Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Stasys, my mother still has and uses a VITO CLR with a Skopar lens - better than the Lanthar. Takes (helps her take) wonderful quality pictures. Luckily there was a promotion for 5 x 36 exposure Elite Chrome 100 Professional slide film at the shop where I found my goodies, so as soon as pressure of work allows I'll be taking them out for a walk. Best from Hannover Douglas Stasys Petravicius wrote: > 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 >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >