wlaidlaw Posted December 13, 2009 Share #1 Posted December 13, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have just bought a virtually unused Visoflex III to use on M4, 8 & 9. I have been trying to find a chart of the adapters. Michael Elwood used to host a download of this but no longer. Has anyone got a good copy they could scan for me or alternatively a file from another source. Thanks Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 13, 2009 Posted December 13, 2009 Hi wlaidlaw, Take a look here Anyone got a copy of the Visoflex adapters chart. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
thomas_schertel Posted December 13, 2009 Share #2 Posted December 13, 2009 Dear Wilson, maybe this will help you. But it is in german. Yours sincerely Thomas Schaubilder zum Visoflex II und III.pdf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted December 13, 2009 Thomas, Thank you very much for sending that. My German is just about up to that. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted December 14, 2009 Share #4 Posted December 14, 2009 English manual HERE : Leitz Visoflex II, Leitz Visoflex III instruction manual, user manual, PDF manual, free manuals Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted December 14, 2009 Share #5 Posted December 14, 2009 Et voila : Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share #6 Posted December 14, 2009 Et voila : JC, Many thanks for that. There appears to be an interesting variation between this diagram and the one in my Visoflex III manual. My manual says the 280 f4.8 Telyt V2 (M bayonet fitting) fits straight onto the Visoflex with no adapter required, except for close focus. Only the 200 Telyt requires the 16466 adapter. Your diagram shows that the 16466 adapter is required for both. I wonder if this is because the diagram dates from when the 280 Telyt was LTM mount and needed an adapter. The red adapter in the picture below, the 16469, is for closer focus from 276 cm to 858 cm. Without it, focus is from 350 cm to infinity. I am a bit puzzled but no doubt all will be clear (or out of focus) when my 280 Telyt arrives on Wednesday. Wilson 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! 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/106563-anyone-got-a-copy-of-the-visoflex-adapters-chart/?do=findComment&comment=1150724'>More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted December 14, 2009 Share #7 Posted December 14, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Yes, the 280 was made in both versions : first and second 280s have the thread mount , and need the well known OUBIO/16466 while 3rd version has the bayonet to fit directly on Viso II/III. Correctly, the two posted diagrams have the sketches of two different versions of the Telyt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted December 14, 2009 Share #8 Posted December 14, 2009 JC, Your diagram shows that the 16466 adapter is required for both. I wonder if this is because the diagram dates from when the 280 Telyt was LTM mount and needed an adapter. The red adapter in the picture below, the 16469, is for closer focus from 276 cm to 858 cm. Without it, focus is from 350 cm to infinity. I am a bit puzzled but no doubt all will be clear (or out of focus) when my 280 Telyt arrives on Wednesday. Yes the 2nd version is LTM and requires the 16466 and the minimun focus distance is 6 meter the 3rd version is connected directly to the Viso and the minimum focus is 3 meter . Some of my lens picts in here : Objectif Leica pour Visoflex - Telyt-V 280 mm f/4,8 (1961-1984) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share #9 Posted December 14, 2009 I now have no idea what will be arriving from Ffordes on Wednesday. The person I spoke to (not Steve Byford by the sound of his voice), said it had a bayonet mounting and it is listed under M lenses and not LTM. However my invoice says it comes complete with boxed 16466M adaptor?????? Here is a picture of the lens I am getting. Maybe a type II LTM I am thinking, going by the scalloped focus and aperture rings. Wilson 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! 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/106563-anyone-got-a-copy-of-the-visoflex-adapters-chart/?do=findComment&comment=1150839'>More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted December 14, 2009 Share #10 Posted December 14, 2009 Maybe a type II LTM I am thinking, going by the scalloped focus and aperture rings.Wilson Yes it is, you can compare using the links I posted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted December 14, 2009 Share #11 Posted December 14, 2009 I now have no idea what will be arriving from Ffordes on Wednesday. The person I spoke to (not Steve Byford by the sound of his voice), said it had a bayonet mounting and it is listed under M lenses and not LTM. However my invoice says it comes complete with boxed 16466M adaptor?????? Here is a picture of the lens I am getting. Maybe a type II LTM I am thinking, going by the scalloped focus and aperture rings. Wilson That's like the item I have and use on my M8 (and on film M, before) ... LTM type 2 indeed - enjoyable lens... apart the fact that I haven't an UVIR for it... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted December 16, 2009 Author Share #12 Posted December 16, 2009 Telyt 280 V2 arrived this morning plus 16466 adapter for it and a 16464 for the 135 T-E. I had not quite twigged how large the Telyt is. I think it is bigger than the 200/2.8 Tele-Tessar I used to have for my Contax cameras. It is however, nice to get back to the sort of sharpness you only really get from non-zoom tele's (and maybe the very expensive Leica R and Canon L zooms). The photo below and the crop from it were taken with my M8 and not the M9 shown on the tripod. I was amazed by the sharpness, considering what an old lens it is, that it was hand held and focused quite quickly. It is sharp to close to the pixelation limit of the M8. I am going to have to take the Viso apart to get some of the dirt out of it. which will not brush or Giotto Rocket away. Having found such an immaculate Viso (apart from the dust), I might delegate this job to my friend Kelvin at Protech, in case I damage it. The 135 T-E makes a neat little outfit with the head mounted on the16464 focusing mount. It actually seems handier than the 135 mounted direct. Wilson 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! 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/106563-anyone-got-a-copy-of-the-visoflex-adapters-chart/?do=findComment&comment=1153010'>More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted December 16, 2009 Share #13 Posted December 16, 2009 Very fine ! Enjoy the combo Wilson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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