Dating from the early 1950's (say, 1954), the 'Vito B' came with two versions of lens: this one has the wider -f2.8- aperture version of the of the tried-and trusted Skopar lens, now in its 'Color-Skopar' incarnation, re-computed, and with coating: a 'four-element triplet', according to the Lens Vademecum (analagous, therefore, to a Tessar), and a 'Prontor SVS' shutter - slow speeds and up to 1/300th, with 'X' and 'M' flash synchronisation, and delayed-action ('V'). The film sprocket tensions the shutter, so it is easy to assume that the shutter is dead, since, without a film, the wind-on lever is decoupled from the cocking mechanism. On this one, even the delayed-action is operative, and otherwise, the shutter operates at all settings. For a camera that's over half a century old, it looks amazing - and sounds (and feels) superb - all 1lb 8 ozs of it! Quirky opening (lift the hinged tab on the base, and turn it clockwise, then pull down the hinged part of the base-plate, releasing the sprung-back); quirky rewind (pull back the little serrated plate to allow the rewind-knob/ film-type/film-speed reminder to pop up,pull back the little serrated plate to de-couple the film-sprockets), it belongs to an, alas, long-vanished tradition of idiosyncratic, yet effective, engineering. Its cosmetics mean it would look handsome on a shelf; arm yourself with a rangefinder and an exposure-meter, and the Vito B with a 35mm film, and go and take rewarding pictures with it.

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