Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/21

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Question #1: Visoflex
From: Greg Locke <locke@straylight.ca>
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 21:43:17 -0300

At 03:22 PM 21/12/98 -0500, you wrote:
>The Visoflex changes your rangefinder camera into an SLR. The Visoflex
>contains the flipping mirror. The lens attaches to the front of the
>Visoflex.
>
>I have and use Viso units with macro and long lenses. I think that it might
>be a little slow for PJ work.
>
>Ken Wilcox

        Sounds like a pain in the "arse" for me.

Is there anything else this lens (280/4.3) can be used for.  Do they fit on
any of the R-bodies?

        If not, I guess it joins the rest of the obsolete "THINGS" in the
bottom of my file cabinet.

thanks,
Greg Locke <locke@straylight.ca>                               
St. John's, Newfoundland.        
<http://www.straylight.ca/locke/>
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