Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 400 5.6 question
From: "Douglas Herr"<telyt@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 07:33:36 -0700

On Wed, 16 Oct 2002 07:50:45 -0600 John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca> wrote:

> The very simplest way to tell the difference
> between the Viso and R versions is that the R 
> bayonet has three prongs while the Viso has 
> four prongs.

> On Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 06:05 AM,
> animal wrote:
> 
> > if they are viso versions that they wont fit 
> > a sl body?

A visoflex lens can be adapted to an SL or R body with adapter 14167.  The
14127 adapter may also be used as long as you ignore the aperture simulator
ring.  The 14167 has been made with and without the nul cam for R bodies; this
is only an issue with the oldest R cameras like R3 and R4x.


Doug Herr<BR>Birdman of Sacramento<BR>http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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