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| image_text = Wittnauer Adventurer<br><small>image by {{image author|Derek von Essen}}</small> {{with permission}}
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| manu = [[Braun]] (rebadged for [[Wittnauer]])
 
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The '''Adventurer''' is a 35mm coupled-rangefinder camera, sold under the [[Wittnauer]] brand in about 1956-8, but manufactured by [[Braun]] in Nuremberg, Germany (it is a re-badged [[Super Colorette|Super Colorette I]]). It has a 45mm f/2.8 lens and a lens shutter with speeds 1/25 - 1/200 second, plus 'B'.  
The Wittnauer Adventurer is a 35mm rangefinder, manufactured by Braun.
 
 
 
== Description ==
 
 
 
The Wittnauer Adventurer is a 35mm range finder, with a 45mm f2.8 lens. The lens has aperture settings of f2.8, f4, f5.6, f8, f11, f16, and f22. The shutter offers speed settings of 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, 1/200, and Bulb. A cold accessory shoe provides a mounting point for accessories. The Adventurer camera was manufactured by Braun, a German company.
 
 
 
  
 
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|image_text= A Wittnauer Adventurer rangefinder made by [[Braun]]
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|image_by= Derek von Essen
 
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== Links ==
 
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*[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/wittnauer/wittnauer.htm Wittnauer Adventurer / Legionnaire user manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org]
==Links==
 
 
 
*[http://shop.ebay.com/?_nkw=Wittnauer+Legionnaire Wittnauer Legionnaire on eBay]
 
  
 
[[Category: 35mm rangefinder]]
 
[[Category: 35mm rangefinder]]
 
[[Category: USA]]
 
[[Category: USA]]
[[Category: Wittnauer]]
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[[Category:Wittnauer|Adventurer]]
 
[[Category: Braun]]
 
[[Category: Braun]]
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[[Category:A|Adventurer Wittnauer]]
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Latest revision as of 05:51, 24 November 2023

The Adventurer is a 35mm coupled-rangefinder camera, sold under the Wittnauer brand in about 1956-8, but manufactured by Braun in Nuremberg, Germany (it is a re-badged Super Colorette I). It has a 45mm f/2.8 lens and a lens shutter with speeds 1/25 - 1/200 second, plus 'B'.


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