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Voigtländer Vitoflex CA prototype

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a highly interesting discovery from the history of VoigtlÃ¤nder - the third known working prototype of Vitoflex CA, the camera has been developed as a cheaper alternative to the VSL-3, without manual speed dial, no exposure correction dial etc., the offered prototype bears no name (except for the VoigtlÃ¤nder logo) and no serial number, some parts -like the shutter speed dial - are still unfinished, a silver-finished Vitoflex CA can be found in Prochnow 'VoigtlÃ¤nder Report 2' on page 22-569, incl. Color-Ultron 1.8/50mm no.2331859

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Voigtländer Vitoflex CA prototype

Name: Voigtländer Vitoflex CA prototype
SKU: 92711687
Price: 3800 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €4,000 - €4,500

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