Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]the Visoflex adapter replaces the Visoflex reflex housing you still need whatever focusing helical and adapter(s) that are required to mount that same Visoflex lens or Visoflex lens head to the Visoflex housing Adapters are available to mount to Leica R, Nikon SLR and Canon bodies http://www.cameraquest.com/frames/4saleViso.htm Adapters could be made for virtually any 35mm format SLR, the problem is lack of demand for other mounts. If anyone wants to buy 5,000 adapters so you can use your Viso lenses on that favorite Petri, Miranda, or Zunow SLR, no problem. It is theoretically possible to make an adapter to use normal M lenses on SLRs. however the big problem with the M to SLR adapter is the need to have extremely well corrected glass, much like a Nikon or Leica teleconverter, in order to focus the lenses at infinity. Without the glass elements, M lenses are good only for extreme closeups since M bodies are much thinner than SLRs. Less than 1st class optics in the adapter would degrade the image, defeating the purpose of the adapter. so far no manufacture has wanted to tackle that problem. With the very high price of such a highly corrected adapter, sales vs profit makes such a project look very iffy. I've tried several times to talk Cosina's Mr. Kobayashi into producing an M to SLR adapter, but even the photo gadget loving Mr. K does not believe cost vs sales will allow it to be a profitable product. Stephen Gandy Grduprey@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 8/25/2005 11:52:21 PM Central Daylight Time, > red735i@earthlink.net writes: > The adapter for Nikon is also available..... > > >From who? I thought it was not possible, acording to Gandy. > > Gene > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information