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Dream camera

Photographed with a RE Auto Topcor 58mm f1.4, wide open.

I've been on the look out for a mid-1950s Voigtlander Vitessa camera ever since researching and posting a video on the most beautiful cameras. I finally found this one for a good price at a camera fair.

In Germany, this exquisite camera was nicknamed the Leuchtturm (lighthouse), after the tall film-advance/cocking plunger; and the Scheunentor (barn door), after the lens capping mechanism.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voigtl%C3%A4nder_Vitessa.

My version is the N version, the second version of the camera. The first version did not have the shoe accessory on top. Later versions had a built in selenium light meter. More useful but not so aesthetically pleasing IMO.

These early Vitessas either came with a fast (and expensive) Ultron 50 mm f2 lens, or a Color-Skopar 50 mm f3.5 lens. My camera has the Color-Skopar lens. In 1954, the Vitessa N Ultron version sold for $157.50 and the Color-Skopar for $99.50.

Taken on: June 8, 2024

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RE Auto Topcor 58mm f1.4

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Camera: Sony ILCE-7M4, f/0, 1/60 sec, 0mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7M4
Lens:	----
Aperture:	f/0
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	0mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Daylight
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Google Silver Efex Pro 2 2.2.24.12
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