Ultramatic CS - Antique and Vintage Cameras

Ultramatic CS

1965

Voigtländer & Sohn

Braunschweig

West Germany

Image of Ultramatic CS

Lens:
f2.8, 50 mm Color-Skopar X, automatic iris diaphragm to f22. Depth of field shown by two moving arms on the focusing ring (not when exposure meter set to automatic). Bayonet mount. Serial no. 6418560 .

Shutter:
Synchro-Compur, speeded 1 - 1/500, B. Delayed action. X, M flash synchronisation. Shutter within camera body.

Construction:
Metal body.

Format:
36, 24 x 36 mm exposures on 35 mm film held in cassette.

Attributes:
Reflex viewing through taking lens. Fixed roof pentaprism finder, split-image rangefinder focusing screen with fresnel condenser.
Auto-stop on film-advance. Film-advance lever sets the shutter. Film-advance and shutter inter-linked for double and blank exposure prevention.
Coupled through the lens cds exposure meter, semi-automatic setting, aperture is automatically set following manual setting of the shutter speed. Film setting range: 12 - 36 DIN, 17 - 3200 ASA. View-finder shows shutter speed and needle moving over aperture scale. Filter factor setting.
Exposure counter.

Serial Number:
25317/5 .

Notes:
Retailer's label Wallace Heaton. 1 Leadenhall St. London. E.C.3.

With:

  • f5.6, 350 mm Super Dynarex. Automatic iris diaphragm to f22. Depth of field arms. Focus to 90 feet. Lens cap, rear cap. Tripod socket. Introduced 1965. Serial no. 6828710.
  • Lens cap for 50 mm lens.; Lens hood 40.5 screw mount for 50 mm lens, in blue box.
  • Skylight SF filter, 40.5 screw mount. In plastic box.
  • UV filter 95 mm screw mount for 350 mm lens.; Orange x5 filter 95 mm screw mount. In cardboard box.
  • Focar close-up lenses, 40.5 mm screw mount: Focar A f1 m.; Focar D f0.15 m. In plastic case, in cardboard box.
  • Instruction book.; Ever-ready case.; Cardboard box for camera.; Dealers tie-on label d. 19.11.70 .

The Ultramatic, introduced in 1962, had a selenium meter coupled to the shutter and aperture, after selecting the shutter speed the aperture would be automatically set. An instant return mirror and fully automatic diaphragm (FAD) were also fitted. In 1965 the Ultramatic CS appeared having through-the-lens metering using a cds cell but without the instant return mirror.

Code Names:
308/95 - Orange filter for 350 mm.; 317/95 - UV filter for 350 mm.; 325/41 - Skylight filter for 50 mm.; 343/41 - Focar A.; 348/41 - Focar D.

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