VOIGTLANDER VITO User manual

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vtTo
c a
24 x36 - 35 mm
, I Aperturering
wiih lever
2 Bqcklock
3 Dislqnce scqle
with3-pointsetting
4 Depth
of fieldscqle
5 Shutterspeed
ring
withshuiterspeedscole
6 Shutlerreleqse
7 Film indicqtor
to show the
typeof film
loodedinthe
comero
8 Coble
releqse
socket
9 Floshsockel
l0 Self-timer
ll Tripod
bush
12 Film counter
wiih settingbutton
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R'G
HT HERE
is
themost
importontpiece
of odvice
in this
corefully
prepored
booklet:pleose
reod il thoroughly
before
you do onything
else.
Prociice
mokes
perfect:
so try
out the voriouscomero
controls
without o film in
the
comero.
Remember
olso
thottheVITOC,though
veryrobust,
is on opticol ond mechonicolprecision
instrument.
It iherefore
needs
gentle
ond sensible
hondling.
The
cornerowill repoy coreful treotment
with perfecl
pictures
for monyyeorsto come.
v0t6TtIit0ER
A.
6.
ERAUNscH}Y
Et6
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Confenfs:
Poge
Preporing
lhecomero 2
Unlooding
. chonging
portly
exposedfilms 3
Setting
the
exposure
.... ...' :' .... 4
Aperture
onddepth
of field 5
Setting
the
distonce
....
Finder
. releose
. ropid
winder 7
Self-timer flqshshots
. &- 9
Focorlenses .....; 10-l'l
Filters .
..... 12
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Gel*ing the Camers Reody . o . wirh Every New Film
I Inserting
lhe film. Press.together
the locking'cotches
(2i
ond open the comero
' bqck. Pushthe film reversing
lever (.|5)
to the left, ond f
u
lly pu
ll out the
rewindknob (.|3)
whichsprings
up (see illustrotion
3).
Push
thefilm leoder
into
the slit of the toke-up spool qnd qnchor it to the hook (20 und 24) with
o perforotion hole. Drow ihe cossette
qcrossthe film trock, insert it in the
cossefte
chomber
(15)
ond fully push
bock the rewind knob.
The rewindshoft
(22)
mustengoge in the centre
spool of the cossette,
ond the lower sprocket
of
the tronsport
shqft (23)
shouldengogethe film perforotions(see
illustrotion
4)
Close
the cqmerobqck.
I Seiling the film counler.
Turn the milled knob (12)
until the diomond t mqrk
(for o 36-exposurecossette)
or the O mork (with o 20-exposure
cossette)is
opposite the red dot. Alternotely operote the ropid wind
ing lever ond the
releose button until the film counter indicotes No. 36 or No. 20 respectively
for the first exposure.
While
you
ore
ot it,set olso
the
film indicotor
fl) beforeloqding
thefilm- while
the
rewind
knob
.is
pulled
out.Turntheindicotor
discoccordingly:
td : block-ond-
white
film; '&t: doylight
type
colour
film; ond€: ortificiollight
typecolourfilm.
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IUnlosding the Camers qfter the lqst Exposure
Rewinding
qnd removing
fte film. Pushthe reversing
lever(.|5)
to the left,
fetting
the rewindknob(21)
iump
up.
Turnthe knobin thedirectionof the
orrowuntil
the
I or the
O mork reoppeqrs
in thefilm counter
window.
Then
open
thecomero
bock,
fully
pull
ouftherewind
knob,
ondremovethecossette.
Changing Partly Exposed Films
With the
VITO
Cyouconolwoysremoveo portly
exposed
film ondchonge it
for onofherone(forinstonceto switchoverfrom block-ond-whiteto colour
film)
without
theneed
foro dqrkroom.
Moke o note of the number of the lost exposed frqme, ond rewind the portly exposed
film into its cossette.
When relooding this portly exposed film loter on, proceed os
olreody, described.
As soon os the I oppeors in the film counter window, depress
the releose button, ond
hold it down in this position. Keep on pulling out the ropid winding lever os for os it
will go until the film counter ogclin
indicotes
the number of the frome you noted before.
Now let go of the releose, work' the ropid winding lever once more, qnd you con
corry on shooting.
I
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Seffing the Exposure. . . Shutter
Speed
ond Aperture
I Sefiingthe shuller speed. Rotote
the shutter
speed ring (5)
until the red line
clicks
intoposiiion
opposite
therequired
exposuretime.
Theexposuretimes
from 1/zso
second
Io 1/so
second
ore outomoticolly
timed bV
the shutter.
When set to B the shutter
remqins
open qs long qs you keep the
releose
depressed.For such time exposure (supportthe comero firmly or
mount ii on o tripod) use q coble releose
which screws
into the socket(B).
I Seiling
theoperluFe.
Rotote
the operture
ring by the lever (1)
untilthe required
operturefigure is opposite the triongulor A index mork. Seeolso poge 5 for
notes
on qperture
ond depthof field.
I With some
experience
youcon
eosily
estimote
thecorrect
shutter
speed
ondoper-
I ture
required.
The
leoflets
enclosed
with most
filmsolso
giveuseful
hints.
To be
I reolly
sure,
however,
use
o photo-electric
exposure
meter.
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Aperture ond DePth of Field
The depth of field zone depends on the operlur.e
setting,gn{ covers thot port
oi th" subiect qreo in front of, qnd behind the focused distonce,
which is
reproduced'
on the film with occeptoble
shorpness.
Note thot:
lorge operlures (e.g. tn.B\ yield limited depth of field;
smqll opertures (e.g. tl16) yield greoler depth of field. .
I neoaing off the depth of field. - After hoving set the distonce (see
next pcge)
' hold th; comero
sothot
you con reod theoperture
mqrks
on thedepth
of field
scole
(4)
os well os the distonce
scole
(3)
ot the some
time.
The
depthof field
extends
from the distonce
figure obove ony given left-hondoperture number
to the distonce figure obovJ the corresponding operture number of the right
side of the A mork.
I Consider
the depthof field when
you odiust
the.
op.ertqrg
lq motcho pre'selected
I ;i';ii;; ;p;;d.li-t;r; tubil.r "oiii foio sreoter
depih
of field zone
thonobtoinoble
I ;i]h; correct
op'erture
s-d*ing,.
io, moy-hove
to $re-set
o longer
exposure
time in
I order
to orrive
of o smoller
operture. _ 5 _
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Seffing the DisfonGe . . . by Simple Symbols
The
distoncescole
(3)
corries
thefollowing red symbols
for three-point
distonce
settingsbetween the distonce figures:
o :- PORTRAITS - subiectdistqnce 4tlcfeet
Y = GROUPS - subiectdistonce
11 feet
C = VIEWS - subiectdistonce33 feet.
According to your subiect,set the distoncescole simply to one of these
three
symbols.
This gives yoU, qmong olhers, the following depth of field Zoo€s:
Aperture o (4rln
feet) V (11
feet) C (33
feet)
f
t5.6
flB
ft11
3r/a
to 5 ft.
3r/rto5r/+ft.
Srloto
6 ft.
8r/tto 16t/,
ft.
71lz
to 23 ft.
6rl, Io 40 ft.
16t1,ft. to oo
13,
/, ft. to oo
l0 ft. to oo
distqnce
scole.
Here
the
You con of course set individuol subiect distonces on the
occessorv
"Voigtlcinder
rongefinder' is o greot help.
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1
I
Shoof ing Frqme by Frqme
The Voigtltinder crystol-frqmeviewfinder. The unique brilliont reflected-frome
finder system
shows
you the subiect
in nqturql size.When sighting,
you con
therefore keep both eyesopen ond hove o cleor view over the surroundings
of thesubiect
os
well.
Pleosenote:
withsubiects
ot obout
31/z
feet
thelimits
of thefieldof view
or.e
disp.loced
Oownwoidr
or sidewirys
(occording
to whether
_you
h.qld
the comero
horizontolly
or
upright)
os
shown
bytlietwo
short
i-ines
onthe
reflected
imoge
frome.
Releosing.Alwoys press the releose genf
ly; never ierk it, os thot wou
ld
produce
blurred pictures.
Theropid winding lever.After everyshotpull out the leveros for os it will go
(withone full stroke
or severql
shortones).
This
tensions
the shutler,
odvqnces
the film counter
qnd tronsports
thefilm. An outomotic
lock prevents
o second
operotion of the !everbefore you hove mode qn exposure.
Similorly,
you -con
only releose
the shutter
ofter working the ropid winding lever.
This
therefore
prevents
double exposures
ond blonk fromes.
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The Seff-fimer
Once you hove set exposure (shutter
speed ond operture)ond the distqnce,
qnd tensioned
the shutter,
pull down ihe smoll red lever (10)
qs fqr qs if will
go. On pressing
the releose,the exposure now tokes
ploce outomoticolly
ofter
o deloy of obout 10 seconds.You therefore hove time to toke your ploce
quickly in front of the comero. Do not however use the self-timer with the
shutter set lo B.
Synchronized Flash Shofs
Smoll light-weightflosh guns con be mounted in the occessoryshoe on top of
lhe comero. Lorger guns or the lomp holders of eledtronic
flosh guns ore
generollymounted
to one side of the cqmero with o speciolbrocket.
Theflosh
coble completes
the electnic
circuit betweenthe flosh unit ond the shutter; it
plugsinto theflosh socket
(9)
on ihe shutter.
The Pronto shutter is only X-synchronised.
For flosh shots (with or without the
self-timer)
you must therefore use only the shutter speeds
shown in the toble
opposite.
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The lens operlure requiredfor correct
exposure con be obtoined from so-
colled
guide numbers,
usuolly
quoied
on the flosh bulb pocking or in the
leoflets
issued
with the bulb or elec-
tronic flosh unit. To find the correct
operture
divide the oppropriote
guide
number
by
thedistonce
in feet
between
the subiect ond f
losh gun on the
comerq.
Aperlure = guide number * dislsnce
Exqmple:
guide number 75 = 5
Distqnce 15
feet
So set the operture
holf-woy between
f/4 ond f/5.6.
Floshbulbs Shutterspeed
Philips
PF
I
PF5
PF14
PF25
Osrom
XM
I
XM5 I
/30
second
M2
M5
No.
0
No.
5
No.25
Electronic
flosh Shutterspeed
lnstonto
neous
releose 1/ao
to 1/2so
second
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Voigtliinder Focar Lenses
extend your scope to cover highly
interestinglorge-scole
close-upsof
smoll obiectsond onimols.
Blossoms or the inhobitonts of
oquoriumsond terroriums con iust
os well be photogrophed os coins
or stompsond oll this con be token
os you see it - with Voigtlcinder
Focor lenses
ond Proxirectottoch-
ment.
Youconnowopproqchthesubiectwith
the comeroconsiderobly
closer
thon
the usuolfocusing
limit of 3t
lz feet,
ond thusincreqse
the scqle
of repro-
duction.
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Focqr Focusing
Tqble
Comero
Iens
setto
Distoncefrom Subiect to Front
of Lens
Focorl I Focor2
| ft+Z
IIVilt
tl
oo
60'
o
20'
1s'
12'
V
9.5
8'
7,1
6'
s'
4.5
4'
o
3.5
2' 7112"
2' 6rlr,,
2' Stln"
2' A'
2' 3u
2' 20
7 1rlz"
2' tlz"
1'1131e,"
'l'11'
1'10'
l' 831n"
l'80
\'7"
'l' 7rlz"
1' 6'
'l' 51/z'
.1,
5,
1' 431a,"
1' 4rlz,,
l' A'
l' 3r/2"
1' 3rla,,,
1'3'
1' 231n"
'l' 7lz"
'l' 2u
'l' 1rlz"
1' 1rlr"
1' 1'
1' 1'
1' rlz'
11rle"
11'
11'
1@ln"
'l0rlz"
10rlz"
'l0rla"
1011t"
10u
10'
98ln'l
9rlz"
9rlr"
9'
90
831a"
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Inslructions for use of Focor lenses:
o Focusing
- Approoch the subjectwith the comero unfil you see it in the vievvfinder
in the size desired. Then - occording to the distonce (toble, columns ll to lV)
fit the oppropriote Focor lens or both lenses
over the comero lens mount (F
2 on
the comero lensond F
I on top of the F2 lens).
Meosurethe exoct distonce
from the summii of the lens to the centre of the subiect
qnd set
the lens
to the oppropriqle distonce
os per column
I of the toble corresponding
to whqt is given by columns ll to lV.
o Aperture qnd depth of field - To moke sure of odequote depth of field, stop down
to of leost f15.6 or fl8. For copying of text motter flll or fl16 is recommended.
o Viewfinder lmoge Fit the Proxirect ottochment into the occessory shoe of the
comero so thot it is in front of the viewfinder. Then rotote the front ond reor scole
rings to set the distonce corresponding to the subiect distonce. You now see the
finder imoge free from porollox. The slight vignetting of the corners, due to the
rounded shope of the Proxirect,
will, of course, not oppeor in the picture.
o Exposure - The Focor lenses do not offect the exposure volue determined in the
normol woy. When using o colour filter, mount it in front of the Focor lens
ond toke
into occount its foctor.
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Voigtldnde r Filters
ore hord cooted ond corry q 32
mm. dio. push-onmount. Everyfilter (except
for the ultro-violet filter) needssome extro exposure.
The exposure increose
in the form of q fitter foctor, is morked on the filter, e.
g.4 x (exposure
without
filter 1/rzs
second
- with filter 1/ro
second).
Yetrow
firrerG
r.5
x l[y,!1tllj;i::?,:tl:.ff,:-tg:,1,iff,*it;,I:""'
ror
sports
ond
Filter foctor: 1.5
x, or open the lens operture by llz stop.
Yellow
filter G
3
x i,ti6:'fl"f'll"l"lllfi::Lm other
outdoor
subiects;
Filtei foctor: 3x, or open the operture by ll/: stops.
Green
firrer
Gr
4
x iti:i"i[fJ?T,H?,";J'":,T*"r;;,1";".:,!:l3jo"lil"Tl'i:
Filterfoctor: 4x, or open the'operture by 2 stops.
Oronse
filter Or 5
x ilgtld::nrllYi"l"r: dromotic
effects'
Reduces
otmospheric
Filter foctor: 5 x, or open the lens operture by 2tlz
stops.
Cuts out ultro-violet
rodiotion in high mountoins
or neor
th" r"o. Eliminotes
unpleosont
blue costs
in colour shots.
Requires
no exposure
increose.
Ultrq-violet
filter UV
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lllustrotion
lV
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f*rr:** --
l3 Rewind knob fully extended
l4 Viewfinder eyepiece
t5 Film reversing lever
16 Cqssette
chqmber
17 Film lrqck
l8 Ropid winding lever
for tensioning
the shutter
qnd qdvoncing
the
film
19 Filmtronsport shoft
Toke-upspool with hook for
ottoching
the
film leqder
Film rewind knob
pushed
into the comero body
Shofi of rewind knob
to engoge cossette
spoof
Sprocket of trqnsport shqft
engogedin
the
film perforotions
Film leqder
fixed io the toke-upspool
4ll bronds
of films in the morker
con be used
in the vlro c.
The
doylightcoss_enes
wirh rhepJrfotorea
35;;lii; ;ft 36
or z0
fromes, resp., 24x 36mm io mqfter wherhei bi;A;-;;d-;hite
or colournegotive
or colourreversol
film.
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L@
CARE
OF THE CAMERA AND IENS
Successful
results ond long life of your VITO C
depend lorgely on proper core ond correct
operotion.
Thereforeolwoys hondle the comero gently; never
use
force. ln porticulor protect the comero ogoinst
hord knocks ond do not drop it.
Cleonthe lensonly with o soft, flufftess,
cloth. However,
first dust off
coorse
porticles
of grit (orsond
of
"*he:'seqsjdel
cqrefutly
wilh o softsoble
brush.
Finger
morks
ond other troces
of greose
on the lens
surfqce
con
be removed
with o piece of cotton wool moistened
with pure olcohol
or elher.
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