Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/03/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Go for the 65! kw >Yesterday, on a whim, I bought a Visoflex III with both prism and vertical >viewfinders. It's in mint condition with box and manuals and I just >couldn't resist because the price was so good. I had one, actually a >Visoflex II, some 20 years ago, and so I bought this one for nostalgia sake >as much as anything else. > >Now I need to see how I'll use it, and the primary question is, what's the >best lens for it? > >Looking at the books, it seems that the two most common lenses that'll >provide infinity focus are the 65mm f3.5 Elmar and the short mount 90mm f2.0 >Summicron. Both appear to have preset type diaphrams specifically for use >with the Visoflex. I don't think I'll use the Visoflex with long lenses >because I already have a complete system in Nikon for this purpose. > >What I'll probably do is get either the 65mm or the 90mm and use it as part >of my Leica travel kit for the odd time that a medium tele with reflex >viewing would be handy -- close ups, critical framing or effect, polarizer etc. > >So, any suggestions as to which of these two lenses would be preferable, or >is there something I've missed? > >ps: I already have a 28 f2.8, 35 f1.4, 50 f2.0 and 90 f2.8 for my M6 -- all >latest vintage. > >Thanks, > >Michael ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits Davison Middle School preferred---> <wilcox@umcc.umich.edu> 600 Dayton, Davison, MI 48423 <kwilcox@genesee.freenet.org>