Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hoppy, You are missing a black plastic plug that gets inserted from the inside. It looks like it just pushes on. The dome of the plug is larger then the hole but fairly thin. I wouldn't drill out anything. Even a piece of dull black tape over the hole would work for now. Len On Apr 2, 2007, at 6:40 AM, G Hopkinson wrote: > Thanks Don, it appears to have a thread insert in place. I shall > investigate. Plenty of suitable threaded studs on hand, anyway. > Cheers > Hoppy > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > Don Dory > Sent: Monday, 2 April 2007 20:04 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Help with unusual Visoflex model > > Hoppy, > No, the opening isn't quite normal so I suspect yours will have to > undergo > open tripod hole surgery. I probably would just go to a hardware > store and > buy an appropriate sized stud and screw it in from the inside. You > might > have to do some grinding to make it short enough that you can still > mount it > to a tripod. > > On 4/1/07, G Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote: >> >> Folks, after a protracted period in that on-line auction site, I've >> finally managed to assemble a visoflex outfit that fits on my >> M7. I think this is an uncommon model, the Visoflex V. It seems to be >> designed for stereo images. >> >> http://tinyurl.com/2794m8 >> >> Can anyone with the Visoflex III please tell me if it is normal >> for the >> tripod mounting hole to create an opening into the body of >> the unit? My example has the hole for the thread open completely as >> though stray light would spill in there if the unit was not >> tripod mounted. >> >> >> >> Cheers >> >> Hoppy >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information