Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/19

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Subject: [Leica] Visoflex_less Experiment
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Sat May 19 19:17:16 2007
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Thanks, Sonny.

It's fun, especially when it works.

Len


On May 19, 2007, at 6:28 PM, Sonny Carter wrote:

> Love it, especially since you made the contraption.
>
> On 5/19/07, Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Philippe,
>>
>> The insect just wandered into the photo as I took the shot. I have a
>> couple with him out of view but I liked this one better. Using this
>> gear is fun. I especially like the Hektor lens. I got it from my
>> local dealer. It looks like it had never been used.
>>
>> Thanks for the nice comments.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Len
>>
>>
>> On May 19, 2007, at 4:20 PM, Philippe Amard wrote:
>>
>> > VERY nice petals Len,
>> >
>> > (pity the insect is a bit oof )
>> >
>> > Now, you've got the gear and the flowers, keep shooting and
>> > showing ;-)
>> > I like them.
>> > Yours
>> > Phil....x
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Leonard Taupier wrote:
>> >
>> >> This is an experiment I just thought of this morning. I have a
>> >> pretty  good assortment of Visoflex stuff and thought I might have
>> >> enough  stuff to use my Canon 20D in place of the Visoflex  
>> housing.
>> >>
>> >> Here is the photo.
>> >>
>> >> http://tinyurl.com/2ajwaj
>> >>
>> >> And here is the photo of what it was taken with.
>> >>
>> >> http://tinyurl.com/ytmdvs
>> >>
>> >> For those of you who are interested this is the equipment.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 20D -> Novoflex EOS to R adapter -> Leica R to Viso adapter ->
>> >> Bellows II -> UOOYW adapter -> UOOVH adapter -> 135mm Hektor lens
>> >> head.
>> >>
>> >> This setup focuses from macro to infinity. It will also accept
>> >> the  65mm Elmar and Universal Focusing mount (bellows not needed).
>> >>
>> >> Len
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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>
>
> -- 
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://www.sonc.com
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> USA
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