John C. Ling
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Apart from rare Leica cameras, this is probably one of the most expensive rangefinder cameras available for sale. I came across an example recently and its quality and useability quite impressed me. Too bad that less than 500 were ever made. This camera probably represented the best photographic product that ever originated from Britain. It was actually developed by two German Jews who found refuge in the United Kingdom before the Second World War and put on sale postwar there for a brief time only. These two individuals were influenced by their experience working for prewar Leitz and Zeiss. What I found unique was their Leica screwmount mount on the Witness, with its interrupted thread design making fitting the lens so much quicker than any other Leica screwmount-type cameras. Any comments from others familiar with this camera will be welcome.