Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/06/14

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: M6, Viso, and close-ups
From: wilcox@umcc.umich.edu (Ken Wilcox)
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 06:50:17 -0400

The 65 Elmar on a Viso II or III is a wonderful combination. Not only is
the lens of excellent quality, the ability to focus to infinity makes it
very versitile.

I have used most of the other combinations you mentioned. I find these
rangefinder-viso-adapter-lens combinations endlessly facinating!

kw

>You may be right about this.  I know the rigid and NF lenses have detachable
>lens heads and I simply "assumed" -- stupid of me! -- that these would allow
>infinity focus on a Viso.  I don't have these at hand to measure and I don't
>have the right adaptor, in any event, so I can't triple-check it.
>
>I KNOW the 3.5/65, 2/90, 2.8/90, 4/90, 2.8/135, 4/135, 4.5/200, 4/200, and
>4.8/280 all will adapt and allow infinity focusing.  I can't speak from
>personal experience on the 50's.
>
>Marc
>
>msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
>Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!

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