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Subject: [Leica] visoflex help
From: hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)
Date: Fri Feb 2 15:45:21 2007
References: <005d01c746a0$372dd250$6501a8c0@asus930> <D04B63D6-DCF1-4EA7-8A13-63ED4C53AA84@comcast.net>

Thanks Len. John and Chris were also very helpful. I shall enjoy this new 
endeavour.
I've had more time now to study the provided visoflex link, too.

Cheers
Hoppy 

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Leonard Taupier
Sent: Saturday, 3 February 2007 00:25
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] visoflex help

Hoppy,

Welcome to the ancient art of Visoflexing.

Go here:

<http://elshaw.tripod.com/Visoflex/Visoflex.html>

And learn all about it. A few of our lads contributed their expertise  
in putting this together. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to  
find the real experts on the Visoflex.

Now my ideas about what I consider the best way to go.

1. Get a 65mm Elmar and a focusing mount for it. It will fit right on  
the Viso II and focus from infinity to about 1:2. No bellows  
required. This is the expensive way depending on what you can get the  
lens for.

2. Get a bellows II for your Visoflex and the head from a 135/4 Tele- 
Elmar. (The lens head unscrews from the focusing tube). If you are  
lucky the bellows will come with the proper adapter. The adapter is  
16558 and will take the 65mm head without the focus mount and the  
Tele-Elmar. This is much cheaper then option 1. The 135/4 is  
reasonably priced and it can be a beater as long as the glass is clean.

This is a starter but read the Visoflex page. There are many options  
with different lenses. You can even use enlarging lenses if you like.

Len



In reply to: Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson) ([Leica] visoflex help)
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