Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 05:11 PM 12/11/1999 -0500, Andrew M. Moore wrote: >The Leica R6.2 manual mentions an adapter (order no. 14167) that >appears to let you use an M lens "which is compatible with the >Visoflex adapter") on an R body. > >Does anyone have any experience using this adapter? Could I really >use my current M lenses on an R body? No, you cannot. None of the current M lenses are "compatible with the Visoflex". From before the Second World War until 1980, a number of Leitz lenses could be screwed apart and the lens head could then be mounted onto a Visoflex rig. In addition, the 3.5/65 Elmar was designed to be mounted directly onto a Visoflex. By 1980, all the demountable lenses were gone and the 3.5/65 Elmar only lasted two or three years longer. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!