Voigtländer Brillant with camera strap!
The first Voigtländer Brillant was released in 1932. This early model resembles a TLR but it is functionally closer to a box camera since it cannot be focused in the viewfinder. It uses 'zone-focusing' for which one has to estimate the distance to the subject. To assist this estimate, three situations are marked around the taking lens: Porträt, Gruppe and Landschaft (i. e. Portrait, Group and Landscape). While TLRs of the same period have a rather dim ground-glass viewfinder, the Brillant has a brilliant finder made of plain glass.
The next major step took place in 1938, with the introduction of the Focusing Brillant. A small opaque spot is added in the brilliant finder to focus on. The viewing and taking lens are coupled outside the body through gears. After the introduction of this focusing model, the zone-focusing models continued to be produced.
Specifications:
- Taking Lens: various lenses
- Focusing: manual front focusing, guess the distance; Focus range: 1-8m +inf
- Shutter: various central leaf shutters
- Cocking lever: on the lens-shutter barrel
- Shutter release: on the lens-shutter barrel
- Cable release socket: on the lens-shutter barrel
- Frame counter: a red window on the right side of the camera, advance type, manual reset by a small button on the right side of the camera, after loading the film push the button to the right, number 1 appears in the window.
- Viewfinder: waist level non focusing finder, really brilliant, plain glass, hood opens by a knob on top of it, there is an exposure index on the back side of the hood
- Winding knob: on the right upper side of the camera, no double exposure prevention
- Back cover: hinged, opens with the hinged bottom plate together via a latch on the bottom plate; Red window: on the bottom plate
- Film loading: fit the roll film the place under the bottom plate, take-up spool under the back cover
- Others: Tripod socket 3/8 inch; Strap knobs; Body metal; Weight: 569g=
~Perfect for a beginner through to professionals!
Overall condition - Excellent condition 9/10
~Example photos can be found here
~Camera manual can be found here
~Film for this camera can be found here
This camera has been cleaned, mechanically tested and is in full working condition. Light seals are replaced when necessary.
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