Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/01/13

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: Yet more Viso' queries
From: Jack Campin <jack@purr.demon.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 96 09:42:07 -0800

jredfern@intacc.net (Jae Redfern) wrote:
> I have the following strange items:
> - Viso 1 with a M bayonet mount on one end and 39mm thread on the other[...]
> - unidentified tube with a 39mm male thread on one end and a slightly larger
>   female thread on the other[...]
> what's the purpose of the unidentified tube?

Probably an adapter to let you use lenses with an M42 (Praktica/Pentax) mount.
This could be useful with some of the better Pentax Takumars and the Russian
Jupiter lenses made for the Zenits.



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