Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bill: Sounds like you are having a grand time with all your goodies. I remember back in the late 60's drooling over the Alpa cameras in the camera shop. Such heft, quality, wheels, knobs and those little holes with the changing colors for DOF on the lenses. The packaging, boxes and instructions were something to behold. To this day when I run across an Alpa I must pick it up and marvel at the same things that turned me on back then. One of these days I will run across one that I absolutely cannot resist. Enjoy your toys! Bob Bedwell << Well at one time I had a Viso II but wanted more, and came across a ALPA 10D with the 50 mm 1.9 makro. I picked that up and then bought the ALPA to Leicaflex adp. So I could put my visoflex lenses on the Leicaflex adp and then the ALPA adp. and then mount them on the ALPA 10D all so I could get stop down slow metering. It works fine just looks like I have a plumbing project going on. Also picked up a single cam 35mm 2.8 for the old standard Flex and use it with the ALPA adp. so I have a wide angle lens. Since then I have added a ALPA 6c with the 40mm 2.8 makro and a 24mm 3.5 Angie in black . And after all this was done what did I find, but a really nice Viso III cheap.....Soooooo now I have the Viso III and all this ALPA stuff, and then ALPA price's went thru the roof, none of the stuff I have is real clean anyway. Also went a little crazy and picked up a Nikon to ALPA adp. but have never bothered to pick up any Nikon lenses to use on the ALPA. Bill Barton >>