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vtTo
c a
24 x36 - 35 mm
, I Aperture ring
wiih lever
2 Bqck lock
3 Dislqnce
scqle
with 3-point setting
4 Depth
of field scqle
5 Shutter speed
ring
with shuiter speed scole
6 Shutler releqse
7 Film
indicqtor
to show
the
type of film
looded in the
comero
8 Coble
releqse
socket
9 Flosh sockel
l0 Self-timer
ll Tripod
bush
12 Film
counter
wiih setting button
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R'G
HT HERE
is
the most
importont piece
of odvice
in this
corefully
prepored
booklet: pleose
reod il thoroughly
before
you do onything
else.
Prociice
mokes
perfect:
so try
out the vorious comero
controls
without o film in
the
comero.
Remember
olso
thot the VITO C, though
very robust,
is on opticol ond mechonicol precision
instrument.
It iherefore
needs
gentle
ond sensible
hondling.
The
cornero will repoy coreful treotment
with perfecl
pictures
for mony yeors to come.
v0t6TtIit0ER
A.
6.
ERAUNscH}Y
Et6
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Confenfs:
Poge
Preporing
lhe comero 2
Unlooding
. chonging
portly
exposedfilms 3
Setting
the
exposure
. ... . ..' :' .. . . 4
Aperture
ond depth
of field 5
Setting
the
distonce
. ...
Finder
. releose
. ropid
winder 7
Self-timer flqsh shots
. &- 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. Push the f ilm reversing
lever (.|5)
to the left, ond f
u
lly pu
ll out the
rewind knob (.|3)
which springs
up (see
illustrotion
3).
Push
the film 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
qcross the film trock, insert it in the
cossefte
chomber
(15)
ond fully push
bock the rewind knob.
The rewind shoft
(22)
must engoge in the centre
spool of the cossette,
ond the lower sprocket
of
the tronsport
shqft (23)
should engoge the film perforotions (see
illustrotion
4)
Close
the cqmero bqck.
I Seiling the film counler.
Turn the milled knob (12)
until the diomond t mqrk
(for o 36-exposure cossette)
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) before loqding
the film - while
the
rewind
knob
.is
pulled
out. Turn the indicotor
disc occordingly:
td : block-ond-
white
film; '&t: doylight
type
colour
film; ond€: ortificiol light
type colour film.
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IUnlosding the Camers qfter the lqst Exposure
Rewinding
qnd removing
fte film. Push the reversing
lever (.|5)
to the left,
f etting
the rewind knob (21)
iump
up.
Turn the knob in the direction of the
orrow until
the
I or the
O mork
reoppeqrs
in the film counter
window.
Then
open
the comero
bock,
fully
pull
ouf the rewind
knob,
ond remove the cossette.
Changing Partly Exposed Films
With the
VITO
C you con olwoys remove o portly
exposed
film ond chonge
it
for onofher one (for instonce to switch over from block-ond-white to colour
film)
without
the need
for o 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 Sefiing the shuller speed. Rotote
the shutter
speed ring (5)
until the red line
clicks
into posiiion
opposite
the required
exposure time.
The exposure times
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 (support the comero firmly or
mount ii on o tripod) use q coble releose
which screws
into the socket (B).
I Seiling
the operluFe.
Rotote
the operture
ring by the lever (1)
until the required
operture figure is opposite the triongulor A index mork. See olso poge 5 for
notes
on qperture
ond depth of field.
I With some
experience
you con
eosily
estimote
the correct
shutter
speed
ond oper-
I ture
required.
The
leoflets
enclosed
with most
films olso
give useful
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
so thot
you con reod
the operture
mqrks
on the depth
of field
scole
(4)
os well os the distonce
scole
(3)
ot the some
time.
The
depth of field
extends
from the distonce
figure obove ony given left-hond operture number
to the distonce figure obovJ the corresponding operture number of the right
side of the A mork.
I Consider
the depth of field when
you odiust
the.
op.ertqrg
lq motch o pre'selected
I ;i';ii;; ;p;;d.li-t;r; tubil.r "oiii foio sreoter
depih
of field zone
thon obtoinoble
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
distonce scole
(3)
corries
the following red symbols
for three-point
distonce
settings between the distonce figures:
o :- PORTRAITS - subiect distqnce 4tlcfeet
Y = GROUPS - subiect distonce
11 feet
C = VIEWS - subiect distonce 33 feet.
According to your subiect, set the distonce scole 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
f t11
3r/a
to 5 ft.
3r/rto5r/+ft.
Srloto
6 ft.
8r/t to 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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Shoof ing Frqme by Frqme
The Voigtltinder crystol-frqme viewfinder. The unique brilliont reflected-frome
finder system
shows
you the subiect
in nqturql size. When sighting,
you con
therefore keep both eyes open ond hove o cleor view over the surroundings
of the subiect
os
well.
Pleose note:
with subiects
ot obout
31/z
feet
the limits
of the field of view
or.e
disp.loced
Oownwoidr
or sidewirys
(occording
to whether
_you
h.qld
the comero
horizontolly
or
upright)
os
shown
by tlie two
short
i-ines
on the
reflected
imoge
frome.
Releosing. Alwoys press the releose genf
ly; never ierk it, os thot wou
ld
produce
blurred pictures.
The ropid winding lever. After every shot pull out the lever os for os it will go
(with one full stroke
or severql
short ones).
This
tensions
the shutler,
odvqnces
the film counter
qnd tronsports
the film. An outomotic
lock prevents
o second
operotion of the !ever before 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-weight flosh guns con be mounted in the occessory shoe on top of
lhe comero. Lorger guns or the lomp holders of eledtronic
flosh guns ore
generolly mounted
to one side of the cqmero
with o speciol brocket.
The flosh
coble completes
the electnic
circuit between the flosh unit ond the shutter; it
plugs into the flosh 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 required for 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
the distonce
in feet
between
the subiect ond f
losh gun on the
co merq.
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.
Flosh bulbs Shutter speed
Philips
PF
I
PF5
PF 14
PF 25
Osrom
XM
I
XM5 I
/30
second
M2
M5
No.
0
No.
5
No. 25
Electronic
flosh Shutter speed
lnstonto
neous
releose 1/ao
to 1/2so
second
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Voigtliinder Focar Lenses
extend your scope to cover highly
interesting lorge-scole
close-ups of
smoll obiects ond onimols.
Blossoms or the inhobitonts of
oquoriums ond terroriums
con iust
os well be photogrophed
os coins
or stomps ond oll this
con be token
os you see it - with Voigtlcinder
Focor lenses
ond Proxirect ottoch-
ment.
You con now opproqch the subiect with
the comero considerobly
closer
thon
the usuol focusing
limit of 3t
lz feet,
ond thus increqse
the scqle
of repro-
duction.
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Focqr Focusing
Tqble
Comero
Iens
set to
Distonce from 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 subject with 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 lens ond F
I on top of the F 2 lens).
Meosure the 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-on mount. Every filter (except
for the ultro-violet filter) needs some 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
firrer G
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:
Filter foctor: 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 Film tronsport shoft
Toke-up spool 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
engoged in
the
film perforotions
Film leqder
fixed io the toke-up spool
4ll bronds
of films in the morker
con be used
in the vlro c.
The
doylight coss_enes
wirh rhe pJrfotorea
35;;lii; ;ft 36
or z0
fromes, resp., 24 x 36 mm io mqfter wherhei bi;A;-;;d-;hite
or colour negotive
or colour reversol
film.
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CARE
OF THE CAMERA AND IENS
Successful
results ond long life of your VITO C
depend lorgely on proper core ond correct
operotion.
Therefore olwoys hondle the comero gently; never
use
force. ln porticulor protect the comero ogoinst
hord knocks ond do not drop it.
Cleon the lens only with o soft, flufftess,
cloth. However,
first dust off
coorse
porticles
of grit (or sond
of
"*he:'seqsjdel
cqrefutly
wilh o soft soble
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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