Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas- The first camera I ever used was a Voigtlander Vito which my grandfather bought for my mother when she finished university in the early 30's. I now have it, had Steven Gandy fix and service it. The viewfinder is tiny, but a roll of film I shot a few years ago was ok. Good luck with your collection. Stasys On Apr 25, 2008, at 8:10 AM, Douglas Sharp wrote: > Hello all, another bout of collectivitis! > I shouldn't have left the house today!! > 50 Euros poorer, but a couple of rather nice shiny (but still very > dusty) additions to my display cabinet. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7614.jpg.html > A Voigtl?nder VITO IIa - some tiny patches of rust and the film > indicator on the rewind knob is unreadable, but everything inside and > out works as it should > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7613.jpg.html > Voigtl?nder VITO CLR - the cheaper version with a Lanthar 2.8/50mm - > the meter and everything else works, only the paint on the side of the > meter wondow on top is rubbed off. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7612.jpg.html > > The most expensive part: 30 Euros altogether, including a leather case. > An almost like new Kodak Retina IIIc - the meter works too, shown here > with the finder for the accessory lenses, the bakelite lens shade and > the accessory lenses were part of the deal too > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7611.jpg.html > > The accessory lenses - still in their plastic keepers, look as if > they've never been used (which is understandable, it's a terribly > fiddly business involving acertaining the distance with the RF, noting > the setting for the standard lens and then transferring it to another > scale at the bottom of the focusing ring) > > I even bought some film to put them through their paces. > > Cheers from a rather happy Douglas in Hannover > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >