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Subject: [Leica] Visoflex LTM to M?
From: chs2018 at med.cornell.edu (Chris Saganich)
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:18:05 -0400
References: <ACAA3018-7C69-4C68-9FA3-9859959DE170@gmail.com> <687ACA03EFA7414FAE3F3C28378E79CE@jimnichols> <0274081C-D111-46E9-80DF-D917260D876D@usjet.net> <AFA948C293724B7E9BC9EE9F855DA667@rh316ews02> <30F701BB-5546-4A6D-B9DB-7C26409003A5@usjet.net> <D4EC674E424B442C99F982EC6AA8C67D@rh316ews02>

I'll second that and recommend a Viso II M mount is your shooting 
with an M2, M3, M4, early M6(?), or MP and a Viso III if your 
shooting M6ttl, M7(?), or digital M.  I'll recommend a 1st version 
Elmarit 90/2.8 as a nice Viso lens for a good price.


At 12:58 PM 3/17/2010, you wrote:
>I'd advise against the viso 1. It is cumbersome to set up and use 
>and needs a different bellows from the Viso 2 and 3.
>
>Many of the lens heads from the 1960's lenses will either not mount 
>easily or will not focus to infinity when mounted. Spend the extra 
>bucks and get a Viso 2 or 3 with an  M mount.
>
>I've not checked  market prices lately, but you should be able to 
>find a complete Viso 2 or 3 with prism and magnifying finder for not 
>too much money.
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Meier" <robertmeier at usjet.net>
>To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 12:46 PM
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Visoflex LTM to M?
>
>
>>It's the Viso I.
>>
>>On Mar 17, 2010, at 11:40 AM, A.Lal wrote:
>>
>>>Is this the visoflex 2 in screw mount or the older  viso 1?
>>>
>>>The viso 1 will require a double cable release to get the 
>>>mirror  out of the way before tripping the shutter.
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Meier" <robertmeier at 
>>>usjet.net>
>>>To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 12:30 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [Leica] Visoflex LTM to M?
>>>
>>>
>>>>Can an LTM Visoflex be used with an M body by putting an LTM 
>>>>to   lens adapter on it?
>
>
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