Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I set my Viso III to the Black Dot (slow release) and the M8 meter works just fine. Good exposures. Doesn't like the yellow dot though. Also can't use flash. The prism gets in the way. And in Leica's wisdom they did away with the sync port. Every other M has one that I've seen. Len On Feb 6, 2007, at 7:38 PM, Alastair Firkin wrote: >> Mark, >> >> I guess the word hasn't gotten around yet. KEH is selling a black >> 65mm for $725 (EX+) and a silver one for $364 (BGN). >> >> I'd love to see somebody make a Visoflex IV. But the prism alone has >> to be worth $200. I was given an old Viso I that was so bad you >> couldn't see through it. So I took it apart. The prism had 50 years >> worth of dust on it. Cleaned it up like new. Perfect. But holding the >> raw prism in your hand was like holding the Hope diamond. A real >> thing of beauty. >> >> I'll bet if we wanted we could have everything made pretty cheap in >> China. I'll bet that's Leica's next step though. >> >> Len > > The only hiccup with the Viso and M8 is the metering: the meter is not > fast enough to set the speed using the "auto" setting on the shutter > release, but if you squeeze the release, bring the mirror up slowly > and > then fire it works a treat: you can even frame with the viewfinder > as you > squeeze: best of both worlds ;-) > > Cheers > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information