Introduction
These are 35 mm. cameras with a rigid
front and non-interchangeable lens. The cameras are all
fitted with an automatic exposure calculator that selects
the appropriate aperture for whatever shutter speed is
set.
Cameras
Vito Automatic
I
1964
advertisement for the Automatic I
Vito Automatic
II (c1963)
Vito Automatic
F
Vito Automatic
R (c1963)
1964
advertisement for the Automatic R
Guidelines for Purchasers
All of these cameras are very usable
but they are all at least 30 years old, in some cases
heading rapidly for 40 years old, and are therefore well
past their designed operational lifetime. Spare parts and
repairs are difficult to find - if not impossible - and
can be very costly.
Vito Automatics do not seem as popular
with either users or collectors as the Vito range. The
Vito Automatic II and the Vito Automatic F are barely
mentioned in UK literature of the time, and it is
doubtful whether they ever sold in any numbers in this
country.
Although quite expensive when new,
these cameras were really aimed at a "snapshotter"
market, with the automatic exposure and zone focusing
both being designed to make things simple. The lens was
the cheaper Lanthar lens, rather than the more popular
Skopar lens. This may be a clue to their comparative
unpopularity now.
Data
Section
I do not have the filter sizes for this range of
cameras. When I get them, I will load them.
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Filter Size
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Vito Automatic I
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Vito Automatic II
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Vito Automatic F
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Vito Automatic R
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