Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hoppy, This doesn't sound right. It sounds like an adjustment doesn't it? Can you send me a photo off and on the camera off list? This has to work. Len On Feb 12, 2007, at 10:54 PM, G Hopkinson wrote: > Hi Len. The III prism fits fine and has decent clearance. The > mirror reset lever works perfectly and the first movement of the > operating arm trips the mirror up function. I can do this if the > operating arm is engaged when 180 degrees out of position (ie > pointing straight forward instead of swung over to rest on the > shutter release. It also works in the normal position when the > Visoflex II is off the camera. The trouble is that, after fitting > the Visoflex II to the camera with the arm disengaged from its > detent, it will not rotate downwards far enough to operate the > mirror. There is a central screw which the arm pivots around, but I > don't know if has any adjustment. The arm has two detent positions, > one with the arm swung over and one with it facing forward. > Does that make sense? > > 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: Tuesday, 13 February 2007 12:57 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] visoflex help > > Hoppy, > > I only have the Viso I and III but this is what I found. From your > mail I think you're saying the mirror doesn't flip out of the way > totally so you can trip the shutter. Is this correct? > > The front lever is pushed down manually to put the mirror in viewing > position. Does this work OK? Then the shutter release lever is > pressed and the mirror moves up out of the way and then the shutter > is tripped depending on the screw adjustment. It almost seems like > something isn't working right because the only reason to use the Viso > III prism on the Viso II is to work on the M7. > > Len > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information