Wittnauer Legionnaire

Wittnauer Legionnaire
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Manufacturer: Wittnauer
Date of Production: 1957-1960
Variants: -
Type of Camera: Rangefinder

Film type: 35mm film
Lens: Wittnauer Chronex coated, 45mm f2.8
Shutter: Vero
Shutter speed range: Bulb, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, 1/200
Viewfinder: optical
Flash: 3.5mm PC, unknown sync
Exposure Modes: manual
Exposure Metering: uncoupled selenium meter
Focusing: by coupled (?) rangefinder
Focusing areas: split image
Battery: none
Weight: -
Dimensions: -

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.