[Leica] M8 & Visoflex

[jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)]

Thanks, George.  I had never encountered it, and it could be useful. 
However, I've got no Viso...., or M8....

Will file the info away.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Lottermoser" <imagist3 at mac.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 & Visoflex


> my "art supply" inventory
> goes all the way back
> to when I actually used the stuff
> for its intended purpose.
>
> I also still have litho film and developer
> in the darkroom
> though the "stat" camera
> has long been disassembled.
>
> Anyone who wants the few inches
> required to tape off a viso ground glass
> is welcome to send me a mailing address.
>
> It may still be available
> (curious: he googles
> "red lithographers tape"
> and finds
> numerous codes and sources).
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george at imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>
> On Mar 26, 2009, at 3:43 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>
>> Very creative, George.  Where do you find the transparent red tape?
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Lottermoser" 
>> <imagist3 at mac.com>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 3:26 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 & Visoflex
>>
>>
>>> I created a "copy set up"
>>> Camera on tripod with visoflex and lens mounted
>>> Using a piece of graph paper with suitable grid as the subject.
>>> after exposing one frame
>>> I was able to mark precisely on the grid
>>> the area which the M8 captured
>>> then viewing that marked area
>>> on the visoflex ground glass
>>> I taped off
>>> that marked section of the grid
>>> using red transparent litho (stripping) tape
>>> the transparent red tape
>>> works nicely and allows one to view
>>> what is outside the frame
>>> Regards,
>>> George Lottermoser
>>> george at imagist.com
>>> http://www.imagist.com
>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>> On Mar 26, 2009, at 3:11 PM, Lluis Ripoll wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I have two lenses I use with the Visoflex III, the Elmar 65 and  the 
>>>> Telyt 4/200. How you did the masks on the Visofkex screen to  see  what 
>>>> is framed on the M8?.
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