Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Canon FD lenses on Visoflex II ???
From: Photo Phreak <leicam4pro@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 12:23:24 -0800 (PST)

- --- Don Dory <dorysrus@mindspring.com> wrote:
> As a macro lens yes,but for traditional uses the Viso
> adds something like
> 50mm of extension so no infinity focus.
> 
> Neither Canon or Leica made such an adapter but it would
> be easy with a
> Canon body mount and any Leica Viso adapter with some
> epoxy.
> 
> Don
> dorysrus@mindspring.com
============================================================

    Yes, Canon did make a series of adapters for their old
screwmount system.  I remember an A, B, and C as well as
39mm. screwthread extension tubes.
    But you are correct in that they will not allow focus
to infinity.

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