Casual portrait

Met this young woman during a photo festival in Naarden, where I had taken my camera with me, but found no other inspiration despite the lovely historic walled town. She and her friend, perhaps not unsurprisingly, happened to study photography, and thus were not unwilling to have their photo taken.
Location
Naarden, the Netherlands
Equipment Used
Voigtländer Vitomatic III CS, Ultron 2.0 50mm
Film & Developer
Ilford FP4, D76 1:1
Paper & Developer
Ilford MGRC Deluxe Glossy
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Marco Boeringa
Nice classic vibe. Very cool camera too
Thanks,

Yes, the Vitomatic is a cool little camera and a joy to use.

To be honest, not being familiar with this type of '60s camera design, I initially found it strange and weird looking. It has slowly grown upon me though, and I now absolutely love its design. Also from a technical point of view and the handling of the camera. Since the camera has both the exposure meter (match needle), and the shutter speed/aperture settings mirrored in the viewfinder, combined with the rangefinder for focus, you really can use it like a modern camera and never have to lift it from your eyes while photographing. I love this aspect.

The build in CdS cell for exposure, has proven extremely reliable as well despite its age, the exposures are mostly spot on when the needle is properly matched. In fact, I don't see any difference with a much more modern camera like my Dynax 7.

The only thing from a technical point of view you likely have to reckon with is a proper clean up of the viewfinder and a need to re-calibrate the rangefinder when dealing with such an old camera. I have done both myself, although I still haven't figured out how to adjust the rangefinder's mirror image vertical position, it is slightly off. Horizontal is fine though, so I can accurately focus, but it would be nice to have it fully adjusted including vertical image matching.
 
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Device
samsung Galaxy A34 5G
Aperture
ƒ/1.8
Focal length
4.7 mm
Exposure time
1/50 second(s)
ISO
200
Flash
Off, did not fire
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20250710_183910_small.jpg
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Thu, 10 July 2025 6:39 PM
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