Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] meter prism for visoflex
From: "Michiel Fokkema" <mfokkema@pop3.worldaccess.nl>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 22:01:36 +0000
 
> hello,
> I think it would be great to construct a meter prism for viso. The viso is a
> great tool for macro work and lenses such as the elmar 65 mm f/3.5 gives
> very good results. It is also possible to use the reprovit's lenses with a
> belows and the viso for very high ratios. These very small lenses are really
> great. The design of the viso is similar to many medium format cameras and
> since there are meter prisms for Hassys for instence, one should build one
> for viso!
> What do you think of that?
> Thib.

Hello,

I agree with you.
Therefore I bought a used R3, does the same job but more convenient 
and not that more expensive as a viso3. With the M>R adapter ring I 
now use all my longer lenses M lenses on the R3.


               Greetings,


                              Michiel.