RE: [Leica] Visoflex

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

Thanks...Can you use it with the 90 for shooting portraits?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Raimo
> Korhonen
> Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 6:08 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Visoflex
>
>
> Sorry to intrude - I have a Visoflex II and it works very well with my =
M6.
> Its a bit slow to use as you must swing the mirror up for
> metering but with
> 60 mm Elmar results are first class. I have used it with 50 mm and 90 m=
m
> lenses with no problems but 35 mm Summilux cannot be mounted.
> Raimo
> photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen
> my=F6s suomeksi
>
> ----------
> > From: B. D. Colen <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject: RE: [Leica] Visoflex
> > Date: 07. lokakuuta 1998 18:10
> >
> > Mark - How useful/usable is the visoflex III with the M6 - Does the
> metering
> > work? Are all the lenses useable?
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mark
> > > Kronquist
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 12:04 PM
> > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Visoflex
> > >
> > >
> > > There were three main flavors model 1-slow and awkward, model II/II=
a
> much
> > > more useful and Model III best. The entire Visoflex line was droppe=
d
> about
> > > 1984. It is an SLR Mirror Box and prism finder that converts the
> > > M leica to
> > > an SLR.
> > >
> > > Mark
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: JamieV <jfv@hhill.com>
> > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> > > Date: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 8:33 AM
> > > Subject: [Leica] Visoflex
> > >
> > >
> > > >Hello All...can y'all be as kind to provide an elaboration on the
> > > >Visoflex system.  As I understand, via LUG posts, it enables the M
> > > >system to partake in macro-photography...is this correct?  And, is
> this
> > > >system available nowadays as "new"?
> > > >
> > >
> > >
>