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V I T O C D24 x 36- 35 mm

1 Distqnce scqle wi th 3,point set t ings2 Depth of field scqle

3 Shutter speed scqle4 Exposure vqlue setling lever5 Bqck lock6 Shutler speed ring7 Scqle r ing wi th operture ond

exposure vo fue f igures

8 Releqse

9 Exposure meler - see poge 4

l0 Fi lm indicotor in rewind knob

t I Flqsh sockel

12 Cqble releqse socket

t 3 Exposure vqlues wi th set t ing index

14 Self-t imer lensioning lever

15 Fi lm counler wi th set t ing but ton

16 Tripod bush

Confenfs:poge

Sett ing the f i lm speed 2lnsert ing the f i lm 2Sett ing the f i lm counter 3T h e f i l m i n d i c o t o r . . . . . . . 3Sett ing the exposure .. . 4-5Se t i i ng t he d i s tonce . . . . 6Aperture qnd depih of f ield 7Finder - re leose - rop id wind ing lever . . . . IUnlooding lhe comero 9Chonging port ly exposed f i lms . ISelf-t imer - f losh shots . ]0-1]Meter reodings in o nutshel l . . . . 12-13Close-ups with Focor lenses 14,-15Fil ters- t -


Getting the Camera Reodf . . . with Every New FilmI S"iling the film speed - Turn the setting control (k) on the exposure meter (seepoge 4) to the leff or r ight unti l the f i lm speed f igure is opposite the block

index mork on the oppropriote scole. For exomple, sei i t to 32, correspondingto 32 ASA; or lo 17, corresponding to 17 degrees DlN.I This f i lm speed sett ing is essentiol lo ensure correci exposures with the outomoticI exposure con l ro l .

I tnserting the film - Press together the locking cotches (5) ond open thecomero bock. Push the f i lm reversing lever (2.|) to the left . The rewind knob(20) springs up; pul l i t out ful ly (see i l lustrot ion l l l ) .Push the beginn ing of the f i lm in to the s l i t o f the toke-up spool ond onchorit to the hook (24 ond 28) by o perforot ion hole. Drow the cosseite ocross thefi lm trock,insert in the cossette chomber,o.nd ful ly push bock the rewind knob.The rewind shoft (25) must engoge the centre spool of ihe cossette, ond ihesprocket of the ironsport shoft (27) should engoge the f i lm perforot ion (seei l lustrot ion lV). Close the comero bock.- 2 -

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Sett ing rhe f i lm counter - Turn'{he mil led button (15)unti l lhe diqmond I mork (for o 36-exposure cossette -i l lustrot ion o) or the O mork (with o 20-exposure cossette- i l lustrot ion c) is opposite the red dot. Alternotelyoperote ihe ropid winding lever ond the releose unti lihe f i lm counter indicqtes No. 36 ( i l lustrot ion b) or No. 20(i l lustrof ion d) for the f irst exposure.From this point onwords the f i lm counter oulomoticol lyshows lhe number of shols st i l l ovoi loble every t ime thefi lm is odvonced. In other words, i t runs bockwords loN o . l .

The Film lndicotori s in tended to remind you o f the type o f f i lm you hove loodedin lhe comero - i t hos no effect on the exposure. Set i t before[:tH i^"iJ1i[ililIif,[ffi :'#i":Linfi lTH ffic o f o u r f i l m ; o n d

: o r t i f i c i o l l i g h t t y p e c o l o u r f i l m . \ 4 U L" \ftjd


Seff ing the Exposure o o i Shutter Speed qnd Aperture

Shutter speed r ingSett ing index Ifo r the exposure vo luesSco le r ing w i th oper tu re ondexposure vo lue f iguresSett ing index Ifo r the oper tu re-speed combino t ion

Indicotor windovr of exposure meterMi l led r ing to tu rn the red se t t ingpo in te r in the w indow (e)Window showing the exposirre volueo b t q i n e dDIN f i lnn speed sco le

ASA f i lm speed scqleControlfo r se t f ing the DIN qnd ASA f igures

I Toting lhe meler reoding - Turn the milled ring (f) - preferobly with the' thumb from behind - to l ine up both pointers in the window (e). Do ihis whilepoint ing the comero oi the subiect. For speciol hints see poges 12 to 13.

The exposure meter does nol cover brightness ronges in which the pointers connolbe l ined up becouse o f insu f f i c ien t o r too in tense l igh t .

) Sefiing the exposure - Reod off the exposure volue figure obtoined (or inter-' medioJe volue) in the window (g). Set this volue on the red scole of the r ing (c),by pressing in the lever (4) ond rotot ing ihe scole r ing (c) ond ihe shutterspeed r ing (o) ogoinst eoch olher os for os required.

The oper tu re-speed combino t ion oc tuo l l y se t by th is opero t ion is now v is ib leoppos i te the index (d ) . l f your sub iec t co l l s fo r o d i f fe ren t combino t ion , tu rn theshut te r speed r ing to the le f t o r r igh t un t i l the requ i red speed or oper tu re engogesoppos i te the t r iongu lor l , mork .

Exposure t imes f rom l l zs t lo rho second ore t imed ou tomot ico l l y by the shut te r .When sei to B, the shutter remoins open os long os you keep ihe releosedepressed. A cqble releose con be screwed into the socket (12).

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Simpfe Dislsnce Seffingsln oddit ion to the ocluol djstonce f igures, the distonce scole (1) olso corr iesthe fol lowing red symbols for eosy 3-poini sett ings:

o = PORTRAITS - sublect distqnce 4t/qfeetV = GROUPS - subiect distonce l l feetO = VIEWS - subiect distonce 33 feet

According to your subiect, sei the distonce scole simply fo one of these threesymbols. This gives you, omong others; the fol lowing depth of f ield zones:Aperture I o (41lr feet) [ (11 feet)

f /5.6flBf / 11

3'/t to 5 ft.3r/, lo 51/ett.3t/t +o 6 ft.

8r/r lo 161/r t t .7t/z to 23 ft.61/z lo 40 ft.

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l, 16rt.,ft. to oo1 13t/z ft. to ooi l0 ft. to ood is tonce sco le . Here theYou con o f course se t ind iv iduo l sub iec t d is lonces on the

occessory Vo ig t ldnder rongef inder i s o g reo f he lp .- 5 -

Aperlure clnd Depth of FieldThe depth of f ield zone depends on the operture sett ing, ond covers thot poriof the subiect qreo in front of, ond behind, the focused distonce, which isreproduced on ihe f i lm with occeptoble shorpness. Note thot:

lorge operlures (e. g.t2.8) yield limited deprh of field;smoll opertures (e. g. fil6) yield greoter depth of field.

Reoding off the depth of field - After seiting the distonce, hold ihe comeroin such o wqy thot you con see lhe operture f igures on the depth of f ieldscole (2) oi lhe some t ime os the distonce scole ( l) . The depth of f ield zonenow extends from lhe distqnce f igure obove ony given left-hond operturenumber to the distonce f igure obove the corresponding operture number tothe right of the A mork.

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Shoof ing. . . Frome by FrqmeThe Voigfliinder cryslol-frome viewfinder -The brilliont reflected-frome findersystem shows you the subiecl in noturol size. When sighting you con thereforekeep both eyes open ond hove o cleor view over the surroundings of thesubiect qs well .

Pleose no te : w i th sub iec ts o l obout J r1 , Iee l the l im i ts o f the f ie ld o f v iew ored isp loced downwords or s idewoys (occord ing to whether you ho ld the comerohorizontol ly or upright) os shown by the iwo short l ines on the ref lected imogefro me.

Releosing - Alwoys press the releose genily ond smoothly - never lerk it osthot would produce blurred pictures.The ropid winding lever - After every shot pull out the lever os for qs it willgo (with one ful l stroke or severol short ones). This iensions ihe shutter,odvonces the f i lm, ond odvonces the f i lm counter. An outomotic lock prevenisoperotion o second t ime before you hove mode on exposure. Also, you cononly releose ihe shutier of ier working the ropid winding lever.- 8 -

Unloading the Comero . . . ofter ihe losf Exposure

I Rewinding ond removing rhe film - Push the reversing lever to the teft, teilingthe rewind knob iump up. Turn the knob in the direci ion of the orrow unti lthe I or the O mork reoppeqrs in the f i lm counter window. Then open lhecomero bock, ful ly pul l out the rewind knob, ond remove ihe cossette.

Changing Partly Exposed FilmsWith the VITO CD you con olwoys remove o pori ly exposed f i lm in the middleond chonge i t for onother one (for instonce to switch over from blqck-qnd-white fo colour f i lm).

I Remember - or, bei ler st i l l , moke o nole of - the number of the lost exposed frome,' ond rewind the port ly exposed f i lm into i ts cossette. When relooding this f i lm loter on,proceed os olreody described up to the point of sett ing the f i lm counter to the I mork.Then press the re leose, le t go , p ress down ogo in , ond ho ld i t down in th is pos i t ion .Keep on pu l l ing ou t the rop id w ind ing lever os fo r os i t w i l l qo , un t i l the f i lm counterogoin indicoles lhe number of lhe frome you noted before. Now let go of the releose,work the rop id w ind ing lever once more , ond cor ry on shoot ing .

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The Seff-TimerOnce you hove set the exposure (shutter speed ond operture) ond the distonce,ond tensioned the shutter, pul l the smoll red lever (14) sidewoys os for os i lwi l l go. On pressing the releose, the exposure now tqkes ploce oulomoticol lyofter o deloy of qbout ten seconds. You therefore hove i ime to toke yourploce quickly in front of the comero. Do nol, however, use the self-timer withthe shutter set to B.

Synchronized Flash ShofsSmoll l ight-weight f losh guns con be mounted direct ly in the occessory shoeon top of the comero. Lorger guns or the lomp holders of electronic f loshunits qre generol ly mounted to one side of the comero with o speciol brocket.The f losh coble completes the electr ic circuit ; i t plugs into the f losh socket(, |1) on ihe shutter.The shu i te r hos on ly one synchron iz ing se t t ing : X . For f losh shots (w i th o r w i thoutthe self-t imer) you must therefore use only lhe shutter speeds shown in the tobleopposite.

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The correcf aperture setting con beobloined from so-col led guide numbers,usuol ly quoted on the f losh bu lbpocking or in the leoflet issued withthe bulb or electronic f lqsh unit. Dividethe oppropriote guide number by ihedistqnce in feet between the subieclond the f losh gun on the comerq: theresult is ihe operture to be used.

Aperture = Guide No. ;- Distqnce

E x q m p l e :Guide No. 75

Distonce l5 feei

So set the operture between f/4 ondfts.6.

Flqsh bulbs Shutter speed

Ph i l i ps PF IP F 5PF 25

Osrom XM IX M 5

Mozdo 1No. 1G.E .C . r No . 5 1. /go second

G . E . , M 2Sylvonio, M 5etc. No. 0

No . 5No. 25

Eleclronic f losh Shutter speed

Ins ton t f i r ing l/so to 1/zso second

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Meler Reodings . . . in o NutshellGenero l l y you ge t o re l iob le exposureset t ing by po in t ing lhe exposure melers t ro igh t o t the sub iec t f rom the comeroposi l ion. This so-col led ref lected l ightmeosurement i s su i lob le fo r o l l overogecondit ions without excessive conlrosts ofl i g h t o n d s h o d e .

Out o f doors - espec io l l y w i th openv iews - i t i s odv isob le to po in i thecomero s l igh t ly downwords os the br igh tsky ref lects for more l ight thon theoc iuo l sub iec t . Except ions ore c louds tud ies w i lh f igures , bu i ld ings , o r o therlondscope feolures del iberotely render-ed os s i lhoue i les ; o lso beoch ond snowscenes.

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\f^/ @ln some coses o more occuroie woy oftok ing re f lec ted l igh t reod ings is neces-sory , nomely c lose-up reod ings . Th ismoy or ise w i th b r igh t ob iec is ogo ins to dork bockground, w i lh c lose-ups w i thlhe o id o f Focor lenses , ond w i th neor lyo l l ,p ic fu res o f peop le , espec io l l y por -t ro i ts .

For o c lose-up reod ing go neor enoughto the sub iec t lo loke in on ly lhe por lstho t reo l l y mot te r . Toke core no t locosl o shodow over the oreo which youo r e m e o s u r i n g .

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Close-up s w ith Suppfemen -iary Focsr LensesDo not miss this foscinoting ondinteresting f ield - you enter ocompletely new world, o microcosmof smol l ob iects ond on imols .Whether you ore interested in blos-soms, oquorium or insect l i fe, coinsor postoge stomps - you ccrn re-cord i t ol l iust os you see i t , withthe Voigt lcinder Focor lenses ondthe Proxirect viewing unit.The Focor lenses permit the comeroto opprooch ihe subiect closer thonthe usuol 3rlz-tool focusing l imit; inthis woy the subiect is reproducedoppreciobly lorger.- 1 4 -

F o c o r F o c u s i n g T o b l eD i s t o n c eS c o l e

Set t ing

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Using the Focqr LensesSett ing the dislonce - Bring the comero (preferobly mounted on o tr ipod) close to thesub iec t un t i l the lo t te r oppeors in the des i red s ize in the f inder . Then f i t the cor -respond ing Focor lens , o r bo th lenses (No. I ond 2) together , in f ron t o f the comerolens - occord ing to the sub iec t d is tonce invo lved (see co lumns l l to lV in the tob leopposite).Next meosure the exoct distonce from the front of the lens to the centre of lhe subiect.Look up th is d is fonce in co lumns l l to lV , ond t roce ocross to co lumn I f ind thenecessory d is ionce sco le se t l ing on the comero . Set the focus ing moun l to th is f igure .

Aperlure ond depth of f ield - To obtoin suff icient depth of f ield, stop down to otleost f /5.6 or f /8. When copying documents even f/ l l or f l16 is odvisoble.

The f inder imoge - Insert the PROXIRECT into the occessory shoe of the comero soiho t the un i t i s in f ron t o f the f inder w indow. Then se t the f ron t ond the reor sco lerings to the distonce corresponding to the exoct subject distonce. This now gives youo poro l lox - f ree f inder imogg. The s l igh t dorken ing in lhe corners o f the f inder imoge,due to the round shope o f the PROXIRECT, does no l , o f course , oppeor in the p ic tu re .

Exposure - The exposure is virtuol ly not offected by the Focor lenses. Fi l ters shouldbs mounted in front of the Focor lens (remember to ol low for the f i l ter focior).

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Voigtliinder Filtersore hord cooted ond corry o 32 mm. dio. push-on mount. Every f i l ter (exceptfor the ultro-violei f i l ier) needs some extro exposure. The exposure increosein the form of o f i l fer foctor, is morked on the f i l ter, e.g.4x (exposure without.filter 1/tzs second - with filier r/:o second).Yellow f i l ter G l .5x Sl ight f i l ter ing effect for outdoor shots. ldeol for sports ond

Ff;[?",:'.?#io'.811 ts''..':;:'"*,'il:'3N, t:l"n,,"e by r/2 stop.Yellow f i l ter G 3 x Universol f i l ter for londscopes ond other outdoor subiects;

ind ispensob le fo r snow p ic tJ res .F i l te r foc to r : 3 x , o r open the oper tu re by 1172 s tops .

Green f i l te r Gr4x L igh tens green tones in londscopes. Recommended fo r o r t i f i -c i o l l i g h t p o r t r o i t u r e o n d f o r ' c o p y i n g c o l o u r e d o r i q i n o l s .F i l te r foc to r : 4x , o r open the oper tu ie by 2 s tops .

Oronse filter Or 5 x ip:l|1 d.trh"?lX?"1.r: dromotic effecis. Reduces otmospheric-

F i l te r foc to r :5x , o r open the lens oper tu re by 2112 s tops .Ultrq-violet f i l ter UV Culs out ultro-violet rodiot ion in hiqh mountoins or neor fhe

seo. El iminote.s unpleosont blue.costs in colour shots. Requiresno exposure Increose.

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17 Viewf inder eyepiece

18 Film trqck

t 9 Cqssette chomber

20 Rewind knob ful ly extended

21 Film reversing lever

22 Ropid winding lever for tensioningthe shu t t e r ond odvonc ing t he f i lm

23 Film tronsport shofl

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25

28 Fi lm leqderf ixed to the toke-up spool

Toke-up spool with hook foro t toch ing the f i lm leoderShqft of rewind knobto engoge the cosset te spoolRewind knobpushed in to comero bodySprocket of fronsport shqftengoged in the f i lm per fo ro t ions

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You con lood the VITO CD with ol l mokes of f i lm on lhe morkel ,wherever you moy buy it. Stondord doylight cosselfes of perforoled35 mm. min io tu re f i lm y ie ld 36 or 20 exposvres24 x36 mm. qnd qreqvqi lqble in blqck-qnd-whi ie os wel i qs colour negot ive ondcolour reversql f i lm ( for t ronsporencies).

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'e lectr ic exposure meter.

Successful resuhs ond long l i fe of your voluoblecomer.o depend lorgely on proper .oi" ond correcioperotrons.Therefore olwoys hondle ihe comero gently; neveruse force,Protect ihe comero ogoinsi hord knocks ond donot drop i t . When trovel l ing by cor do "of f ,""p

=." lt ::-".1o in rhe, stove .o,ip"itrn"nr. in'ii" ronsi -",": ' ,

ryn th.e vrbrotion ihere moy horm the bui l f_in phoio_in phoio-

,o sofi, fluffless cloth. However, firsi dust off coorseI ot ihe seoside) corefulty witli o ioii soai; l;;.troces of. greose on lhe lens surfoce .* b" ;;;;;lwool moistened with pure olcohol or ethei.

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