Voigtlander VC Meter II Shoe Mounted Speed Meter, Silver

SKU: VTVCM2

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TONY C T : Is there a way to adjust or compensate for slight under or over exposure readings?
Peter W : Please can you post two of the silver ones to Australia?ANDREW R : Responses on this Q&A system are from other customers, NOT Adorama employees (unless indicated by email or otherwise as "staff"). For best response regarding specific purchase inquiries please call 800-223-2500.
Shopper : Why Did You Choose This?Robert W : For older meterless camerasGILBERT T : Good press, bought for Nikon SP, Hasselblad 500cm...SEAN C : Simple light meter for my M3THOMAS P : I chose this to help make accurate reading of light. It seems like a nice neat way to overcome battery default or weakness, especially in the winter, It will be used mostly on analog Leica M rangefinders

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2019-08-04T08:38:12

Rated 5 out of 5

Small but mighty

Great tiny shoe-mount meter, perfect for my old meterless rangefinder cameras. Easy to use and doesn't get in the way.

Andrew R.

2017-12-05T20:45:51

Rated 5 out of 5

Very good light meter

I put it on a Leica IIIb. This meter is smaller than expected and is a perfect fit on top of the IIIb. This tool is simple to use and actually made this 1937 Leica IIIb even more fun to use!

Tsungpei C.

2017-07-18T12:02:32

Rated 5 out of 5

Nice small size and fits older cameras

this works perfect on some of the older cameras that he uses for 3D photos. The size is nice and small so easy for our backcountry trips.

Elizabeth F.

2017-01-11T08:46:08

Rated 5 out of 5

Very accurate!

I purchased this meter to add to my vintage Leica IIIc (from 1950). Comparing the readings with my other cameras (Olympus 35SP; Fujifilm X100T; Lumix LX-100, Canon 70D), the meter is very accurate and easy to use.

Daniel C.

2017-01-02T11:09:34

Rated 5 out of 5

Great Meter!

Purchased this for my Leica M3. It fits nicely and matches the fit and finish of the camera. It is simple to use - looks like it is built well. Overall very pleased with the purchase.

CHRISTOPHER C.

2012-05-06T21:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

Accurate

The Voigtlander VC Meter II, it's very small, very well made meter, I really like it's small foot print and accurate reading, in my Leica M3 the shoe fit was kind of loose and it's very easy to drop without noticing, a meter this pricey should have some kind of collar on the foot or maybe a pressure ball at the bottom. On my M3 I used some gaffer's tape to keep it from sliding. Apart from that issue, it's a great meter.

MARIO H.

2011-11-27T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Small & accurate

I really like this meter, it's very compact, accurate and simple to operate. I use it on for my Leica M3, Hasselblad and soviet rangefinders. Just be careful, it can slide off some hot-shoes easily, I wedge some sticky-back tape on the bottom of the shoe to keep it from getting lost.

MARIO H.

2010-01-09T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

The most useful rangefinder accessory?

This small lightmeter might be the most useful rangefinder accessory there is. It brings my 1950s cameras into the modern age and gives them a degree of usefulness that increases the enjoyment of the cameras. The unit is light enough and designed so that it feels like it's part of the camera once it's clipped into the shoe. I read reviews that talked about how the settings kept slipping on the VC II, but I don't find that's the case at all. both the aperture and shutter speed setting have click stops that stay put. The three LED readout is easy to read and gives under and over exposures readings. The biggest drawback I see is that I've got a near meter that cost six times what i paid for my FSU rangefinders.

Aki S.

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Voigtlander VC Meter II Specifications

  • ISO range

    25 - 3200

  • Aperture range

    f/1.4 f/22

  • Shutter speed range

    1 second 1/2000 second

  • Exposure range

    EV1 (1 sec., f/1.4) EV 20 (1/2000, f/22)

  • Angle of coverage

    30½

  • Dimensions

    1.67" W x 1.45" H x 0.76" D (42.5W x 37D x 19.5Hmm)

  • Weight

    1.47oz (42g)

  • Batteries

    2 SR-44 (S 76)

  • UPC Code

    4002451194402

About Voigtlander VC Meter II

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The most useful rangefinder accessory?

By Aki S.

This small lightmeter might be the most useful rangefinder accessory there is. It brings my 1950s cameras into the modern age and gives them a degree of usefulness that increases the enjoyment of the cameras. The unit is light enough and designed so that it feels like it's part of the camera once it's clipped into the shoe. I read reviews that talked about how the settings kept slipping on the VC II, but I don't find that's the case at all. both the aperture and shutter speed setting have cl...

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Small but mighty

By Andrew R.

Great tiny shoe-mount meter, perfect for my old meterless rangefinder cameras. Easy to use and doesn't get in the way.

The Voigtlander VC Meter is a very compact, accessory shoe mounted light meter for use with class cameras that have no metering system built in.

This manual, silicon-cell meter is designed to slide into the flash shoe of a variety of classic cameras such as Leica, Contax and Nikon rangefinders, which do not have TTL or other built-in light metering systems. The all-metal silver or black retro body will match to any classic camera a photographer or collector may have.

Meter operation is simple: Film speed is set by moving the inlaid dial to the correct ISO; shutter speed and aperture are selected by the two dials on top of the meter. Once a shutter/aperture combination has been selected, point the camera at the subject and press the orange button on the back to activate the meter. One of three LED's on top of the meter will light up indicating whether under, correct or over exposure.

There are three different dual-mounting adapters available. Each allows the meter to be used slightly offset on top of the camera with a viewfinder attached directly over the camera flash shoe.

Voigtlander VC Meter II Features

  • Upgraded Compact version of the VC Meter with an easier to read readout