Voigtländer Prominent model 1 with Ultron 50mm F2 lens in beautiful condition. ( comes with EV case and manual)
€450.00
Voigtländer Prominent is a 35mm film interchangeable lens rangefinder camera, manufactured by Voigtländer & Sohn AG, Braunschweig, in former West Germany and produced between 1950-58.
Prominent I is one of the best mechanically and optically design rangefinder with interchangeable lens system camera, the first of this type and has a unique appearance.
The Prominent was introduced 1950 as a counterpart to the famous Leica and Contax cameras featuring astonishing new technical details. It was the first range finder camera with leaf shutter and interchangeable lenses. Though producing the same picture quality being a lot less expensive than her counterparts, the Prominent never got popular with the experts: it neither offered a great range of lenses nor did it have that special ‘feeling’ of a Leica ore a Contax
It had a very special and unique reflex-housing part and turrit finder as accessories. Prominent was the lowest priced of the German Top Cameras and the most intelligent system. It was highest scope with less equipment, and didn’d touch the buyers. Now almost forgotten. The public was not ready for such a product. It needed some optics knowledge! Today we can state that its basis is still ahead of general top products
Prominent II Specifications
- Engravings on the top plate: Voigtlander Prominent
- Lens: Voigtlander Ultron 50mm f/2 , interchangeable w/ 35-50-100-150mm lenses,
- Prominent bayonet mount
- Aperture: f/2 – f/16
- Focus range: 3.5 – 60 feet (1-18m), +inf
- Lens release: a latch on the lower front side of the lens, push and turn simultaneously to anti-clockwise,
- Mounting: push the latch and simultaneously mount and turn the lens according to red dot on the body
- Focusing: matching yellow rangefinder images in the viewfinder, by turning the knob on left of the top plate, the distance and DOF scale on the knob
- Shutter: Synchro-Compur leaf shutter, speeds 1-1/500 +B,
- Shutter release: on the top plate
- Cable release socket: on the top plate, just back of the shutter release button
- Cocking lever: also winds the film, long stroke lever on right of the top plate, it must stroke two times for cocking the shutter and winding one frame
- Frame counter: coupled with winding lever, beneath it, advance type, manual setting
- Viewfinder: coupled viewfinde- rangefinder
- Very bright sight, a special feature of the Voigtlander view- and rangefinder cameras
- Film release button: only for re-loading of the partly exposed films, on the back of the top-plate, covered with the winding lever
- Re-wind release button: just beside the winding knob and turns when winding
- Re-wind: by a pop-up lever located on the focusing button
- Re-winding indicator: small chrome part with red screw like middle, turns when re-winding, on the bottom plate
- PC sync socket: on the right upper side of the shutter, X & M sync: setting by a green lever on the shutter, all speeds
- Others: Self-timer lever on the shutter; Strap lugs; Film memory indicator; Tripod socket 1/4 inch, w/ an adaptor screw for 3/8 inch
- Back cover: hinged, opens by a latch on the left side of the camera
- Body: metal; Weight 970g
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