Re: [Leica] Visoflex

[nbwatson@juno.com (N. B. Watson)]

My M6 meter works fine with a Visoflex.  One simply locks up the mirror
to take the reading and, once set, either fire the shutter or lower the
mirror to refocus, or whatever. Lenses shorter than 65mm do work with the
Viso, but they won't focus to infinity.  A 50mm lens on the Visoflex gets
[about] 1:2 magnification.  Shorter than the 50, the extension is so
great that the subject is basically touching the front element...or is
behind it!  I agree that the Viso is an interesting piece of history, but
it's also a very useful devise to own.  I don't advocate carrying all the
adaptors and  older removeable lensheads, nor the 280 or 400mm
lenses...if you're needing those capabilities you're better spent with an
SLR outfit.   I used to have qualms about travelling with the Leica M
system alone because I happen to fancy shots of wildflowers.  Finally I
re-purchased a Viso (the more compact Viso II) and the problem was
solved.   I consider the Viso as a dressed-up extension tube which I use
with 50-90-135 lenses for macrophotography.   Too bad there isn't a way
(yet) to couple a TTL flash to the M6TTL with a Viso attached.  Actually,
I doubt my Viso II would even fit to the M6TTL because the finder sits
flush with the top plate on a normal M6.  THe Viso III would certainly
fit, though.

 
Regards,
Nigel

On Wed, 7 Oct 1998 13:35:55 -0700 "Mark Kronquist" <mak@teleport.com>
writes:
>Useful? I sold my Visoflex and bought an R outfit...the meter would 
>not work
>unless you replaced the SLR mirror with a pelicle mirror and 
>recalibrated
>the meter
>
>Also the shortest lens you can mount on a Visoflex is 65mm
>
>IMHO it is an interesting piece of history
>
>Mark
>-----Original Message-----
>From: B. D. Colen <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us 
><leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Date: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 11:19 AM
>Subject: RE: [Leica] Visoflex
>
>
>>Mark - How useful/usable is the visoflex III with the M6 - Does the
>metering
>>work? Are all the lenses useable?
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>>> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mark
>>> Kronquist
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 12:04 PM
>>> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Visoflex
>>>
>>>
>>> There were three main flavors model 1-slow and awkward, model 
>II/IIa much
>>> more useful and Model III best. The entire Visoflex line was 
>dropped
>about
>>> 1984. It is an SLR Mirror Box and prism finder that converts the
>>> M leica to
>>> an SLR.
>>>
>>> Mark
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: JamieV <jfv@hhill.com>
>>> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us 
><leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>>> Date: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 8:33 AM
>>> Subject: [Leica] Visoflex
>>>
>>>
>>> >Hello All...can y'all be as kind to provide an elaboration on the
>>> >Visoflex system.  As I understand, via LUG posts, it enables the M
>>> >system to partake in macro-photography...is this correct?  And, is 
>this
>>> >system available nowadays as "new"?
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

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