Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc James Small wrote: > At 01:59 PM 8/10/1999 -0700, Gib Robinson wrote: > >Yes. The lens unscrews from the barrel. I don't know why they were > >manufactured that way, but they were. The barrel mate to my lens > >has the same serial # inscribed where the lens sits when screwed in. > >Perhaps the lens could be used for the visoflex or put to some other > >purpose, I don't know. Would some lens historian enlighten us here? > > Yes, that is exactly why the head comes off. It can be fitted to a Bellows > rig for close-up work. > > There is no finer method of making extreme close-ups than with a Visoflex > II or IIa or III on an M6 with a Bellows II. Wonderful! > > Marc > > Marc, The other reason, why the leans head is can be unscrewed, is, because > it can be used with the close up devices. One is similar to the Nooky, but > its made for the M cameras. The other is for the Bowoo-M copying stand. Both > however need a small adapter between the lens head and the copying device Regards, Horst Schmidt