Description
Voigtlander Vitessa 500 L Film Camera with orginal case. ** Not tested but shutter is working
The Voigtländer Vitessa 500 L is one of the later compact 35 mm cameras from Voigtländer, dating to the mid-1960s. It sits in the same family as the Vito and earlier Vitessa models, but with more modern features for the time.
Voigtländer Vitessa 500 L – Overview
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Type: 35 mm viewfinder camera
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Made by: Voigtländer (then owned by Zeiss Ikon), West Germany
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Introduced: Around 1966–1968
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Film format: Standard 35 mm cartridges (36 × 24 mm)
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Positioning: A solidly built, mid-range German viewfinder camera, designed to compete with Japanese offerings like the Canonet and Minolta Hi-Matic.
Key Features
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Lens:
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Color-Skopar 50 mm f/2.8 (a Tessar-type four-element lens, sharp and contrasty).
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Shutter:
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Prontor 500 LK leaf shutter, speeds 1 s – 1/500 s + B.
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Exposure control:
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Built-in selenium light meter with match-needle system visible in the viewfinder.
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The “L” in 500 L = Lightmeter.
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Viewfinder: Bright-line optical finder with parallax correction marks.
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Film advance: Lever wind, rapid transport.
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Flash sync: PC socket + hot shoe.
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Body: Compact, all-metal, very clean late-’60s Voigtländer styling.
