Vito BL project update
Just under two weeks to get your submissions in for the Vito BL Project.
We have a few participants so far and a couple more potentials are on their way; it all depends on whether or not the ol’ camera will co-operate.
I’ve been fascinated by the quality of the photos taken with the Vito BL. Not simply that a 50-odd year old camera still functions and takes great photos, but that the photographers of these vintage cameras are taking top-quality images. That by using equipment that doesn’t have the auto- buttons/focus/settings/speeds etc the users of these cameras really have to think about the photo - it’s not a simple point-and-shoot process.
So far, it seems that often, like myself, the Vito BL has been passed down the family line, mostly from fathers and grandfathers. My Voigtlander was passed on to me from my father, who bought it c.1959. I was impressed to find out, however, with one submission, that the Vito BL isn’t even considered a vintage camera. It is one of the newer cameras in that particular collection! Of course, eBay also play its part.
What’s this project about?
A quick recap on the project details is to submit photos taken with the Voigtlander Vito BL (if you have a Flickr/Zooomr etc account even better!) and answer four quick questions.
Submissions end Friday 23 May 2008.
Here are a few samples taken with my Voigtlander Vito BL:
After a couple of rolls of film I realised that my light meter doesn’t quite work and here I am going with the tried and tested “Sunny 16″ rule.
Building in York Street, Sydney
And from a B&W film
