Voigtländer Virtus 120 / medium format camera

The Voigtländer Virtus (1933) is an exceptional and rare German folding camera, produced in a very limited run of around 10,000 units by Voigtländer.

It stands out for its innovative viewfinder with automatic parallax correction, a feature very advanced for its time, and for its ingenious springkamera system, which automatically unfolds the bellows when opened. In addition, it allows pre-setting the focus even with the camera closed, something really unusual for cameras of the 1930s.

Equipped with a high-quality lens such as the Voigtländer Skopar 75mm, it delivers sharp results using 120 film.

With the camera is provided a USB drive with 42 documents, dated between 1933 and 1937, in PDF format with advertisements from various magazines of the time (Amateur photographer, Porst, Central Photo, Photo-Hall, Tiranty, etc.), as well as the patents and a seven-page document with the camera’s features and usage in English.

Condition:

• Not tested with film.
• The shutter seems to work well at all speeds except in T mode.
• The aperture does not reach 3.5; it stays at 4.5.
• The lens has some dust specks but is sharp.
• Supplied with an Italian instruction manual and a case.
• The viewfinder image is not entirely sharp but usable as with all Virtus. Instructions for cleaning it are provided in the seven-page document.

A piece of German engineering from 1933, ideal for collectors and lovers of classic photography.