Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear LUGers, on a recent camera show I bought a Visoflex III and a 16464 focussing tube in very good condition for a reasonable price. I want to use this with the lens head of my 4/135 Tele Elmar. Though the use of Visoflex seems old-fashioned to some people, I like it very much because of one thing I was never content with with my SLR Camera: The vibrations caused by the mirror even when the whole system is mounted to a tripod. In my opinion, most macro and long telephoto pictures suffer from the vibration problem more than from the quality of the lens. With the Viso, the soft-mirror-remove mode eliminates this problem completely. I understand that by using an extension tube (type 16471) I will get a wonderful combination for macro photography with reasonable distance to the object. As my focussing tube and lens head are black, I would like to have a black 16471 tube also, if possible. However, up to now, I saw only chrome ones. Has anyone ever seen a black 16471 tube? Were they produced in black at all? If not, I will go for a chrome one soon. Gerd