Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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! > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html