Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>At one point I had an M3, M5 and Viso III, and as I remember it the Viso >worked properly on both. (I have a recollection of taking an M5 meter >reading through the lens using the black position on the Viso selector >knob to raise the mirror manually and then looking through the viewfinder >to align the needle - a cumbersome process that only worked on a >tripod.) It was necessary to readjust the screw at the end of the >actuating arm because the shutter release on the M5 was a bit higher >relative to the lens mount than on the M3, although they were both in the >same lateral position. > >Of course, I haven't been taking my ginseng regularly, and this was a >long time ago, so it may all be a figment of my imagination. > >Cheers, >Kip > >Gary Elshaw wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> Does anyone here have an email address for Ed Schwartzreich, or >> possibly help with a problem a friend is having with his Visoflex III >> and M5. This is a bit of a long saga involving mirror's not flipping >> due to the armature of the M5. In short, does anyone know who >> modifies the arms to be used correctly with the M5, or have >> suggestions how to make it work properly so that mirror auto-returns? > > ############ It's only a problem of adjustment. The screw on the lever must be adjusted in order that "the bottom of the screw protrudes only slightly from the lever".