Voigtländer's QBM manual SLR — the VSL 2, mechanical, Rollei-related, 1976.
The Voigtlander VSL 2 was a 35mm film SLR made from 1976 under the Voigtländer name within the Rollei group. Like the VSL 1 it used the Rollei QBM mount and was closely related to Rollei's SL35 line, sharing the system's lenses under Voigtländer badging.
It is a single-lens-reflex camera for 35mm film on the Rollei QBM mount. The VSL 2 used TTL metering and a mechanically controlled focal-plane shutter, operated in metered manual, so it can fire without a battery, the cell powering only the meter. It kept the compact form of the related Rollei bodies.
It suits users wanting a compact QBM-mount manual SLR with access to the Zeiss- and Rollei-designed lenses of the system. It handles as a tidy, well-made body suited to travel, portrait and general use, with simple metered-manual operation.
On the used market the VSL 2 is uncommon and QBM lenses are less common than mainstream mounts. Check the foam seals and mirror-damper foam, confirm the mechanical shutter fires across all speeds without a battery, and test the meter, designed for a mercury cell. Inspect the prism for desilvering, check advance and rewind, and note that QBM repair support is limited.