4 June, 2026
Voigtlander Vito B – a Recondite Romance
Voigtlander, oh Voigtlander, thou art but a cruel mistress. The Voigtlander Vito B is a marvellous camera that was produced between 1954 and 1959 giving it a relatively short pr...
We all have a little digital camera in a drawer somewhere. We occasionally take it out for family gatherings to take simple, well-lit photos indoors. Set the flash to automatic ...
6 September, 2025
Voigtlander Vito BL repair fail and GAS-fired workaround
Lee Miller could completely strip down her Rolleiflex ‘to the last nut and bolt’ and reassemble it in the dark ‘in some crummy billet’, according to her son, Antony Penrose. Thi...
I have always been fascinated by rangefinder cameras. Their namesake’s original application around the turn of the 19th century in naval gunnery had piqued my interest at first ...
31 October, 2022
Voigtländer Vito IIa Review – Going Full Circle – By Tony Warren
In 1955, having attained the grand old age of 16 and somehow managed to pass 8 of the 9 GCE O-levels I had sat, I received a neat little blue and silver box as a reward for one ...
1 October, 2022
Voigtländer Vito CL – The Dad Cam – By Hans Gastafsson
I can't recall any family vacation, outing, gettoghether when I was young that my dad didn't have his Voigtländer with him. It almost seemed an integral part of him. Not that he...
Using the Bessa L for a week in Berlin alongside a Nikon FE2 brought home all the things I don’t like about the Bessa, as well as reminding me why I’ll never get rid of it. In t...
23 March, 2022
Voigtlander Vito B, Plus Accessories – A Very Interesting Charity Shop Find – By Seb Copley
This is not going to be a review, just some early thoughts on my experiences using the oldest camera I have so far owned. The Voigtlander Vito B has been reviewed many times, no...