Comments on: Voigtlander Brilliant F/7.7 http://photography.darkervision.com/blog/2005/12/20/voigtlander-brilliant-f77/ A Darker Vision's Photography blog Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:24:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: rusure http://photography.darkervision.com/blog/2005/12/20/voigtlander-brilliant-f77/#comment-1389 rusure Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:07:19 +0000 http://photography.darkervision.com/blog/?p=15#comment-1389 Check that the camera is not set on "T" shutter speed position first (on my Brillant that is the rightmost position of the selector). If that is the case, what is happening with the shutter is probably normal and you should not fix anything... Check that the camera is not set on “T” shutter speed position first (on my Brillant that is the rightmost position of the selector). If that is the case, what is happening with the shutter is probably normal and you should not fix anything…

]]> By: DVPhoto » Blog Archive » Voigtlander Brilliant f/7.7 Shutter Repaired http://photography.darkervision.com/blog/2005/12/20/voigtlander-brilliant-f77/#comment-609 DVPhoto » Blog Archive » Voigtlander Brilliant f/7.7 Shutter Repaired Tue, 09 Jan 2007 09:55:17 +0000 http://photography.darkervision.com/blog/?p=15#comment-609 [...] Well it has been over a year since I last mentioned this little camera of mine. Back then I promised to take the front shutter mechanism out and attempt to fix it, and have been putting it off ever since. [...] [...] Well it has been over a year since I last mentioned this little camera of mine. Back then I promised to take the front shutter mechanism out and attempt to fix it, and have been putting it off ever since. [...]

]]> By: Coolmac http://photography.darkervision.com/blog/2005/12/20/voigtlander-brilliant-f77/#comment-12 Coolmac Sat, 27 May 2006 15:44:47 +0000 http://photography.darkervision.com/blog/?p=15#comment-12 Wow that does look in good condition. Unfortunately I haven't yet gotten around to doing the reconditioning. Procrastination is my middle name. ;) Wow that does look in good condition.

Unfortunately I haven’t yet gotten around to doing the reconditioning. Procrastination is my middle name. ;)

]]> By: Callum http://photography.darkervision.com/blog/2005/12/20/voigtlander-brilliant-f77/#comment-11 Callum Sat, 27 May 2006 15:05:24 +0000 http://photography.darkervision.com/blog/?p=15#comment-11 I've just got myself the original version, with non-focussing Viewfinder. Did you get any further with the restoration? http://www.flickr.com/photos/callumalden/sets/72157594146576642/ I’ve just got myself the original version, with non-focussing Viewfinder. Did you get any further with the restoration?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/callumalden/sets/72157594146576642/

]]> By: Coolmac http://photography.darkervision.com/blog/2005/12/20/voigtlander-brilliant-f77/#comment-10 Coolmac Sat, 06 May 2006 22:02:16 +0000 http://photography.darkervision.com/blog/?p=15#comment-10 Well, the one I had, and as far as I know all of the brilliant range, use standard 120 film which you should be able to buy at any photography shop as it is the standard medium format film. As for when it was made, 1932 was I believe the first Brilliant (the f7.7). I've never found a concise list of the models that followed, with just the original 7.7 and then the V6 and Focussing Brilliants in '37 & '38 being mentioned regularly. http://www.rolandandcaroline.co.uk/voigb.html has a decent amount of information. Some other sites I bookmarked: http://homepage.mac.com/mattdenton/photo/cameras/v_brilliant.html http://www.cosmonet.org/camera/brilia_e.htm Unfortunately the Voigtlander that exists today is not the same company, with it's name being bought and sold several times over the last 50 years, so they wouldn't have any info. Well, the one I had, and as far as I know all of the brilliant range, use standard 120 film which you should be able to buy at any photography shop as it is the standard medium format film.

As for when it was made, 1932 was I believe the first Brilliant (the f7.7). I’ve never found a concise list of the models that followed, with just the original 7.7 and then the V6 and Focussing Brilliants in ‘37 & ‘38 being mentioned regularly.

http://www.rolandandcaroline.co.uk/voigb.html has a decent amount of information. Some other sites I bookmarked:

http://homepage.mac.com/mattdenton/photo/cameras/v_brilliant.html
http://www.cosmonet.org/camera/brilia_e.htm

Unfortunately the Voigtlander that exists today is not the same company, with it’s name being bought and sold several times over the last 50 years, so they wouldn’t have any info.

]]> By: Gerald Paxton http://photography.darkervision.com/blog/2005/12/20/voigtlander-brilliant-f77/#comment-9 Gerald Paxton Sat, 06 May 2006 14:58:48 +0000 http://photography.darkervision.com/blog/?p=15#comment-9 I have just found a Voigtlander camera similar to yours in an old house. I believe it is a f=7.5 brillant. This camera is in absolutly new condition and everything seems to work. Do you have any links that will take me to info on these cameras such as film availability, years of manfacturing, identification of models. I will go to the link that you provided for manuals and look around there. Thanks for posting your info, it has been helpfull. Gerald I have just found a Voigtlander camera similar to yours in an old house. I believe it is a f=7.5 brillant. This camera is in absolutly new condition and everything seems to work. Do you have any links that will take me to info on these cameras such as film availability, years of manfacturing, identification of models. I will go to the link that you provided for manuals and look around there. Thanks for posting your info, it has been helpfull.
Gerald

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