Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/04

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Subject: [Leica] Visoflex III fixed
From: editor at frontenachouse.com (Rose Scollard)
Date: Sat Nov 4 13:25:12 2006
References: <20061104133301.FZEQ10262.tomts22-srv.bellnexxia.net@vickko1><002001c7004b$46408850$6500a8c0@klus> <39d0b4f1d4c8c3fd1d28f104a86a54e8@gci.net>

ah!!  Thanks, David
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T C Kline" <tckline@gci.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Visoflex III fixed


> The Viso lenses compatible with the Viso I need the extension tube to  
> increase the distance from the lens mount to the camera body as the  
> Viso I was thicker. These lenses have the Leica screw mount rather than  
> an M mount.
> Tom
> On Nov 4, 2006, at 10:56, Rose Scollard wrote:
> 
>> On the subject of Visoflexes [Visoflexi??] - I'm hoping I could get  
>> some advice from the Group.  I picked up a Visoflex III and a Telyt  
>> 200 a while back, but have not been able to make them work together.   
>> I can use the Visoflex with regular M-bodied lenses (Summicron 50,  
>> Tele-Elmarit 90, etc.) without problems (limited, of course, to close  
>> focus), but the Telyt won't focus at any distance.  Is there a special  
>> adaptor needed for this purpose? Disconnected pieces of info that I've  
>> been able to pick up suggest that the OUBIO adaptor serves this  
>> purpose, but I'm really just guessing.
>>
>> More information would be greatly appreciated.  Tnx, David
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vick Ko" <vick.ko@sympatico.ca>
>> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 6:33 AM
>> Subject: [Leica] Visoflex III fixed
>>
>>
>>> The culprit was the mirror tension spring had popped off its stud.
>>>
>>> I took the side plate off (very difficult as the screw heads were  
>>> either
>>> overpainted, or aged), found the spring and restored it to its proper
>>> location.
>>>
>>> Now it sits with a bellows; still don't own a lens to use with it but  
>>> it
>>> looks nice.
>>>
>>> Thanks all.
>>>
>>> Vick
>>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko) ([Leica] Visoflex III fixed)
Message from editor at frontenachouse.com (Rose Scollard) ([Leica] Visoflex III fixed)
Message from tckline at gci.net (T C Kline) ([Leica] Visoflex III fixed)