Re: [Leica] visoflex and bellow questions from new member...

[Vick Ko <vick.ko@sympatico.ca>]

The best meters for my Visoflex are my M5 and M6.

I am so glad to see others use this ingenious device.

My rule of thumb is also to bracket lots.

Vick

Marshall Hunt wrote:

> 1.      There are two basic models of the Visoflex.  The first
> model is cylindrical, longer than the second model, and
> requires a double cable release to fire the mirror with the
> camera.  The second model had three versions.  All had a
> metal arm which extended from the Visoflex to the camera
> shutter button.  Any lens which can focus to infinity on the
> Visoflex does not require exposure correction from infinity
> to about one meter.  As you go closer, you have to make
> corrections.
>
> 2.      The first bellows attaches only to the first Visoflex.
> It has scales of reproduction for the old 135mm lenses.  The
> second model fits the second model Visoflexes only.  It has
> scales of reproduction and exposure correction (red) for
> older 90mm lenses whose heads could be removed to mount on
> the bellows. It has a rack on the bottom for moving the
> whole bellows/camera combination.
>
> 3.      For a lot more information see:
> http://elshaw.tripod.com/Visoflex/Visoflex.html
> and the 1962 edition of the Morgan & Morgan "Leica Manual."
> Best of luck on your entry to the Leica System.  Marshall
>
> c chang wrote:
> >
> > dear all,
> >
> > newbie here with recent bought Leica M4 and some
> > questions....
> >
> > 1. does anyone have a rule-of-thumb regarding metering
> > with a hand-held meter with Visoflex? (how much do i
> > have to add to compensate the Visoflex?)
> >
> > 2. add the bellow into question 1. i see on the side
> > there are white and red numbers. i suppose one of them
> > dealing with ratio and the other exposure compensation
> > factor?
> >
> > would appreciate any help from veteran Leica users.
> > (my MM4 is a bit older than i am.)
> >
> > best,
> >
> > chang
> > The Graduate Center
> > City University of New York