pinkarmy
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i am in my "crazy for Voigtländer" period ever since i got my well-used Vito III, Vitessa A3 and Vitomatic IIIb, both have rangefinder and the wonderful Ultron f2 lens.
They are both GREAT! (except the vertical alignment is a bit off on the VITO III)
tempted by fellow RFF member farlymac's posts on the Vito B/BL,
i got myself a Vito BL, a Vitomatic 1 and a Vitomatic IIa (it is still in the air somewhere between Europe and Asia
), all equipped with Color-skopar 2.8 lens.
i found the first rolls from the Vito BL and Vitomatic 1 more than satisfied.
the two cameras are basically the same thing with slightly different exposure meter designs, and i am more fond of the Bewi Automat meter on the Vito BL, which you need to press a tiny button for a second to take the reading.
the guess-focus (which is my weakness) is surprisingly easier on these cameras then my other scale/guess-focus camera...wonder why.
the slow speeds on Vito BL are sticky so i dry-fired it for a whole week
it seems to improve a bit
however after i laid the camera down for a day, the shutter is lazy again.
i believe i can apply a drop of Ronsonal to the blade, can't i?
They are both GREAT! (except the vertical alignment is a bit off on the VITO III)
tempted by fellow RFF member farlymac's posts on the Vito B/BL,
i got myself a Vito BL, a Vitomatic 1 and a Vitomatic IIa (it is still in the air somewhere between Europe and Asia
), all equipped with Color-skopar 2.8 lens.i found the first rolls from the Vito BL and Vitomatic 1 more than satisfied.
the two cameras are basically the same thing with slightly different exposure meter designs, and i am more fond of the Bewi Automat meter on the Vito BL, which you need to press a tiny button for a second to take the reading.
the guess-focus (which is my weakness) is surprisingly easier on these cameras then my other scale/guess-focus camera...wonder why.
the slow speeds on Vito BL are sticky so i dry-fired it for a whole week
it seems to improve a bit
however after i laid the camera down for a day, the shutter is lazy again.
i believe i can apply a drop of Ronsonal to the blade, can't i?
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