Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Why not use your favorite Viso setup on your favorite Nikon or Canon ?? http://cameraquest.com/viso5.htm Nikon adapters in stock, other mounts will be available in late January. Stephen Gandy Kip Babington wrote: > I had multiple Nikon SLRs before I got a Visoflex III, focusing mount, > bellows II, shade and 65mm Elmar. I sold the Viso stuff when I sold most > (but not all) of my Leica stuff (3 kids in private school at once, etc.) and > still have multiple Nikons. I know I could add a top line Nikon bellows for > relatively little, but I'm saving my money for another Viso III outfit to > put on my M6. I would not try to use it to replace the 135/2 or 180/2.8 > that I use on the Nikons for theater shots, but for macro and bellows work > I'll happily save longer and pay more for the pleasure of using the Leica > equipment. If you haven't turned the focusing racks on a clean Leica > bellows unit (for example) you may not appreciate what I'm talking about. > > Best wishes to all on this list for the coming year. I hope we can all work > to keep this list at the top of the heap in the fields of civility and > information, even when things stray a bit off topic. > > Cheers, > Kip > > Mike Johnston wrote: > > > Just a brief comment--I wonder if some of the people "discussing" the > > Visoflex have in fact never owned, used, or perhaps even seen one. <snip> > > > > The Visoflex seems an example of something with limited "hands-off" or > > "mind's eye" appeal. However, I'm not aware of hearing much but quite > > admiring comments from people who actually own and use them. I > > personally try to be careful about making up my mind about things I > > haven't actually tried. Of course I still do rush to judgement, > > sometimes--it's tough not to--but it's worth trying to be careful about > > . > > > > --Mike > > > > P.S. It's very easy to convert an SLR into a rangefinder--I've done it > > many times. It's a two-step process: 1. sell the SLR. 2. use the money > > to buy a rangefinder. It's worked for me every time.