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This manualis for reference and historical purposes, all rights reserved. Thispage is copyright@ byM Butkus, NJ. rhis page mav not'i'#l$i:*:5*#;r':$"Jil#:"jffffssion of the producer rh i s i s th e,,,,131i :.,.f ffi:L 3J?*','r:X;,m Tfl f ff:ilijil;T ?u,,,", n u te s ro r the PDF fileto download depending on yourconnection type. If you find this manual useful, how about a donation of $3 to: M. Butkuso29 Lake Ave., High Bridge, NJ 08829-1701andsend your e-mail addressso f can thank you. Most other placeswould charge you $7.50for a electronic copy or $L8.00for a hard to read Xerox copy. This will allow me to continue to buy new manuals and pay their shipping costs. It'll make you feel better, won't it? If you use Pay Pal or wish to useyour credit card, click on the securesite on my main page. www.orphancameras.com

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This manual is for reference and historical purposes, all rights reserved.

This page is copyright@ byM Butkus, NJ.rhis page mav not'i'#l$i:*:5*#;r':$"Jil#:"jffffssion of the producer

r h i s i s th e,,,,131i :.,.f ffi:L 3J?*','r:X;,m Tfl f ff:ilijil;T ?u,,,", n u te s ro rthe PDF file to download depending on your connection type.

If you find this manual useful, how about a donation of $3 to: M. Butkuso 29 LakeAve., High Bridge, NJ 08829-1701and send your e-mail address so f can thank you.Most other places would charge you $7.50 for a electronic copy or $L8.00 for a hard

to read Xerox copy.

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R i s h t H e r e

2OOYEARS

i s the f i rs t and most impor tan t p iece o f ada ice

f o r theVITO I l a : P lease read th is boo lc le t care-

fu l ly , Make yoursel f thoroughly fami l iar wi tha I I the opera t ions and cont ro ls o f the camera ,

Then you can Ioad your f i rs t f i lm and begin to

tal<e pictures.

Rernember a lso that the VITO l I a is an opt ical

and mechan ica l p rec is ion ins t rument wh ich

wants gent le and unders tand ing t rea tment . The

camera wi l l repay caref uI handl ing wi th beaut i -

f u l l y c lear and sharp p ic tu res f o , many y ears

to come.

V O I G T L A N D E R A . G . B R A U N S C H W E I G

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C O N T E N T SPoge

Views of the Comerq 2-sOpening the Bqck . Insert ing the Cossette 6-9T h e F i l m C o u n t e r . T h e F i l m I n d i c o t o r . . . . . . . 1 0Unfooding. Chonging Port ly Exposed Fi lms . 11-12

O p e n i n g o n d C l o s i n g t h e B o s e b o o r d . . . . . . . . l 3Exposure T imes. Aper tu res . Se l f - t imer 14-19D i s t o n c e . S n o p s h o t F o c u s i n g . . . . . 2 0 - 2 1Ropid Winder . Double Lock 22Holding the Comero . Releosing 23

Flosh Exposures 24-27Filters . Focor Lenses 28-29Accessory Rongef inder . The Kontur F inder . . 30Aperture ond Depth of F ie ld 31Core of the Comero ond Lens 32

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2 inch (50 mm)

Cofor-Skopor 113.5

I Focusing Scole2 Depth of F ie ld Indicotor3 Aperture ond Light Volue

Sett ing Lever4 Flosh Sockef5 Shut ter Tensioning Lever5 Aperture lndicotor7 Synchroniz ing Lever

(only on Prontor-SVS)I Bock LockI Rewind Knob wi th Fi lm

Ind ico torl0 Keys for Closing BoseboordI t Coble Releqse Socket12 Shut ter Speed Ring13 Releose But ton14 Fi lm Counter Window

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I Bock Lock

9 Rewind Knob wi th Fi lmlndicotor

l5 Viewfinder Eyepiece

16 Reversing Lever

77 Button to OpenBoseboo rd

I I Boseboo rd Leg

19 Accessory Shoe

20 Ropid Winding Lever

2l F i lm Counter Set t ingButton

22 Tripod Bush

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Looding qnd Unloodingthe Cqmerq

The VITO l l q tqkes ql l mqkes of per-

forqted 35 mm. miniqture f i lm - blqck-qnd-white or colour - qvqilqble throughout

lhe world. These f i lms qre sold in doylight

cqsselles holding 36 or 20 exposures

24 x 35 mm.

Opening the Cqmerq Bqck

Sl igh t ly ro ise the bock lock (B) ond pu l l

the bock owoy f rom the body (see i l lu -

s t ro t ion) .

Extending the Rewind Knob

Before insert ing the cossef te, the rewind

knob (9) must be fu l ly extended. To do

thot , push the revers ing lever ( . |6) to the

le f t . The rewind knob w i l l iump uP; pu l l

i t upwords os fo r os i t w i l l go .

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I Rewind Knob withF i lm Ind ico tor(ful ly extended)

l5 Viewf inderEyepiece

16 Reversing Lever

2A Ropid WindinsLever

2 l F i lm CounterSett ing Button

24 F i lm Chomber

25 Fi lm Trock

26 Fi lm TronsportSprocket

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lnserting the Cqssette The norrow sl i t of the toke-up spool (27l ,

must foce upwords before threoding the

f i lm leoder. l f necessory, turn the toke-

up spoo l (w i th one f inger o r by work ing

the ropid winding lever) to the correctpos i t i on . Then :

o Pu l l ou t o sho r t l eng th o f i he f i lm l eode r

from the cqsset te, ond push i t in to the

s l i t o f the toke-up spoo l os fo r os i t

w i l l go (see i l lus t ro t ion) .

o Drow the cosset te ocross the t ronsport

sprocket ond the f i lm t rock , ond inser t

i t i n t he f i lm chomber .

o F ino l l y push bock the rewind knob

fu l l y in to the comero body , tu rn ing i t

s l igh t ly i f necessory to engoge the

cent re spoo l o f the cosset te .

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The i l lus f rq t ion obove shows the cor rec t ly loqded comero be fore c los ing ond

set t ing the f i lm coun ier . The rewind knob is pushed down in to the body , end the

f i lm l ies f lo t in the f i lm t rock . Now c lose down the comero bock , ond press i t

ogo ins f the body ; moke sure thq t the bock lock engoges proper ly .

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Setting the Film CounterFul ly pu l l ou t the rop id w ind ing lever (20) .Push the revers -ing lever ( . |6) to the lef t ( th is extends the rewind knob),ond keep push ing the f i lm counter se t t ing bu t ton (2 . | ) to the ar igh t un t i l the le t te r "F" oppeors be low the red t r iongu lor V

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i ndex i n t he cu rved f i lm coun te r w indow (14 ) . (See i l l u -strot ion). Push the rewind knob bock into the body, ondpu l l ou t the rop id w ind ing lever qs fq r qs i t w i l l go .

Work the revers ing lever o second t ime, ond immediotely 1

push bock the extended rewind knob into the body. Ful lypu l l ou t the rop id w ind ing lever once more . No. I ( fo r the f i rs t exposure) i s nowb e l o w t h e r e d V i n d e x ( s e e i l l u s t r o t i o n ) . E v e r y t i m e t h e f i l m i s o d v o n c e d , t h ef i t m c o u n t e r o u t o m o t i c o l l y s h o w s t h e c o i r e c t f r o m e n u m b e r .

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Sett ing the Fi lm IndicotorRoto te the d isc in the rewind knob in lhe d i rec t ion o f the or row unt i l the index l ine on them i l l e d r i n g i s o p p o s i t e t h e o p p r o p r i o t e m o r k i n g . T h e b l o c k f i g u r e s i n d i c o t e f i l m s p e e d s o fb lock-qnd-wh i te f i lm in ASA index numbers ond DIN degrees ; the red le t te rs s tond fo r one lo f the fo l low ing types o f co lour f i lm looded in to the comero :D (T) : Doy l igh t fype reverso l f i lm I ND (NT) : Doy l igh t type negot ive f i lmA (K) : Ar t i f i c io l l i gh t type reverso l f i lm I NA (NK) : Ar t i f i c io l l i gh t type negot ive f i lm

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After the lost shot the exposed f i lm must

be rewound into its cqsselle. Proceed qs

fol lows:

o Push the revers ing lever to the lef t toex tend the rewind knob (see i l lu -strot ion).

o Turn the rewind knob smooth ly in thed i rec t ion o f the or row. A t the some t imewotch the f i lm counter w indow; the f i lmcounter w i l l now count bockwords f romthe number o f the los t exposure .

o When the let ter oFo reoppeors belowthe red Y index mork in the counterw indow, the f i lm is fu l l y rewound. l tcon now be removed by opening thecomero bock ond f u l l y pu l l i ng ou t t herewind knob.

Unloqding the Cqmerq

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Chqnging Portly Exposed Films

Wirh the VITO l lo you cqn qlwoys unloqd q portly exposed f i lm qnd chonge over

lo qnother one (e. g. from blqck-qnd-white to colour) without q dqrkroom. 1

o Rewind the por t l y exposed f i lm in to i t s cosset te , os o l reody descr ibed on poge

l l . Bu t moke o no te o f t he number o f t he l os t exposu re wh i ch oppeo red i n t hecurved f i lm counter w indow.

1c When re lood ing the por t l y exposed f i lm, p roceed os descr ibed on poges B to

10 , up t o se t t i ng t he f i lm coun te r t o No . l .

c Then push the revers ing lever to the le f t (ex tend ing the rewind knob) , ond keep )

wo rk i ng t he rop id w ind ing l eve r un t i l t he t r i ongu lo r ! i ndex mork i n t he f i lmcounter w indow ind icq tes two f romes beyond the number no ted when you

un looded t he f i lm . \

o F i no l l y push bock t he rew ind knob i n t o t he body , once more pu l l t he r op idw ind ing l eve r os f o r os i t w i l l go , ond co r r y on expos ing t he f i lm i n t he no rmo l

woy.

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Brief ly press the but ton (17' ) underneoth

the comero to re leose the boseboord (see

i l lus t ro t ion) . Pu l l i t ou t by i t s two corners

unt i l the s t ru ts engoge f i rm ly . The lens

pone l i s now i n i t s t ok i ng pos i t i on .

To c lose , s imu l toneous ly depress bo th

keys (10) , ond push f he boseboord bock

ogo ins t the body .

P leqse no te espec io l l y : Dur ing o l l these

opero t ions ovo id p ress ing on the re leqse

but ton wh ich r i ses ou t o f the edge o f the

boseboord dur ing open ing , ond ou tomot ic -

o l l y d i soppeq rs ogo in on c l os i ng .

Opening ond Clos ingthe Bqseboqrd

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Setting the Shutter Sp,eed qnd Aperture

The VITO l lo is ovqi loble with either the Pronlo or the Pronlor-Svs shutter withexposure vqlue scqle. Sett ing the shutter ond operture on models with the Prontoshut ter is descr ibed below ond opposi te. See poges 16 to lB for d i rect ions forsett ing the Prontor-Svs shutter.

The Pronto shutter co n be set to " B" ,X-synchronized (see poges 24 lo 27). To

1/25, 1/50, 1/ . |00, ond 1/200 second. l t isse t the speed, tu rn the shut te r speed r ing

unt i l the red index l ine is obove the re -qu i r ed exposu re t ime . When se t t o 'Buthe shut te r remoins open os long os the

re leose bu t ton is depressed.

The Pronto shut te r must be tens ioned

before every exposu re even when set

t o "B " . Fo r t h i s pu rpose pu l l t he t ens ion inglever upwords os fo r os i t w i l l go (see

i l l u s t r o t i on ) .

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The i r i s d i oph rogm o f t he l ens con t ro l s t he omoun t o f l i gh t r eoch ing t he f i lm - ondthus ind i rec t l y the exposure - os we l l os the ex ten t o f the depth o f f ie ld . The oper t -u re numbers o re 3 .5 (mox imum ope r tu re ) , 4 , 5 . 6 ,8 , 11 , ond 16 ( smo l l es t ope r t u re ) .Remember tho t the lo rger the oper tu re number , the smol le r the oc tuo l lens open ing ,ond v ice verso . l t i s thus re lo ted to the exposure t ime: i f fo r ins tonce the cor rec tshuf ter set t ing ot f /5.6 is 1/50 second, the corresponding volue ot f /B wi l l be 1/25second, ond o f f /4 i t w i l l be l / . |00 second. For fu r fher de to i l s obout oper tu re onddepth o f f ie ld , see poge 31 .To set the operture, move the operture lever so t hq t t he edge l i nes up w i t h t heindex l ine cor respond ing to the requ i redoper tu re number (see i l lus t ro t ion) .Af ter some exper ience i t becomes reoson-obly eosy fo est imote the correct opert-u re-shut te r speed combino t ion . A photo-electr ic exposure meter is , however, morere l i ob l e espec io l l y i n d i f f i cu l t l i gh tcond i t ions or w i th sub iec ts o f ex t remebr igh tness ronge.

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The Prontor-SVS shut ler wi th exposure vqlue scole corr ies shut ter speeds f rom I tol /soo s€cond, os we l l os o "B" se t t ing fo r t ime exposures . l t i s MX-synchron ized fo rf losh (see poges 24 to 27) . For o l l sho ts w i thout f losh i t i s immoter io l whether thesynchron iz ing lever i s se t to M or X .The Prontor-Svs shut ter must be tensioned before every exposure even whense t t o oB" . To do t ho t , pu l l t he t ens ion ing l eve r upwords os f o r os i t w i l l go ( seei l lus t ro t ion) . When se t to "8" , the shut te r opens on press ing the re leose bu t tonond remoins open os long os the bu t ton is kept depressed.The oper tu re ond speed cont ro ls o re coup led . The re lo t ion be tween exposure t ime

ond lens open ing is expressed in te rms o f"exposure vo lues" . The exposure vo luerequ i r ed depends on t he p revo i l i ng l i gh tcond i t ions when tok ing the p ic tUre ; se t t ingthe exposure vo lue on the shut te r o lwoysprov ides the cor rec t combino t ion o f oper t -u re ond exposure t ime. A ser ies o f suchcor rec t combino t ions (e . g . 1 /do second o tf/5.6, 1/so s€cond of f/8, ,/ . t t second of f/ l l)o lwoys corresponds to one qnd the sqmeexposure vo lue se t t ing .

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t

Setting the Exposure Vqlue

Pu l l the oper f u re lever s l igh t ly ou twords , ondset i t so tho t the red index mork engoges in theser ro ted r im exoc t ly on the exposure vo luenumber you hod reod o f f your exposure meter(see top i l l us t ro t ion) . l f necessory , tu rn theshut te r speed r ing ogo ins t the movement o f theoper tu re lever so tho t the lo t te r con engogeeven the end numbers o f the exposure vo luesco le when oppropr io te .

Th is se ts ius t one o f the mony.poss ib le oper tu re-speedcombinot ions (e. g. l /so second of t18, for o exposurevolue of l l - see bot tom i l lustrot ion). l f o foster shut terspeed is required, s imply turn the shut ter speed r ing toth is speed; tho t ou tomot ico l l y opens up the lens oper tu reto correspond to the shorter exposure t ime. Conversely,the shut ter speed r ing con be used to odiust the opert-u re , wh ich s imu l toneous ly chonges the shut te r speed tosui t . ln-between exposure volue sef t ings CIre olso possib lefo r spec io l l y occuro te exposures w i th co lour f i lm.

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Setting the Exposure Vqlue (continued)

A given exposure volue set t ing, however, does nol permit the use of every s ingleoper tu re ond shut te r speed morked on the shut te r . On tu rn ing the shut te r speedr ing e i ther the oper tu re sco le o r the shut te r speed sco le reoches the l im i t o f i t smovement . Beyond tho t no fu r ther oper tu re-speed combino t ions ore then poss ib leo f the sqme exposure vo lue .Note : When the speed index ( the red l ine on the shut te r speed r ing) reoches thefe f t -hond end o f the speed sco le o f "8" , the shut te r open ing ond c los ing is nolonger cont ro l led ou tomot ico l l y by the mechon ism. Wi th the exposure vo lueunchonged, expose fo r 2 seconds in th is cose.If you hqve obtoined the operlure-speed combinqlion from qn exposure melerwi thout exposure vqlues, the operture ond speed must be set seporotely on theshut te r . F i rs t tu rn the shut te r speed r ing un t i l the red index on i f i s obove therequ i red speed mork ing . Then od ius t the oper tu re lever un t i l the po in te r ind ico testhe qppropr io te oper tu re number . The se t t ings ore now coup led to on exposurevo lue , ond con be od ius ted together qs o l reody descr ibed.Aperture ond speed set l ings wi lhouf on exposure meter: In pr incip le proceed os descr ibedobove, bu t you w i l l hove to es i imote the-cor rec t shu t te r s i leed

'ond 'oper tu re se t t ing . To

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Setting the Self-TimerThe de loyed oc t ion mechon ism (se l f - t imer )bu i l t in to the Pronto ond Prontor -SVSshut te rs o l lows you to inc lude yourse l f inyour p ic tu res w i thout hov ing to qsk o therpeop le to "p ress the bu t ton" fo r you .

Af te r se t t ing the shut te r speed ond oper t -u re (o r the exposure vo lue) , ond thed i s t once , t ens ion t he shu t t e r i n t he usuo lwoy. On the Pronto shut te r then pu l l thered se l f - t imer lever s idewoys os fo r osi t w i l l go ( see t op i I l u s t r o t i on ) .

On the Prontor-SVS shut ter s imply set the syn-chroniz ing lever to the green dot morked "V".On the Prontor-SVS (but not on the Pronto) theset t ing o f the lever con be chonged ogo in i fdes i red w i thout mok ing on exposure .On pressing the re leose but ton, the shut ter wi l lnow open outomot icol ly of ter o deloy of obout7 to 10 seconds. Note: The sel f - t imer connot beused wi th the shut ter set to "B".

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Setting the Distqnce You cqn determine the subiect distqnceby estimotion, or, better st i l l , with theqid of qn qccessory rongefinder. TheVoigtl i inder cl ip-on rongefinder is port i-culorly suitqble for this purpose. l ts robusldesign qnd speciol supqrenl conlrqst mir-ror ensure qbsolute qccurocy over trmeosuring rqnge from infinity to 3 feet.

To focus the comero lens , tu rn the lo rgem i l l ed r i ng co r r y i ng t he d i s f once sco leunt i l the oppropr io te d is tonce f igure isoppos i t e t he t r i ongu lo r A i ndex mork( see i l l u s t r o t i on ) . The sco le o l so co r r i estwo odd i t i ono l mo rks : I o f obou t l l f ee t ,ond O o f obout 30 fee t . These ore theshopshot focus ing se t t ings (see oppos i tepoge) .

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Cond id oc t ion shots (e . g . o f ch i ld ren o t

p loy) o f ten y ie ld surpr is ing ly l i ve p ic tu res .

On such occos ions do no t wos te t ime

over focus ing on on exoc t d is tonce. In -

s teod, se t the focus ing sco le to the neor

zone mork V fo r sub iec ts be tween B ond

17 fee t , o r fo the fo r zone mork O fo r

sub iec ts be tween 17 fee t ond in f in i t y .

You must, however, stop down to of leost

f /5 .6 to ensure odequo ie depth o f f ie ld .

Prov ided the l igh t i s good enough, these

focus ing zones ore very use f u l when

photogroph ing spor ts sub iec ts , where

d is tonces moy chonge very sudden ly .

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Snqpshot FocusinE

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The Ropid Winderond Double lnterlock

One fu l l movement of the ropid windinglever t ronsports the f i lm ond odvonces thef i lm counter . The spr ing then re tu rns thelever to i t s o r ig ino l pos i t ion .

The rop id w ind ing lever con o f courseo lso be worked in o number o f shor tmovements . In tho t cose keep pu l l ing thelever un t i l i t locks .

The ou tomot ic doub le in te r lock preventsthe rop id w ind ing lever f rom be ingoperoted o second f ime before the shut teris re leosed. A t the some t ime, the shut te rcon on ly be re leosed once the f i lm hqsbeen odvonced.

Note: Do not press the revers ing lever ( . |6)between exposures. Otherwise the doubleexposure lock comes into oct ion, ond youlose o f rome.

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Holding qnd Releosing

For shoot ing we suggest you hold thecomero os shown in the i l l us t ro t ions onthe r igh t . Keep the eye c lose to the f indereyepiece so thot q l l four corners of thef inder f ie ld o re c leor ly v is ib le .

When re leos ing the shut te r , ho ld yourbreo th , ond smooth ly depress the re leosebut ton os fo r os i t w i l l go- never iob o f i t .Short instontoneous exposures ( , / ro secondor f os te r ) o re usuo l l y token w i th the co-mero he ld in the hond. Avo id ho ld ingthe comerq unsupported for exposureslonger thon 1 /so second; p rop up youro rms o r l eon ogo ins t some th ing so l i d .

For t ime exposures with the shutter set to oBo

preferobly mount the comero on o t r ipod, ondreleose the shut ter by rneons of o coble re leose.This screws into the coble re leose socket (11).

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Flqsh Shots

Both the Pronlo qnd the Prontor-SVS shutterspermit synchronized f lqsh shots up to f hefqstesl shutter speeds. Any f lqsh gun on themqrkel cqn be connecled to the shufier.

Pleqse Note:

Wi th b lock-ond-wh i te f i lm the f losh (c leor o rb l ue bu lbs , o r e l ec t r on i c f l o sh ) con be usedon i f s own, o r combined w i th doy l igh t o ror t i f i c io l l i gh t sources such os tungs tenlomps .

W i th doy l i gh t co l ou r f i lm on l y b l ue coo tedf l qsh bu lbs o r e l ec t r on i c f l o sh cqn be usedqs supp lementory l igh f . Wi th the or t i f i c io ll i gh t t ypes o f co l ou r f i lm on l y c l eo r f l o shbu lbs shou ld be used .

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Smol l l i gh t -we igh t un i ts , such os the Vo ig t -

l c inder bo t te ry -copoc i to r f losh gun, con be

f i t ted di rect ly into the occessory shoe on

top o f the comero (see i l lus t ro t ion le f t ) .

Lorger f losh guns or the lomp ho lders

o f e lec t ron ic f losh un i ts q re genero l l y

f i t ted to the s ide of the comero wi th the

o id o f o spec io l mount ing brocket .

The f losh cob le comple tes the e lec t r i c

c i rcu i t be tween the f losh un i t ond the

comero shut te r . Push the p lug o f the

cob le over the f losh socket on the comero

shut te r (see i l lus f ro t ion r igh t ) .

Worning: Never use the shutter

to f i re f lqsh bulbs f rom lhe l l0 or

mqins.

Mounting the Flqsh Gunon lhe Cqmero:

contqcts220 volt

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The Synchronizing Sett ings

Flqsh bulbs qnd eleclronic f lqsh units differ in their chqrqcterist ics such os f ir ingdelay qnd l ight outpul; the tqble opposite clqssif ies them in severol groups. Toensure thqt the peok brighlness of the f lqsh co-incides with the instqnt when fheshutter is ful ly open, there qre lwo types of synchronizqtion. "Mt' qnd "X".

o The Pronto shut te r i s on ly X-synchron ized. F losh shots (w i th o r w i thout the se l f -t imer ) o re poss ib le on ly w i th the types o f f losh ond shut te r speeds g iven in thetob le under "X ( red) " . The shut te r requ i res no spec io l se t t ing .

c The Prontor-Svs shut ter is X- ond M-synchronized. Before toking o f lqsh shotthere fore se lec t the oppropr io te synchron izo t ion by mov ing the synchron iz inglever to the red do t morked X or the ye l low dot morked M. You con then use o l tthe types o f f losh ond o l l shu t te r speeds l i s ted in the tob le oppos i te under"X (Red) " o r "M (Ye l low)" .

For f losh shots with the self-t imer (with the synchronizing lever of the Pronlor-SVS sel to the green dot mqrked V) use only the shut ter speeds l is ted in the tobleunder "X (Red) " .

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Voigtliinder Filtersqre mqde of spectroscopicolly tested opticol gloss, dyed in the mqss, qnd hqrdcoqled. The filter fqctors given below qre qpproximqle vqlues, qs they necessorilydepend on the colour sensit ivity of the blqck-qnd-white f i lm used, qnd on the pre-voil ing l igth condit ions qt the l ime of the exposure.

Yellow Filter G 1.5 x

Yel low Fi l ter G3x

Green Filter Gr 4 x

Oronge Filter Or 5 x

Ultrq-violet Filter UV

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Sl igh t f i l te r ing e f fec t fo r ou tdoor shots requ i r ing shor t exposures ,such os spor ts ond oc t ion sub iec ts , ond p ic tu res w i th low sun.Fi l ter fqctor z l t lz t imes, or open operture by t lz stop.

Un iverso l f i t te r fo r londscopes ond o ther ou tdoor sub iec ts ;ind ispensqb le fo r snow p ic tu res .F i l te r fqc to r : 3 t imes, o r open oper tu re by l1 lz s tops .

L igh tens green tones in londscopes. Recommended fo r o r t i f i c io ll igh t por t ro i tu re ond copy ing o f co loured or ig ino ls .F i l te r fqc to r : 4 t imes, o r open oper tu re by 2 s tops .

St rong f i l te r e f fec t th rough opprec iob le suppress ion o f b lue l igh t .Reduces o tmospher ic hoze in d is tqn t v iews.Fi l ter foctor: 5 t imes, or open operture by 21lz stops.

Cuts ou t u l t rq -v io le t rqd io t ion in h igh mountq ins o r neqr the seo.E l i m i n o t e s q n y u n p l e o s o n t b l u e c o s t i n c o l o u r s h o t s . N o e x p o s u r eI n c r e o s e r e q u l r e o .

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Voigtliinder Focqr LensesThe Focor supplemenlory lenses €x-

tend your scope to the highly inleresl-

ing f ield of lorge close-ups of smqll

obiects qnd qnimqls (f lowers, coins,

insecls, elc.). They ore qlso eminently

suitqble for copying book pqges,

postcge slomps, qnd smqll i l lustrqtions.

In ef fect , the Focor lenses shorten the

focol length of the comero lens, ond

thus permit the Comero to opprooch

c loser to the sub iec t thon the normol

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of reproduct ion, depth of f ie ld, etc.

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The Voigfliinder RongefinderThis i s on ins t rument o f h igh prec is ion ,yet eosy to use in o motter of seconds.I t re l ieves you o f o l l focus ing wor r ies(see top i l l us t ro t ion) .

The Voigtliinder Kontur FinderSpec io l l y su i t ob le f o r s i gh t i ng rop id l ymov ing sub iec ts (spor ts ond cond idoct ion shots) , os the scene is v iewed wi thboth eyes open.

The Voigtliinder Lens HoodThis use fu l occessory c l ips over the lensmount ond screens o f f d is tu rb ing s t royl igh t . In bod weother i t o lso pro tec ts thelens ogo ins t d rops o f r o i n .

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Aperture qnd Depth of Field

The depth o f f ie ld covers tho t por t o f the sub iec t o reo in f ron t o f ond beh ind the

focused distonce which oppeors occeptobly shorp in the picture. The extent of

th is shorp zone is by no meons cons tqn t ; i t inc reoses the more you s top down the

lens , ond decreoses the lo rger the lens qper tu re . In shor t :

Lorge opertures (e. g. f /4 ) - reduce the depth of f ie ld.

Smql l oper lures (e. g. f / ] . | ) = increqse the depth of f ie ld.

The ovo i lob le depth o f f ie ld zone is eos i l y de termined. Once you hove se t the lens

to the cor rec t sub iec t d is tonce, look o f the depth o f f ie ld sco le . Th is cor r ies two

sets o f s im i lo r oper tu re numbers or ronged to eoch s ide o f the A index mork .

The depth o f f ie ld now ex tends f rom the d is tonce f igure oppos i te the oppropr io te

le f t hond oper tu re number to the d is tonce f igure oppos i te the cor respond ing r igh t

hond oper tu re number . See zone focus ing i l l us t ro t ion on poge 21 .

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Cqre of the Cqmerq qnd Lens

Success fu l l resu t ts ond long l i fe o f the comero depend lo rge ly on proper core ond

correct operot ion. Therefore olwoys hondle the comerq gent ly , qnd never use

force. l f you ore doubtfu l on ony point , hove onother look of the oppropr iote

sect ion of these instruct ions. In cose of t rouble toke the comero to your photo

deo ler , o r pos t i t to

The Service Deportment, VOIGTLANDER A.G., BRAUNSCHWEIG (W. Germony).

For c leon ing the lens we recommend o smol l po ich o f so f t c lo th f ree f rom f lu f f

o r spec io l l ens c l eon ing t i s sue . Lo rge specks o f dus t o r g ro i ns o f sond f r om the

beoch must f i r s t be core fu l l y removed w i th o so f t sob le b rush; f inger p r in ts ond

s imi lo r g reose s to ins must be w iped o f f w i th o p iece o f co t ten woo l mo is tened

w i t h o l coho l o r e the r .

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