Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Visoflex III and M5 (help)
From: Dominique.Pellissier@droit-eco.univ-nancy2.fr (Dominique PELLISSIER)
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 12:50:43 +0200 (MET DST)

>At one point I had an M3, M5 and Viso III, and as I remember it the Viso
>worked properly on both.  (I have a recollection of taking an M5 meter
>reading through the lens using the black position on the Viso selector
>knob to raise the mirror manually and then looking through the viewfinder
>to align the needle - a cumbersome process that only worked on a
>tripod.)  It was necessary to readjust the screw at the end of the
>actuating arm  because the shutter release on the M5 was a bit higher
>relative to the lens mount than on the M3, although they were both in the
>same lateral position.
>
>Of course, I haven't been taking my ginseng regularly, and this was a
>long time ago, so it may all be a figment of my imagination.
>
>Cheers,
>Kip
>
>Gary Elshaw wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Does anyone here have an email address for Ed Schwartzreich, or
>> possibly help with a problem a friend is having with his Visoflex III
>> and M5. This is a bit of a long saga involving mirror's not flipping
>> due to the armature of the M5. In short, does anyone know who
>> modifies the arms to be used correctly with the M5, or have
>> suggestions how to make it work properly so that mirror auto-returns?
>
>
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It's only a problem of adjustment. The screw on the lever must be adjusted
in order that "the bottom of the screw protrudes only slightly from the lever".