I enjoyed your brief history on Voigtlander. I have 3 pristine Vitessas, all with 50mm 2.0 Ultrons. I understand the urge to collect them. Astounding rendering from theses lenses. I recently took my Bessa II with Color Heliar to Spain. The compactness of all these cameras make them well suited for travel.
I wish my vitessa worked - it did when I got it, but 20 years of sitting in the display case ruined the shutter mechanism - right now I'm looking forward to trying the prominent, first time back to film since 2008. How did the Bessa II work out? My Bessa I is in really nice shape - so I'll give that a go too
Love the video. Recently got my great grandfathers voigtlander vitessa! Currently still working on it to get the film advancer fix and researching. Couldn’t find a ton of stuff, so appreciate the informative video!
Thanks! I too have a Vitessa - and it too no longer works. Sometimes it winds properly, sometimes it doesn't. Haven't dared to open that one up - although I've tacked some shutter repair work on other cameras. Good luck! Collecting and using vintage cameras is equal part joy and frustration :-)
I enjoyed your brief history on Voigtlander. I have 3 pristine Vitessas, all with 50mm 2.0 Ultrons. I understand the urge to collect them. Astounding rendering from theses lenses. I recently took my Bessa II with Color Heliar to Spain. The compactness of all these cameras make them well suited for travel.
I wish my vitessa worked - it did when I got it, but 20 years of sitting in the display case ruined the shutter mechanism - right now I'm looking forward to trying the prominent, first time back to film since 2008. How did the Bessa II work out? My Bessa I is in really nice shape - so I'll give that a go too
Love the video. Recently got my great grandfathers voigtlander vitessa! Currently still working on it to get the film advancer fix and researching. Couldn’t find a ton of stuff, so appreciate the informative video!
Thanks! I too have a Vitessa - and it too no longer works. Sometimes it winds properly, sometimes it doesn't. Haven't dared to open that one up - although I've tacked some shutter repair work on other cameras. Good luck! Collecting and using vintage cameras is equal part joy and frustration :-)