Voigtlander VSL1-TM & Fomopan 400 in a day

[Paul Taylor]

Dusted off my Voigtlander VSL1-TM and decided to take it for a walk. I bought this camera as I wanted a M42 native 35mm camera - but wanted someting a little different from the usual Pentax. I stumbled across this camera on EBay, and it was ~$100 - and when it arrived I was surprised that the meter still works, and it is accurate!

Here it is wearing the excellent TTArtisan 75mmF1.5
PXL_20250212_173438702.MP by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

I rather like the camera, it is easy to use and seems quite robust. However they rarely pop up in the TM (thread mount) variant. They are pretty common in a bayonet mount. I will probably buy a second one when I see one pop up for a reasonably price.

I decided to attach a Meyer Optik 50mmF2.9 Trioplan and loaded a roll of Fomopan 400. I rarely use this lens, it was another impulse buy - so why not actually try it out. I wandered down the street to a local park that I have only been to once.

Developed this roll in Adox Rodinal with my Lab-box.

Voigtlander - Fomo400 - Rodinal - 6-18-25 - D800-2076 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

Voigtlander - Fomo400 - Rodinal - 6-18-25 - D800-2074 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

Voigtlander - Fomo400 - Rodinal - 6-18-25 - D800-2072 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

Voigtlander - Fomo400 - Rodinal - 6-18-25 - D800-2071 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

Voigtlander - Fomo400 - Rodinal - 6-18-25 - D800-2070 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

Voigtlander - Fomo400 - Rodinal - 6-18-25 - D800-2084 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

 

[Gary R. Smith]

That last shot looks like it could have been shot in the wild near here - disaster on the Oregon Trail.

Have we seen any of your shots using the TTArtisan 75/1.5?

 

[Paul Taylor]

That last shot looks like it could have been shot in the wild near here - disaster on the Oregon Trail.

Have we seen any of your shots using the TTArtisan 75/1.5?

Yes :

Thread 'TTArtisan 75mm 1.5 (Copy of the Zeiss Biotar)'

Oct 11, 2024

Mine just arrived yesterday, threw it on the ol' Minolta x700 w/ M42 adapter. I am the only person I have seen so far on the interwebz actually using it on a film camera. I also picked up their 100mm F2.8 which is a Trioplan copy. Since I don't have a M42 native camera in the collection - I bought a Voigtlander VSLM1 TM off E-bay and that should arrive this coming week. Threw a roll of Ilford Delta 100 (I was out of HP5 surprisingly in 35mm, had to order more) in the Minolta and we will see how these lenses work.

I will say the 75mm f1.5 is a chonkster. Heavy and smooth. Same with the...

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The film pics were taken with my X700 and an adapter. I have a few rolls with the lens and the camera in this thread, just haven't posted them.

 

[Gary R. Smith]

Thanks for the reminder. I recently dropped all of $100 on a new Pergear 35/1.4 and it seems to do quite well.