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Subject: [Leica] Visoflex LTM to M?
From: spencer at aotera.org (Spencer Cheng)
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:27:03 -0400
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Can one of you add your knowledge & experience of Visoflex to the LUG wiki. 
I would do it except I don't know enough about Visoflex to even fake it. :)

<http://wiki.leica-users.org/index.php/LTM_Accessories>

<http://wiki.leica-users.org/index.php/M_Accessories>

Regards,
Spencer

On Mar 17, 2010, at 13:18, Chris Saganich wrote:

> 
> I'll second that and recommend a Viso II M mount is your shooting with an 
> M2, M3, M4, early M6(?), or MP and a Viso III if your shooting M6ttl, 
> M7(?), or digital M.  I'll recommend a 1st version Elmarit 90/2.8 as a 
> nice Viso lens for a good price.
> 
> 
> At 12:58 PM 3/17/2010, you wrote:
>> I'd advise against the viso 1. It is cumbersome to set up and use and 
>> needs a different bellows from the Viso 2 and 3.
>> 
>> Many of the lens heads from the 1960's lenses will either not mount 
>> easily or will not focus to infinity when mounted. Spend the extra bucks 
>> and get a Viso 2 or 3 with an  M mount.
>> 
>> I've not checked  market prices lately, but you should be able to find a 
>> complete Viso 2 or 3 with prism and magnifying finder for not too much 
>> money.



In reply to: Message from lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll Querol) ([Leica] Only sugar here (corrected link))
Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] Only sugar here (corrected link))
Message from robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier) ([Leica] Visoflex LTM to M?)
Message from alal at poly.edu (A.Lal) ([Leica] Visoflex LTM to M?)
Message from robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier) ([Leica] Visoflex LTM to M?)
Message from alal at poly.edu (A.Lal) ([Leica] Visoflex LTM to M?)
Message from chs2018 at med.cornell.edu (Chris Saganich) ([Leica] Visoflex LTM to M?)