Washington Posted August 10, 2011 Share #1 Posted August 10, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Camera Quest has these really well made adapters to use your Visoflex lenses elsewhere. Nikon D7000, Telyt f4 200mm…. with crop factor: 300mm Works great! Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/159024-viso-lens-adapter/?do=findComment&comment=1761355'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 10, 2011 Posted August 10, 2011 Hi Washington, Take a look here Viso Lens Adapter. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
spydrxx Posted August 10, 2011 Share #2 Posted August 10, 2011 Been using one of theirs for about 5 years on my Nikon DSLR...it's one of the reasons I kept my Telyt 400/6.3...can have a blast with it and instantly know if I have any shake in my photos and need to adjust my speed or ISO. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted August 10, 2011 Author Share #3 Posted August 10, 2011 spydrxx, I had never heard of these before…. and I am delighted to have one!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggriswold Posted August 10, 2011 Share #4 Posted August 10, 2011 And the D7000 is a darned good camera too. Not a big DX fan, but dumped my D700 after I grew to appreciate the D7000. Kept the FX lenses in case they come out with something remarkable down the road. D7000 is Lighter and smaller... as big as a DSLR as I want these days. Used mostly for Macro and Tele work... not a new concept. M9 is saved for the juicy stuff in between. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted August 10, 2011 Author Share #5 Posted August 10, 2011 ggriswold, I agree about the D7000. I have always used Canons but this Nikon is a jewel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted August 10, 2011 Share #6 Posted August 10, 2011 B&H actually had the D7000 in stock today for a few hours only. I didn't jump at this opportunity. Now it's too late. Oh well. Have to wait again or buy a refurbished one directly from Nikon USA. Or, an even better idea, go out and shoot with my M9. K-H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted August 10, 2011 Author Share #7 Posted August 10, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Did you try Adorama? Nothing wrong with refurbished either…. mine was. However/whatever: you’ll love it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share #8 Posted August 11, 2011 K-H I got this: 25468B Nikon D7000 Digital SLR Camera Body - Refurbished by Nikon U.S.A. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted August 11, 2011 Share #9 Posted August 11, 2011 (edited) Rip, Thanks. I am thinking getting it here: Nikon Store - D7000 (Refurbished Body) It's cheaper by $69.99. That buys almost a 16 GB Panasonic Gold Card. :D Go figure. When did you buy your D7000, I mean recently or earlier? K-H. Edited August 11, 2011 by k-hawinkler Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share #10 Posted August 11, 2011 K-H, Great… GOOD LUCK!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyoung Posted August 11, 2011 Share #11 Posted August 11, 2011 I have a Fotodiox Viso to Nikon adaptor, good quality and reasonable price. Used on film Nikons but that would make no difference though, Gerry Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted August 11, 2011 Share #12 Posted August 11, 2011 I have a Fotodiox Viso to Nikon adaptor, good quality and reasonable price. Used on film Nikons but that would make no difference though, Gerry Gerry, Thanks. I have several of those adapters. They seem to work just fine on my DSLRs. Best, K-H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buranca Posted August 11, 2011 Share #13 Posted August 11, 2011 Outside of the Leica camp... the only "other" camera I am considering is the D7000. Seems like a real winner. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted August 11, 2011 Share #14 Posted August 11, 2011 Outside of the Leica camp... the only "other" camera I am considering is the D7000.Seems like a real winner. I agree. The D7000 seems really terrific. I'll wait until August 24 and see whether Nikon will have some announcements. Some folks hope for those. Others think the absence of rumors indicates Nikon will not have an important announcement at that time. Only Nikon knows. Very similar to the way Leica or for that matter Apple operate. That behavior seems very beneficial to those companies. Great. Best, K-H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindolfi Posted August 14, 2011 Share #15 Posted August 14, 2011 Another use of this adapter is to mount a DSLR camera to the Leica bellows and use all the great macro options you've built for a Leica M body. Like a 135mm lens or enlarger and copy lenses as well as Zeiss Luminar 100/6.3 for instance. Together with a proper macro rail and focus stacking software you can get some very nice images like this one: Click Ofcourse this can also be done with an M9 body, but there is more shutter vibration. Also with the liveview option on a DSLR with 10x magnification you can get great hand focus. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted August 14, 2011 Author Share #16 Posted August 14, 2011 Lndolfi, You are so right….. it’s nice to have such versatility! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted August 17, 2011 Share #17 Posted August 17, 2011 Rip, Could you please take a caliper measurement of your Camera Quest adapter? I am curious what the exact adapter distance is between lens and (D)SLR? Camera Mount... LTF [mm] Nikon F Bayonet 46.5 mm Leica M Bayonet 27.8 mm -------------------------------------- Difference.......... 18.7 mm What do you measure? Thanks, K-H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share #18 Posted August 17, 2011 K-H, Interesting question as I had not given this a close inspection. As it is at this moment the flange distance is not square as it runs from 17.90mm to 17.81. This made me notice that some of the flat-headed screws that hold the flanges to the spacer block are not flush with the mounting flange rings that attach to the spacer block. The spacer block IS square and true …. so I will have to get these screws right: flush and tight! Cheers……. Rip Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted August 17, 2011 Share #19 Posted August 17, 2011 Rip, Thanks. Either my numbers are off or yours by about 1 mm. Hmmm? Best, K-H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted August 17, 2011 Share #20 Posted August 17, 2011 Rip, I searched a little bit and found this reference Leica Mount (LSM and M) Lenses - Intro - Photoethnography.com's Classic Camera DB. Quote: "The LSM mount is technically an M39 x 26tpi screw mount, which means the width of the screw is a metric 39 millimeters but the screw pitch is an oddball 26 threads per inch, an imperial standard. The story is that Leica adopted this odd hybrid in order to confound other companies that might want to copy their mount system. Indeed, early Soviet lenses do have trouble mounting on Leica cameras because they assumed the thread was M39x1.0 (26tpi is about 0.976). The flange-to-film (flange-back) distance is 28.8mm for Leica screw mount (LSM) and 27.95mm for Leica bayonet mount (M-mount) lenses. The throat size of the screw-mount is 39 mm while on the M-mount it is 44mm. This lets you use adapters to fit older screw-mount lenses onto newer M-bodies. Unfortunately, you can't go the other way and use M-lenses on screw-mount bodies. The M-Bayonet mount was designed to improve several things over the screw mount. First, you can attach a bayonet-mount lens faster and more securely than a screw mount. Second, the throat of the M-mount is wider, allowing for larger rear elements. Third, one of the bayonet flanges is indexed, allowing automatic selection of the appropriate frameline (28/90, 35/135, or 50/75). Fourth, the minimum focusing range of the M-mount was brought down to 0.75 meters from a minimum of 1 meter on the M39. And fifth, the M-mount was designed with full backwards compatibility with M39 lenses using an adapter." So, if I use 27.95 mm in the table, I get: Camera Mount... LTF [mm] Nikon F Bayonet 46.50 mm Leica M Bayonet 27.95 mm -------------------------------------- Difference.......... 18.55 mm So, I wonder what the correct numbers are? Here are a few more confusing references: Leica M ................................ Bayonet .. 27.80 mm Leica FAQ — R + M lens mount adapters Leica M ................................ Bayonet .. 27.95 mm Camera Mounts Sorted by Register Leitz Visoflex II, III ... Leica M Bayonet .. 40.00 mm Camera Mounts Sorted by Register Nikon F ................................ Bayonet .. 46.50 mm Camera Mounts Sorted by Register Leica M ................................ Bayonet .. 27.95 mm (27.80?) mounts.htm Leica screw .......................... M39x26tpi 28.80 mm ............ mounts.htm Leitz Visoflex II, III ... Leica M Bayonet .. 40.00 mm (68.80 total) mounts.htm All I really want to know is: What spacing does an adapter need to provide between a Telyt-M or an focusing mount of an M lens head and a Nikon F mount camera? I have several Fotodiox LEICA M-AI adapters. Three of them are spot on for infinity with my D3 and D300 for my Telyt 200/4 and Tele-Elmar 135/4. The other two focus beyond infinity. All five focus beyond infinity for an Elmarit 90/2.8 lens head. It would be nice if these lenses and adapters could be adjusted so that ∞ is actually at infinity. Of course, these lenses also ought to be spot on with a Visoflex III on the M9. The Telyts 400/5.6 and 560/5.6 aren't a problem as I can adjust the knob for ∞ as long as there is still enough light to do that. Cheers, K-H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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