Voigtländer Vitessa
35mm rangefinder camera / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Vitessa was a line of 35mm compact rangefinder cameras made by Voigtländer in the 1950s, equipped with leaf shutters, similar in concept to and marketed against the competing Kodak Retina cameras manufactured by Kodak. Most of the Vitessa cameras were fixed-lens models equipped with collapsable lenses for portability. One of the later Vitessa models, the Vitessa T (1956), introduced the Deckel (DKL) bayonet mount for interchangeable photographic lenses.
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Maker | Voigtländer |
Type | 35mm rangefinder camera |
Lens | |
Lens mount | fixed or DKL-mount (Vitessa T) |
Focusing | |
Focus | manual |
Exposure/metering | |
Exposure | manual |
Shutter | |
Shutter | Synchro-Compur leaf |
Shutter speeds | 1–1⁄500 + B, X/M |
General | |
Dimensions | 5+3⁄8 in × 3 in × 1+5⁄8 in (137 mm × 76 mm × 41 mm) (A, closed)[1] |
Weight | 24 oz (680 g) (A)[1] |
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When sold by Voigtländer, the Vitessa line was their mid-range rangefinder camera, positioned between the professional Prominent (135) and the entry-level Vito / Vitomatic / Vitoret.