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Subject: [Leica] Viso question
From: chs2018 at med.cornell.edu (Chris Saganich)
Date: Tue Jun 21 10:22:08 2005
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Matheson says you can't use the II or IIA Visoflex with an M5, but a III 
works I believe.

Chris

At 11:20 AM 6/21/2005, you wrote:
>Don?t know if this gets posted in the previous thread about this
>question, if not, see that thread.
>
>Gentlemen,
>
>Thanks for all your
>replies. Unfortunately all your theories can be correct, since they
>contradict each other;)
>
>I do not think that it is the arm from an LTM
>Viso, since they seem to be quite straight (makes sence, since an LTM
>is lower than an M). See
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
>ViewItem&category=73445&item=7524635069&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
>http://cgi.
>ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
>ViewItem&category=29965&item=7524136250&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
>
>Especially the last one is informative, since there is an image of one
>attached to a camera.
>
>It can not be a conversion to fit an M6 TTL
>either, since I found the problem on my M6TTL. An ordinary Viso II fits
>perfectly except for the VII finder, but with a VIII finder it works
>with the normal arm.
>
>My theory is either an M5-adapted VII, as Chris
>suggested, or a VII with the arm from a VIII, although I cannot imagine
>the reason for doing that.
>
>I would really like to find out. If anyone
>has a firm opinion I would really appreciate it.
>
>Regards,
>
>Henrik
>
>
>
>
>---
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>hecp@telia.com
>0708-81 32 66
>
>
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