Voigtländer Vito CL Shutter housing

swededreams · Oct 2, 2022

I have a Voigtländer Vito CL that has a play between the shutter housing and the mounting plate. See linked clip. I’ve been pouring over the Internet and a repair manual but can’t find anything on how it’s attached or how to fix it.

Can anyone help?

I know I could probably find another for little money, but this particular camera was my dads and holds a great personal value for me.

choiliefan · Oct 3, 2022

This might work, open the back of the camera and examine the inside area around the lens.
It's possible you'll find three or four screw heads which may be loose and responsible for the play between the body and shutter.
Its worth a shot...

swededreams · Oct 3, 2022

choiliefan said:
This might work, open the back of the camera and examine the inside area around the lens.
It's possible you'll find three or four screw heads which may be loose and responsible for the play between the body and shutter.
Its worth a shot...

I did just that a while ago but I might have have missed something. I’ll check again.

bernard_L · Oct 3, 2022

This might be relevant, although maybe the dis-assemby does not go far enough

VOIGTLANDER VITO C REPAIR MANUAL Pdf Download

View and Download VOIGTLANDER VITO C repair manual online. VITO C digital camera pdf manual download. Also for: Vito cl, Vito clr.

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Seems your problem is some lose fixation between A and B (below) and I suspect that this involves a nut (ring with threads) at the back. I have two Vitos at home; will take a look and report on wednsday.
Looking from the back, with a good light, do you see a ring with two small slots?

bernard_L · Oct 4, 2022

Looked at one of my Vito C's. And realized that the fixation of the lens assembly is not visible from the rear, being hidden by light shield 13801-38, see

VOIGTLANDER VITO C Repair Manual (Page 12 of 36) | ManualsLib

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If it were me, I'd separate the front plate from the camera body as shown on that page, and re-tighten the fixation of the lens (optics+shutter) to the front plate. You probably need to pay attention to various linkages that will need to be re-assembled properly:

shutter cocking;
shutter release;
speed/aperture linkage to light-meter

Sorry I can't give you more specific advice, not having yet serviced a Vito Cxx

swededreams · Oct 6, 2022

So. I had a more thorough look at the schematics and realised that it wasn’t really that complicated to take it apart. I took a deep breath and got to it. Found a loose lock ring in back of the lens. What’s not shown in the schematics is that you really don’t need to pull apart the top to access the mounting plate, just fold the leatherette aside and unscrew four screws. The top cover needs to come off though. Also worth mentioning is that the schematics don’t show all the parts. Be wary as you take stuff off.

Voigtländer Vito CL Shutter housing

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