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| − | * Founded by '''Johann Christoph Voigtländer''' in the year '''1756''' in '''Vienna'''/Austria it was the first factory for optical instruments and precision mechanics there. One of their products has been opera binoculars. Shortly after the invention of photography had been published in 1840 Voigtländer produced the first camera lens which had been developped on the base of analytical calculations. This was an early landmark on the way to practical usage of photography. The exposure times had been reduced dramatically by using the new lenses. In the same year Vouigtänder introduced cameras made of metal. | + | * Founded by '''Johann Christoph Voigtländer''' in the year '''1756''' in '''Vienna'''/Austria it was the first factory for optical instruments and precision mechanics there. One of their products has been opera binoculars. |
| + | * Shortly after the invention of photography had been published in 1840 Voigtländer produced the first camera lens which had been developped on the base of analytical calculations. This was an early landmark on the way to practical usage of photography. The exposure times had been reduced dramatically by using the new lenses. In the same year Vouigtänder introduced cameras made of metal. | ||
* In 1862 Voigtländer had produced its 10.000th camera lens. | * In 1862 Voigtländer had produced its 10.000th camera lens. | ||
* In 1898 Voigtländer became a stock market company. | * In 1898 Voigtländer became a stock market company. | ||
* In 1939 the VITO, their first camera for 35mm film, is well received by the customers | * In 1939 the VITO, their first camera for 35mm film, is well received by the customers | ||
* In 1955 the 4.000.000th lens had been produced. | * In 1955 the 4.000.000th lens had been produced. | ||
| − | * In 1995 RINGFOTO | + | * In 1995 RINGFOTO bought Voigtländer |
| − | * In 1999 the most famous of the Voigtländer cameras, the BESSA, | + | * In 1999 the most famous of the Voigtländer cameras, the BESSA, was relaunched |
== cameras == | == cameras == | ||
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Contents
Voigtländer
company
Voigtländer is one of the the world's oldest company for optical instruments.
history
- Founded by Johann Christoph Voigtländer in the year 1756 in Vienna/Austria it was the first factory for optical instruments and precision mechanics there. One of their products has been opera binoculars.
- Shortly after the invention of photography had been published in 1840 Voigtländer produced the first camera lens which had been developped on the base of analytical calculations. This was an early landmark on the way to practical usage of photography. The exposure times had been reduced dramatically by using the new lenses. In the same year Vouigtänder introduced cameras made of metal.
- In 1862 Voigtländer had produced its 10.000th camera lens.
- In 1898 Voigtländer became a stock market company.
- In 1939 the VITO, their first camera for 35mm film, is well received by the customers
- In 1955 the 4.000.000th lens had been produced.
- In 1995 RINGFOTO bought Voigtländer
- In 1999 the most famous of the Voigtländer cameras, the BESSA, was relaunched
cameras
35mm SLR
35mm rangefinder, interchangeable lens
35mm fixed lens
- Vito B, small or big finder
- Vito BL
- Vito BR
- Vitomatic I
- Vitomatic II
- Vitomatic Ia
- Vitomatic IIa
- Vitomatic Ib
- Vitomatic IIb
- Vitomatic IIIb
- Vitomatic ICS
- Vitomatic IICS
- Vitomatic IIICS
- Vito C
- Vito CD
- Vito CL
- Vito CLR
- Vito CS
- Vito CSR
- Vito Automatic
- Vito Automatic I
- Vito Automatic II
- Vito Automatic R
- Dynamatic
- Dynamatic II
- Vitoret
- Vitoret D
- Vitoret DR
- Vitoret L
- Vitoret F
- Vitoret R
- Vitoret Rapid D
- Vitrona
35mm folding
120 folding
- Inos I (6x9)
- Inos II (6x9)
- Virtus (6x6)
- Prominent (6x9)
- Bessa (prewar) (6x9)
- Bessa RF (6x9)
- Bessa I (6x9)
- Bessa II (6x9)
- Bessa 66 (6x6)
- Perkeo I (6x6)
- Perkeo II (6x6)
- Perkeo E (6x6)
120 TLR
127 folding
- Perkeo 3x4
Folding plate cameras
- Avus
- Alpin
- Bergheil
- Vag
- Stereflektoskop
Zeiss Ikon / Voigtländer
35mm SLR
For the Icarex line, see Zeiss Ikon.
35mm fixed lens
- Vitessa 500 L / 500 S / 500 AE electronic / 500 SE electronic / 1000 SR
126 viewfinder
- Vitessa 126 CS / 126 electronic / 126 S electronic
Voigtländer (Rollei)
35mm SLR
With 42mm screw lenses:
- VSL 1 (TM)
- VSL 2CX automatic (prototypes)
With Rolleiflex SL35 lenses:
- VSL 1 (BM)
- VSL 2 automatic
- VSL 3-E
- Vitoflex E (prototypes)
35mm viewfinder
- VF101 (1974-1976)
- VF102 (1974, prototype)
- VF135 (1976-1980)
- VF35F (1981)
Intermediate period
35mm
- Vito
- Vito C
- Vito CS
Pocket Instamatic 110
- Vitoret 110/110EL (1976-1981)
Voigtländer (Cosina)
35mm Rangefinder
35mm SLR
35mm SLR Lenses
These are all manual focus lenses, with retro styling.
- Ultron SL 40mm f/2
- Color-Heliar SL 75mm f/2.5
- APO-Lanthar SL 90mm f/3.5
- Macro APO-Lanthar SL 125mm f/2.5
- APO-Lanthar SL 180mm f/4
Links
- Voigtländer site by Dietrich Drescher, alias doppeld
- Voigtländer page by Frank Mechelhoff
- Schoebels' Voigtländer archive
- Voigtländer Verein Club
- http://www.butkus.org/chinon/voigtlander_pdf/voigtlander_pdf_manuals.htm Some 40 Voigtlander instruction manuals in English, scanned in PDF format, 600 dpi
