Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/28

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Subject: RE: [Leica] The Visoflex System: An Overview
From: "Gerd Heuser" <dr.heuser@gmx.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 11:36:29 +0100

Hi,
a fellow member of the German LUG replaced the focus screen by a original
Leica screen and it worked.
The only thing to do is to remove the little hook, what is easily done he
says.

Gerd.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of yahoo
> williamhu99
> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 12:12 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] The Visoflex System: An Overview
>
>
> Hi,
>     I use a focus screen from Nikon FM2. Trim the screen and put it on my
> VisoflexII. It seems work OK, but the thickness of Nikon screen does not
> match very well on VisoII! I will take some pictures to verify if
> it really
> work!
>
> William
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 1:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] The Visoflex System: An Overview
>
>
> > At 11:45 AM 10/21/01 +0800, yahoo williamhu99 wrote:
> > >Great artricle! It is heard that VisoflexII's focus screen can be
> replaced
> > >by a modern Minolta's screen focus. Do you know how to do this job?
> >
> > Thanks for the kind words!  The screens on the Visoflex II/IIa/III are
> > easily removed by taking out the screws holding the frame -- but beware,
> as
> > there are two minute ball bearings under it and under spring pressure.
> > (They don't fly out or anysuch, but will roll away to become
> Gazing Balls
> > in your local mouse's nest if you're not cautious.)  You might
> have to cut
> > down the Minolta screen.
> >
> > Marc
> >
> > msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
> > Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir!
> >
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