Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/25

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Subject: [Leica] Visoflex issues and concerns
From: chs2018 at med.cornell.edu (Chris Saganich)
Date: Mon Jul 25 08:01:35 2005
References: <200507240443.j6O4f86q039082@server1.waverley.reid.org> <20050724225521.10683.qmail@web33213.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

There is an extender for the 200/4 which may be on the lens but not 
obvious.  Mine came with one and it took a little head scratching to figure 
out the tube was there..

Chris

At 06:55 PM 7/24/2005, you wrote:
>First I'd like to agree with the guy who went off on
>the anit vaseline tangent. Vaseline is petroleum
>jelly. It is inappropriate for use on a camera.
>   Now, about the visoflex stuff.
>I have a 200 telyt. F/4. Would that read as F/4 on the
>film with the viso and oubio or do I have to
>compensate akin to extension tube compensation?
>  The reason I ask is, because I put it on my MP (lens,
>viso,oubio) and had a terrible exposure reading with
>the in camera meter.
>  Its a Visoflex III, if that matters.
>   Secondly, I'd like to change the focus screen in the
>Viso to a beattie. Has anyone ever taken the top plate
>of a visoflex? I'm wondering what kind of surprises
>Father Leitz built into this thing. Last thing I need
>is a table full of springs and tiny ball bearings to
>hunt down and collect...
>Thanks in advance... I tried to ask this question
>yesterday.... I don't know what happened... I had
>lister bot issues I guess.
>  If this post did in fact show up yesterday.. I
>apologize for the repeat.
>
>KVJ
>
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Chris Saganich, Sr. Physicist
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York Presbyterian Hospital

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