victor217
Newbie
I bought a voigtlander vf 35 f two days ago~but that's few information~~can anyone tell me about this rangefinder???
and i don't know how it metering !!
thank you!!!
and i don't know how it metering !!
thank you!!!
payasam
a.k.a. Mukul Dube
Welcome, Victor. The camera you have is little known: but it cannot be too different from other cameras of its type. People here will help you if you provide pictures of it. One of the front and one of the top should be enough.
victor217
Newbie
thank you payasam~
here are pictures~
here are pictures~
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ZeissFan
Veteran
I believe this is nearly identical to the Rollei XF 35, but I'd need to see a photo to be sure.
victor217
Newbie
have upload pictures
ZeissFan
Veteran
No, this isn't the camera that I thought it was. This is a different camera.
This is the Rollei XF 35:
The camera you have is a more recent camera, judging by the Voigtlander logo.
It looks to be a plastic body camera. It has a Voigtar, which was a lower-cost triplet, and it's coupled with a rangefinder.
I don't think this has an equivalent Rollei model, so perhaps this was released after Voigtlander separated from Rollei.
I know that Balda and Voigtlander had some type of agreement that produced the Voigtlander Vito C and the Balda CE35. Perhaps, this was another product from that venture.
This is the Rollei XF 35:
The camera you have is a more recent camera, judging by the Voigtlander logo.
It looks to be a plastic body camera. It has a Voigtar, which was a lower-cost triplet, and it's coupled with a rangefinder.
I don't think this has an equivalent Rollei model, so perhaps this was released after Voigtlander separated from Rollei.
I know that Balda and Voigtlander had some type of agreement that produced the Voigtlander Vito C and the Balda CE35. Perhaps, this was another product from that venture.
batterytypehah!
Lord of the Dings
Mentioned (though not in any detail) here http://www.retrography.com/vf.htm
and there is an older thread here http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22792
It looks to be Japanese-made, you can still see where the inspection sticker used to be on yours, Victor.
and there is an older thread here http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22792
It looks to be Japanese-made, you can still see where the inspection sticker used to be on yours, Victor.
ZeissFan
Veteran
Here's the Balda CE 35.
One thing to note is the rewind crank on this camera, compared with the rewind crank on your camera. They seem to be either similar or identical.
I would guess that this is a joint product, perhaps with Voigtlander and Balda versions available. Guess I should investigate a bit more.
One thing to note is the rewind crank on this camera, compared with the rewind crank on your camera. They seem to be either similar or identical.
I would guess that this is a joint product, perhaps with Voigtlander and Balda versions available. Guess I should investigate a bit more.
Brian Levy
Established
I know it is a very old thread but thought I would mention the Balda CE 35 is a knockoff of the Minox ML, arguably the smallest full frame camera.