I find it a little fiddly sometimes to get it shut, but note that it can be easily shut with the shutter cocked unlike with some folders, where the linkage can be damaged if you do that (such as the Moskva). The camera opens with a bottom button to close it you must push two levers in the door simultaneously. Do this each time you start a new roll, and to rewind the film you’ll need to lift it as well. You lift a little lever on the upper back of the camera to allow the thumbwheel to turn freely and reset the counter.
#Voigtlander camera rate it manual#
Interesting features: manual frame counter setting, this was apparently to ease the ability to switch film mid-roll. That one isn’t as consistent some had lower-quality 3-element Lanthar lenses and rumor has it that the shutters aren’t as reliable (though I’ll wager that people simply don’t know you have to have film in it to advance the shutter, as with this one). Right after this model also came the fixed-front Vito B, another desirable compact 35mm from Voigtlander that also holds its value well. As was the shutter release, which prior to this door-mounted button was a door-mounted lever. Available accessory shoe that clipped on, before one was addded fixed to the top of the camera. Prontor-S shutter, right before they switched to a Prontor-SV that could also do bulb sync (M) on their lower-end line (vs Compur-Rapid, which I stopped waiting to find at a reasonable price). The features or lack thereof of this particular example place it right around 1954. All sport the semilegendary Color-Skopar lens regardless of their other features (shutter, accessory shoe, etc.) The Voigtlander Vito II’s merit is no secret, I can tell by how quickly they get snapped up every time they come around, and by the steady prices even the lower-end ones command. I’m trying to think of another word besides ‘gem’ to describe how I feel about this lovable little folder… Still trying…give me a moment…
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