Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here is a page on the Visoflex 1 to 3 and Bellows 2 as well: http://elshaw.tripod.com/ Close up cheap? Get a bellows front ring that has an M bayonet mount (16596). Mount lenses and go. The magnification will be very large though. Next cheapest would be buy a Cheap 135 Hektor and the adapter to mount it to the bellows and then you have coverage from Infinity and Beyond (Very Close Indeed). John Collier On Feb 14, 2004, at 1:43 PM, Luc Bourgeois wrote: > Here's a non-digital question. (surely somebody will be interested). > > I have a Visoflex II and Bellows III. (They are gorgeous, by the way, > wonderful craftsmanship, soooo smooooth...) > > The bellows include the ring at the front on which I'd screw a lens > onto. I wish to photograph my son's butterfly and insect collection > with him. > > What lenses should I use? I was told I could use the front section of > the DR 50, but I would need an adaptor of some sort. I also checked > out some Leica books, and it seems that with the right adaptor, many > lenses will fit on the Visoflex, but I have found little info as to > what might fit and work on the bellows. > > Any advice as to how to achieve some decent results without spending a > fortune? Any recommendations? - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html