Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Viso III, M5, and M6TTL
From: Lucien <lucien@ubi.edu>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 12:01:13 +0200
 
Marc James Small wrote:
> 
> At 07:36 PM 1998-11-09 EST, Nigel Watson wrote:
> >The Viso III prism finder will work fine (including it will fit
> >a Viso II) because it was designed to fit an M5; however it is much
> >larger than the Viso II prism and does not have the adjustable dioptre.
> 
> This is a myth.  A common myth, but, for all of that, it is still a myth.
> The Visoflex III was introduced some eight years before the M5 and long
> before its dimensions were contemplated.


Marc, 

There was a M4 prototype with the M5 look and size before the release of the 
M4 with the M3 look.

Is that understandable ? (I'm not sure)
;-)

Lucien