/vitessarf.html Voigtlander Vitessa N. Circa 1954 - Adjusting Rangefinder] | ||
* [http://photographic.co.nz/cameraworks/cameras/vitessa/ Shutter/wind problems repair] | * [http://photographic.co.nz/cameraworks/cameras/vitessa/ Shutter/wind problems repair] | ||
Revision as of 22:50, 22 November 2005
The Vitessa was an innovative 35mm folding rangefinder camera made by Voigtländer in the 1950s. The folding bed was replaced by a barn-door assembly, the focusing was operated by the user's right thumb via a wheel on the back of the top plate, and the film advance and shutter cocking were operated with a large plunger rod pointing out of the top plate, that could be retracted when the camera was folded.
It suffered a number of small variations during its production. The very first models did not have strap lugs nor automatic parallax correction. The most expensive models had a 50mm f/2 Ultron, the others a 50mm f/3.5 or f/2.8 Color-Skopar. They all had a Compur-Rapid or Synchro Compur shutter to 1/500. The later models had an uncoupled selenium meter.
The folding Vitessa was replaced by the rigid Vitessa T, a camera based on the same body but without the barn-door and with interchangeable lenses.
At the end of the 1960s, Zeiss Ikon / Voigtländer produced a series of compact 35mm cameras called the Vitessa 500, and some 126 film cameras called the Vitessa 126, that are both discussed elsewhere.
