Changes: VoigtlÃ¤nder Vito B

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The Vito B is an attractive and compact 35mm viewfinder introduced in 1954 by Voigtländer. It has the fine Color-Skopar 50mm f/3.5 or f/2.8 lens (a four element Tessar-type) in a 4-speed Pronto or 8-speed Prontor shutter.

The Vito B existed in two versions, the first one had a small viewfinder and low profile top plate. The later version brought out in 1959 had a larger bright-frame viewfinder.

The Vito BL is a variant with a selenium exposure meter, mainly made for export to the U.S.A. .

The Vito BR is an uncommon variant with a coupled rangefinder.

The Vito B family has some nice features including a hinged baseplate for easy loading and a milled film counter that counts down rather than up. It is very solid and feels very well made.


Vito B, small finder. (Image rights)	Vito B, large finder. (Image rights)	Vito BL. (Image rights)

Links

Vito B at www.collection-appareils.fr
Vito BL at www.collection-appareils.fr
German user manual
French user manual

In English:

Vito section at Retrography.com by Simon Simonsen, Denmark

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 The '''Vito B''' is an attractive and compact 35mm viewfinder introduced in 1954 by [[Voigtländer]]. It has the fine Color-Skopar 50mm f/3.5 or f/2.8 lens (a four element Tessar-type) in a 4-speed [[Pronto]] or 8-speed [[Prontor]] shutter.
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 The '''Vito BR''' is an uncommon variant with a coupled rangefinder.
-The Vito B family has some nice features including a hinged baseplate for easy loading and a milled film counter that counts down rather than up. It is very solid and feels very well made.*
+The Vito B family has some nice features including a hinged baseplate for easy loading and a milled film counter that counts down rather than up. It is very solid and feels very well made.
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+|| ''Vito B, small finder. {{with permission}}''
+|| ''Vito B, large finder. {{creative commons}}''
+|| ''Vito BL. {{creative commons}}''
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 * [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/voigtlander/html/voigtlander_vito_B.php Vito B] at www.collection-appareils.fr
 * [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/voigtlander/html/voigtlander_vito_BL.php Vito BL] at www.collection-appareils.fr