Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Matheson says you can't use the II or IIA Visoflex with an M5, but a III works I believe. Chris At 11:20 AM 6/21/2005, you wrote: >Don?t know if this gets posted in the previous thread about this >question, if not, see that thread. > >Gentlemen, > >Thanks for all your >replies. Unfortunately all your theories can be correct, since they >contradict each other;) > >I do not think that it is the arm from an LTM >Viso, since they seem to be quite straight (makes sence, since an LTM >is lower than an M). See > >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? >ViewItem&category=73445&item=7524635069&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW >http://cgi. >ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? >ViewItem&category=29965&item=7524136250&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW > >Especially the last one is informative, since there is an image of one >attached to a camera. > >It can not be a conversion to fit an M6 TTL >either, since I found the problem on my M6TTL. An ordinary Viso II fits >perfectly except for the VII finder, but with a VIII finder it works >with the normal arm. > >My theory is either an M5-adapted VII, as Chris >suggested, or a VII with the arm from a VIII, although I cannot imagine >the reason for doing that. > >I would really like to find out. If anyone >has a firm opinion I would really appreciate it. > >Regards, > >Henrik > > > > >--- >Henrik Claesson Pipping >hecp@telia.com >0708-81 32 66 > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Chris Saganich Sr. Physicist 212.746.6964