VIUNA

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  • Production era - 1932-1936
  • Code names - VIHEU replaced in 1933 by VIUNA (shown)
  • Type - Small, torpedo shaped finder for 3.5, 5 and 7.3 cm lenses
  • Variants - Black or chrome
  • Evolution - The VIHEU is all black and has frame lines for 4 lenses including 9 cm; in 1933 the VIUNA was introduced in black or chrome with tilting foot controlled by a lever and graduated drum for parallax compensation. VIUNA did not have 9 cm frame lines. All of the early Leitz torpedo finders have reversed image viewing.
  • Reference - Page 10 of Dennis Laney's Leica 1984 Accessory Guide courtesy of Mike Butkus