vito prontor svs shutter repair manual free download pdf

The shutter is cocked by the film engaging sprocket wheel, preventing double exposure, so will not cock if there is not a film in the camera. Shutter: Prontor-SVS leaf shutter, speeds: 1-1/300 +B.Focusing: manual front element focusing, guess the distance.Aperture: f/3.5-f/22 setting: ring and scale on the lens, turns with the speed ring, according to Light Values 2-18, separate setting possible by a knob on the lens.

Lens:Color-Skopar 50mm f/3.5 filter slip-on.

The later version (1957-60) had a larger bright-frame viewfinder while brighter and more useful than the original Vito B's viewfinder, some enthusiasts feel that this spoiled the appearance of the camera. The Vito B body existed in two versions, the first one (1954-57) had a small viewfinder and low profile top plate. It has some nice features including a hinged baseplate for easy loading (which also releases the back) and a milled film counter that counts down rather than up. The Vito B's body is compact and rounded, a look characterised as 'cute'. Voigtländer Vito B, late large finder model image by David Broglin ( Image rights) People then start ripping them apart, usually from the wrong end and end up with a pile of non working bits. Even the shutter timing mechanism is clockwork and it only takes a speck of dust to jam it. Nearly all cameras with Prontor or Compur mechanisms need regular cleaning if they are used regularly.

There is a watch mechanism that controls the self timer, but, unlike a watch, it is not effectively sealed. Nine times out of ten, a non working self timer is due to muck, not springs. The self-timer mechanism can be engaged by moving the synchronising lever to the V (green) position however, given the age of the camera and the weak governing spring, using this feature is discouraged, as it can cause the camera to stop working. The shutter is cocked by the film engaging a sprocket wheel, preventing double exposure, and so will not cock if there is not a film present this has led some to mistakenly diagnose the shutter of a working Vito B as broken.

The Vito B was equipped with either a 4-speed Pronto (B, 1/25th, 1/50th, 1/100th, and 1/200th sec) or 8-speed (B, 1, 1/2, 1/5th, 1/10th, 1/25th, 1/50th, 1/100th, and 1/300th sec) Prontor SVS shutter, the 4-speed shutter being discontinued in 1957. Voigtländer Vito B outfit, original small finder model image by Patrick Stacey ( Image rights)

Vito prontor svs shutter repair manual free download pdf