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Hello Universalb50,

 

Welcome to the Forum.

 

Hello Again Rip,

 

Welcome back. It's nice to see you writing again.

 

The reason there are different Visoflex arms is that some were made to fit SCREWMOUNT cameras which were able to use special Visoflex II's which had a screw mount on the back & a bayonet mount in the front. There also MAY have been some Visoflex IIa's made with screw mount backs & bayonet mount fronts.

 

Unlike the M models of the Visoflex II & IIa which had bayonet mounts both front & back.

 

The relative positions of the shutter release buttons on the camera were different with screwmount & bayonet mount models.

 

Also: The M5's had a higher top plate relative to the lens mount. This may have also necessitated additional different release arms for Visolflex II's, IIa's & III's.

 

Best Regards Both,

 

Michael

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Also: The M5's had a higher top plate relative to the lens mount. This may have also necessitated additional different release arms for Visolflex II's, IIa's & III's.

 

Best Regards Both,

 

Michael

 

Yes-and made the Visoflex Iii pentaprism different with more clearance. There was an arm with a screw-in extension that was suitable for both the M5 and other M bodies.

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Hello Everybody,

 

If you look at the "Visoflex II" Section of Jean Claude's "Leica Historica" you will see that the shutter release arms of Screw mount & Bayonet mount models of the Visoflex II had different SHAPES. This is because of the different positions of the shutter release buttons on the respective Screw mount & Bayonet mount camera bodies in relation to the Visoflex II.

 

Best Regards,

 

Michael

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