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Voigtlander Vitomatic II

The Voigtlander Vitomatic II is part of the Vitomatic family of cameras, introduced by Voigtlander in 1958. The Vitomatic II itself was produced between 1958 and 1959. It is a compact, 35mm rangefinder that is coupled to the lens. It features a 50mm f/2.8 Color-Skopar lens mounted on a Prontor SLK-V shutter, with a top speed of 1/300th. The Vitomatic II has a built-in selenium cell light meter. Shutter and aperture control are strictly manual, but the camera does have a nifty system for setting exposure via EV value, that allows changes to shutter or aperture without changing the overall exposure.

Voigtlander Vitomatic II

Remember March of 2020? There are one particular week where we saw Friday the 13th, just the tip of the iceberg that became COVID-19, and a mini snowpocalypse. We see snow in March about as often as we see Voigtlander Vitomatic II cameras. Yes, we fact checked that.⁠

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We'll be honest though, we were pretty excited to see the snow. It made for a pretty morning here in Portland and gave us some incentive to take a short walk before work with a couple of film cameras, such as this Vitomatic II. We love this little camera. It's small and compact. The 50mm f/2.8 Color-Skopar lens gets the job done. It has a great viewfinder and a decent rangefinder. But it is some of the camera's other little design quirks that make us love it. Such as, the rewind knob that pops up out of the top of the camera when a small switch is toggled. Or the two door film loading process where a small, hinged plate swings out from the base of the camera, allowing the back door to swing open. Don't ask us why these small features get us so. Perhaps, it's because they help this camera stand out in little ways from all the other cameras we see. While we can appreciate the consistency of design across so many film cameras out there, we also really enjoy the deviations and innovations that pop up here and there.⁠

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