Interesting to know that a selenium cell is still working at all let
alone giving good readings.
Chuck Norcutt
John Hudson wrote:
> How rare are these Vitomatic IIa cameras ?
>
> I have one and on its last day trip with a roll of slide film the results
> were hard to tell from those taken with Leica glass. What's more, the built
> in light meter was quite accurate.
>
> jh
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 6:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] My last film shots
>
>
>>> Which model is it?
>> I'm not sure. It's a 6x6. My dad had a 35mm of about the same
>> vintage. Those cameras had terrific lenses!
>
> I think Joel has either the Perkeo I or II.
>
> My dad's Voigtlander was the rare Vito IIa. That tiny camera had a
> lens which was very good. He claims that it was the sharpest camera he
> has ever had--and he's had some really nice cameras and lenses through
> the years. I always loved the folding mechanism. It was a thing of
> engineering beauty. Alas, I was too foolish in those days to
> appreciate OLD cameras. Old cameras were for poor people...
>
> AG
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