Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Leonard I even mounted a 6 inch f7.7 Kodak Anastigmat on my Bellows II for Visoflex. Made a superb portrsit lens. Jerry Leonard Taupier wrote: > Hoppy, > > Welcome to the ancient art of Visoflexing. > > Go here: > > <http://elshaw.tripod.com/Visoflex/Visoflex.html> > > And learn all about it. A few of our lads contributed their expertise > in putting this together. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to > find the real experts on the Visoflex. > > Now my ideas about what I consider the best way to go. > > 1. Get a 65mm Elmar and a focusing mount for it. It will fit right on > the Viso II and focus from infinity to about 1:2. No bellows required. > This is the expensive way depending on what you can get the lens for. > > 2. Get a bellows II for your Visoflex and the head from a 135/4 > Tele-Elmar. (The lens head unscrews from the focusing tube). If you > are lucky the bellows will come with the proper adapter. The adapter > is 16558 and will take the 65mm head without the focus mount and the > Tele-Elmar. This is much cheaper then option 1. The 135/4 is > reasonably priced and it can be a beater as long as the glass is clean. > > This is a starter but read the Visoflex page. There are many options > with different lenses. You can even use enlarging lenses if you like. > > Len > > > > > > > On Feb 2, 2007, at 3:00 AM, G Hopkinson wrote: >