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Subject: [Leica] Questions about Visoflex III
From: chs2018 at med.cornell.edu (Chris Saganich)
Date: Mon Mar 17 13:38:55 2008
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I'll also recommend the 1st gen 90mm Elmarit as a inexpensive alternative 
to the 65mm's.  The heads unscrew to mount on the universal adaptor, the 
one you have.  Here is a shot with a 20cm Telyt I picked up for $70.

http://www.imagebrooklyn.com/Street_Pages_2004/bs2004002.htm

Its dark on the bottom because my viso mirror was a little lazy that day.

At 04:10 PM 3/16/2008, you wrote:
>A simple, inexpensive and high quality lens to start with is a 135
>Hektor. Good lenses are dirt cheap and they really shine on the viso.
>
>John
>
>On 16-Mar-08, at 2:02 PM, Luis Ripoll wrote:
>
>>Hi Len,
>>
>>Thanks for your price information, as well your recommendation. I
>>agree your
>>opinion that the 65 is the more desirable option. Now I'll do my
>>searches...
>>
>>Kind regards
>>Luis
>>
>>-----Mensaje original-----
>>De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org
>>[mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En
>>nombre de
>>Leonard Taupier
>>Enviado el: domingo, 16 de marzo de 2008 13:59
>>Para: Leica Users Group
>>Asunto: Re: [Leica] Questions about Visoflex III
>>
>>Hi Luis,
>>
>>For your purpose the 65mm macro with the focusing mount is the
>>easiest to
>>use and will focus to infinity. Expect to pay $400 to $500 US for
>>the pair.
>>As far as regular M lenses don't forget the Viso housing will be a
>>long
>>extension tube so the 35mm and 50mm will have the lens so close to the
>>subject it will be pretty much unusable. All of the lenses with
>>removable
>>heads require the bellows. And as Michiel mentioned take meter
>>readings with
>>the mirror up. I have many adapters, bellows and lens heads but
>>find I go
>>for the 65mm first.
>>
>>Best Regards,
>>Len
>>
>>
>>On Mar 16, 2008, at 6:03 AM, Luis Ripoll wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I've purchased on e-Bay a Visofex III with the adapter 16464 for
>>>Elmar 65,
>>>Elmar & Tele Elmar 135, and Elmarit 90. I don't have any of these
>>>lenses, my
>>>questions are:
>>>
>>>1.- Can I use my other lenses on the Visoflex?. I have only
>>>"modern" lenses:
>>>Summicron & Summilix 35, Various 50mm, Summilux 75, Summicron
>>>90/2AA & T-E
>>>90/2,8, and the Apo-Telyt 135/3,4.
>>>
>>>2.- Which lens do you recommend for macrophotography, IMO the 65 is
>>>probably
>>>the best. I'm not going to use telephoto.
>>>
>>>3.- I suppose that metering through the M6 and later models will be
>>>precise
>>>
>>>Thank you very much in advance for your help, opinions, and
>>>infornation
>>>
>>>Saludos cordiales
>>>Luis
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
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Chris Saganich, MS, Sr. Physicist
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New York Presbyterian Hospital
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