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The '''Wittnauer Legionnaire''' is a 35mm range finder, with a 45mm f2.8 Wittnauer Chronex coated lens and Vero shutter. It has a built in uncoupled selenium light meter. The Chronex lens has aperture settings of f2.8, f4, f5.6, f8, f11, f16, and f22. The Vero 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 Legionnaire camera was manufactured by [[Braun]], a German company c.1958.
The Wittnauer Legionnaire is a 35mm rangefinder, manufactured by Braun.
 
 
 
==Description==
 
The Wittnauer Legionnaire is a 35mm range finder, with a 45mm f2.8 Wittnauer Chronex coated lens and Vero shutter. It has a built in uncoupled selenium light meter. The Chronex lens has aperture settings of f2.8, f4, f5.6, f8, f11, f16, and f22. The Vero 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 Legionnaire camera was manufactured by Braun, a German company.
 
  
  
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|image_text= A Wittnauer Legionnaire rangefinder made by [[Braun]]
 
|image_text= A Wittnauer Legionnaire rangefinder made by [[Braun]]
 
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|image_text= A Wittnauer Legionnaire rangefinder made by [[Braun]]
 
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|image_text= Leather case
 
|image_text= Leather case
 
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|image_text= Side view
 
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|image_text= Back view
 
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==Links==
 
==Links==
 
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/steevithak/sets/72157625723242081 Wittnauer Legionnaire and photos taken with it]
 
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/steevithak/sets/72157625723242081 Wittnauer Legionnaire and photos taken with it]
*[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|Legionnaire]]
 
[[Category: Braun]]
 
[[Category: Braun]]
[[Category: Chronex]]
 
 
[[Category: W]]
 
[[Category: W]]
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[[Category: L|Legionnaire Wittnauer]]
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[[Category:1958]]

Latest revision as of 05:45, 24 November 2023

The Wittnauer Legionnaire is a 35mm range finder, with a 45mm f2.8 Wittnauer Chronex coated lens and Vero shutter. It has a built in uncoupled selenium light meter. The Chronex lens has aperture settings of f2.8, f4, f5.6, f8, f11, f16, and f22. The Vero 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 Legionnaire camera was manufactured by Braun, a German company c.1958.



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