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==Voigtländer Vitoret D==
 
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==Voigtländer Vitoret D==
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The '''Vitoret D''' was introduced circa 1962 as an inexpensive [[viewfinder camera]] from [[Voigtländer]], and was replaced in 1966 with a restyled version featuring squarer body corners. This was discontinued in 1971. 
  
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The [[Voigtländer]] '''Vitoret D''' was produced in 1963 as an inexpensive [[rangefinder]] camera from [[Voigtländer]] that was discountiued in 1966. The [[selenium]] light meter is a built-in uncoupled with a top-plate display. There are only three focal distance settings 4.5 feet (Portrait) 10 Feet (Group) and 30 feet (Landscape) each setting is displayed in the viewfinder. The Vitoret D was offered with two lens options the Lanthar f/2.8 50mm or the Vaskar f/2.8 50mm, until 1965 when the option was changed to a Color Lanthar f/2.8 50mm only
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A built-in uncoupled [[selenium meter]] is included, with a top-plate display. The [[guess focus|scale focusing]] lens offers only three distance settings: 4.5 feet (portrait), 10 feet (group), and 30 feet (landscape), with each setting displayed in the viewfinder. The Vitoret D was offered with two lens options: the Lanthar f/2.8 50mm or the Vaskar f/2.8 50mm, until 1965 when a Color Lanthar f/2.8 50mm became the only version.
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===Vitoret D Specifications===
 
* Manufacturer: [[Voigtländer]]
 
* Manufacturer: [[Voigtländer]]
 
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==Voigtländer Vitoret DR==
 
==Voigtländer Vitoret DR==
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The closely-related [[Voigtländer]] '''Vitoret DR''' was introduced circa 1964 as an inexpensive [[rangefinder]] 35mm camera and was replaced in 1966 with a restyled version featuring squarer body corners. This was discontinued in 1971.
  
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The [[Voigtländer]] '''Vitoret DR''' was produced in 1965 as an inexpensive [[rangefinder]] 35mm camera. The DR differed only slightly from the D model in that the shutter was the Prontor 300, the 300 stands for the shutters maximum speed. The rangefinder was coupled but the meter was the same as the D's uncoupled version. Most DR's were finished in the normal black leatherette but a a later version featured a Vinyl Wood Grain[http://licm.org.uk/livingImage/Vitoret_DR.html].
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The DR differed only slightly from the D model in that the shutter was the Prontor 300. The 300 stands for the shutter's maximum speed. A coupled [[rangefinder (device)|rangefinder]] was included, but the meter was the same as the D's uncoupled version. Most DR's were finished in the normal black leatherette, but a later version featured wood-grain vinyl<REF>[http://www.licm.org.uk/livingImage/Voigtlander_Vitoret_DR.html Voigtländer Vitoret DR] at [http://licm.org.uk/livingImage/Foyer.html Living Image Vintage Camera Museum].</REF>.
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==Vitoret D Specifications==
 
  
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===Vitoret DR Specifications===
 
* Manufacturer: [[Voigtländer]]
 
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* Shutter Type: Prontor 300
 
* Shutter Type: Prontor 300
 
* Flash Type: Accessory Shoe
 
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==Notes==
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==Links==
 
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*[https://www.cameramanuals.org/voigtlander_pdf/voigtlander_vitoret_d.pdf Vitoret D user manual (pdf)] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org]
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*[https://www.cameramanuals.org/voigtlander_pdf/voigtlander_vitoret_dr.pdf Vitoret DR user manual (pdf)] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org]
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* [http://www.licm.org.uk/livingImage/Voigtlander_Vitoret_DR.html Vitoret DR] at the [http://licm.org.uk/livingImage/Foyer.html Living Image Vintage Camera Museum]
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*[https://oldcamera.blog/2021/08/08/voigtlander-vitoret-dr/ Vitoret DR review] at [https://oldcamera.blog/ The Oldcamera.blog]
  
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* [http://licm.org.uk/livingImage/Vitoret_DR.html] The Living Image Vintage Camera Museum
 
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* [http://www.marriottworld.com/vito_cameras/vitoretdr.htm] Marriott
 
  
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Latest revision as of 05:25, 13 January 2024

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Later version Voigtländer Vitoret D
image by Siim Vahur (Image rights)

Voigtländer Vitoret D

The Vitoret D was introduced circa 1962 as an inexpensive viewfinder camera from Voigtländer, and was replaced in 1966 with a restyled version featuring squarer body corners. This was discontinued in 1971.

A built-in uncoupled selenium meter is included, with a top-plate display. The scale focusing lens offers only three distance settings: 4.5 feet (portrait), 10 feet (group), and 30 feet (landscape), with each setting displayed in the viewfinder. The Vitoret D was offered with two lens options: the Lanthar f/2.8 50mm or the Vaskar f/2.8 50mm, until 1965 when a Color Lanthar f/2.8 50mm became the only version.


Vitoret D Specifications

  • Manufacturer: Voigtländer
  • Country: Germany
  • Years Produced: 1963 - 1966
  • Body Type: Rigid Body Fixed Lens
  • Film Type: 35mm
  • Lens Type: Lanthar f/2.8 50mm or Vaskar f/2.8 50mm, 1965 Color Lanthar f/2.8 50mm
  • Shutter Type: Prontor 125
  • Flash Type: Accessory Shoe


Voigtländer Vitoret DR

5249845138_283127af37.jpg
Early version Voigtländer Vitoret DR
image by Denny Narciso (Image rights)

The closely-related Voigtländer Vitoret DR was introduced circa 1964 as an inexpensive rangefinder 35mm camera and was replaced in 1966 with a restyled version featuring squarer body corners. This was discontinued in 1971.

The DR differed only slightly from the D model in that the shutter was the Prontor 300. The 300 stands for the shutter's maximum speed. A coupled rangefinder was included, but the meter was the same as the D's uncoupled version. Most DR's were finished in the normal black leatherette, but a later version featured wood-grain vinyl[1].


Vitoret DR Specifications

  • Manufacturer: Voigtländer
  • Country: Germany
  • Years Produced: 1965 - 1970
  • Body Type: Rigid Body Fixed Lens
  • Film Type: 35mm
  • Lens Type: Color Lanthar f/2.8 50mm
  • Shutter Type: Prontor 300
  • Flash Type: Accessory Shoe

Notes

  1. ↑ Voigtländer Vitoret DR at Living Image Vintage Camera Museum.

Links

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