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Subject: [Leica] visoflex help
From: hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)
Date: Mon Feb 12 20:15:25 2007
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Shall do, thanks. I've sent a note to the previous owner, also.
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 14:05
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] visoflex help

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
>
>
>
>
>
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