Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Visoflex modification
From: Jean-Christophe Barnoud <barnoud@1839.org>
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 07:28:02 +0200
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I seem to remember reading a description of this transformation in Joe 
Lippincott's "Care And Repair Of Classic Cameras".
Jean-Christophe Barnoud

Stephen Gandy a écrit:

>A pellicle mirror housing in Leica screw mount was also made by at least one
>independent.  Spiratone sold one for a short time by Spiratone in the mid
>60's, if I recall correctly.
>
>Stephen
>
>Roy Zartarian wrote:
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>>One such modification by Marty Forscher and Joe Lippincott was
>>discussed briefly a few years ago.
>>
>>See:
>>http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/v13/msg02757.html
>>http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/v13/msg02767.html
>>et. seqq.
>>
>>Roy
>>
>>On Tuesday, August 12, 2003, at 11:04  AM, LRZeitlin@aol.com wrote:
>>
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>>
>>><<I am still searching for an answer to my question about the LEICA
>>>
>>>VISOFLEX that was converted to a Pellicle Mirror.  Anyone have the
>>>
>>>reference to the camera mag (Pop or Modern Photography) write up?>>
>>>
>>>David,
>>>
>>>I don't have any infomation about the Visoflex with a pellicle mirror,
>>>but I
>>>do recall a Visoflex like unit that incorporated a solid beam
>>>splitter. This
>>>[snip]
>>>      
>>>
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In reply to: Message from Roy Zartarian <rzartarian@snet.net> (Re: [Leica] Visoflex modification)
Message from Stephen Gandy <leicanikon@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] Visoflex modification)