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The Colorette Super (or Super Colorette) is a line of coupled rangefinder cameras made by Braun in Nuremberg from about 1956 to 1959. There are several models, with fixed or interchangeable lens, and with or without a lightmeter. Some of these are marked only Colorette on the camera.[1] The naming of the models is similar to the Paxette:
- Colorette Super I: rangefinder, fixed lens (45 mm f/2.8 Steinheil Cassar S or Cassarit), no lightmeter.
- Colorette Super I B: rangefinder, fixed lens and uncoupled lightmeter, with a slotted cover giving dual range.
- Colorette Super I BL: rangefinder, fixed lens, uncoupled lightmeter (without a hinged cover) and a brightline finder.
- Colorette Super II: rangefinder and interchangeable lens, no lightmeter.
- Colorette Super II B: rangefinder, interchangeable lens and uncoupled lightmeter with hinged, slotted cover.
- Colorette Super II L: rangefinder, interchangeable lens, brightline finder with frames for 35 mm, 85 mm and 135 mm lenses, but no lightmeter.
- Colorette Super II BL: rangefinder, interchangeable lens, uncoupled lightmeter (without a cover) and brightline finder with frames for several lenses.
All interchangeable-lens models have a Synchro Compur shutter and a Deckel bayonet mount. The mount is exactly the same as the Voigtländer Vitessa one, so lenses for that camera can be mounted on it, in addition to those listed below.
All fixed-lens models have a Compur Rapid shutter. The 'L' models, with a brightline finder, were introduced in 1958.[1]
The Colorette IIB was sold in the USA by Wittnauer as the Professional and by Sears & Roebuck under the name "Tower Colorette".
Deckel mount Colorette lenses
- Steinheil:
- Culmigon 35 mm f/4.5
- Cassarit 50 mm f/2.8
- Culminar 50 mm f/2.8
- Schneider:
- Radiogon 35 mm f/4
- Radiogon 35 mm f/2.8
- Xenar 50 mm f/2.8
- Tele Arton 85 mm f/4
- Rodenstock:
- Eurygon 35 mm f/4
- Ysarex 50 mm f/2.8
- Rotelar 85 mm f/4
- Rotelar 135 mm f/4.0
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). p166-7.
