Jim Baker , Oct 30, 2008; 02:00 p.m.
The maximum shutter speed of the earliest version of this camera was 1/200 sec and a later version had a maximum
speed of 1/300 sec. There are a couple of mentions on the internet of a still later version with a maximum speed of
1/500 sec. Try as I might I can find no information to confirm the existence of the 1/500 version e.g. a photo of the
camera showing the 1/500 setting on the shutter ring! Can anyone confirm that the 1/500 version exists?
Richard Beisigl , Oct 30, 2008; 03:33 p.m.
I found a site that has a Voigtlander Vito CL with a shutter speed of 1/500. The site is the camera site.
At the top, on the left side, there is a menu, click on cameras A-Z.
Daniel Cytron , Oct 30, 2008; 04:35 p.m.
Kerry Kennedy , Oct 31, 2008; 12:56 a.m.
I don't believe the Vito B ever came in faster shutter speeds than 1/300. The Voigtlander Vitessa's and Vitomatics have speeds to 1/500 as does the Vito III.
Richard Moore , Oct 31, 2008; 05:28 a.m.
I'm rather fond of these and have four, two with 1/200 and two with 1/300. They were my first classic cameras. I've personally never seen a 1/500 version.
Jim Baker , Oct 31, 2008; 12:10 p.m.
Thanks for the responses! I'm inclined to agree with you, Kerry because if there were a 1/500 version, I think there would be more information about it. The Marriotworld website contains a wealth of information and in fact was one of the sources that got me thinking in the first place. It states that the camera was fitted with a 'Pronto 4-speed shutter or a Prontor SVS 8-speed shutter'. It then says that there was a later version with a 9-speed Prontor SVS shutter. So there appear to be 3 different shutters! Matt Denton has an excellent description of the Vito B and appears explicitly to list the 1/200, 1/300 and 1/500 versions (http://mattdentonphoto.com/cameras/vito_b.html). So you see how I'm not 100% sure it doesn't exist!
