Voigtlander Vitessa User Manual
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR
USE
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Importont
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Closing
Setting
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Focusing
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Holdii,ng the
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Flosh
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Fil,lers
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16-17
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22-23
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. 28-31
. 32-33
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34-35
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3
4
5
6
7
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20
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Film
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if
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length
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spool
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upper
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the
the
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them
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shoft.
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the
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spool
spool
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film
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it
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go
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the film is in
Once
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indicotor,
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counter
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body
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it to
them
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fro.
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the
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gld.
lf the
position,
downwords
two front
expose
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pull
the
releose
doors
the
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of
button.
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move
the
spring
shuttei
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fully
front
doors'stightli
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open
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illustrqtion).
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fircl
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let
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Repeot
counter
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cover
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film
end.
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No.
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the releose
shutter
depress
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the
shutter
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operotions
indicqtes
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the film
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cocked.
combi-plunger
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run
until
0.
lens
in
order
of the
mber
topered
the counter
of
exposed
new
film
sure
button
down
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