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I've put a bit of tape on my focussing screen but it looks like crap with all the jagged eddges. I don't have the tools to cut out a more precise mask, so Jaap, if you have some spare minutes on your hands...:):)

I'll buy you a big big beer when we meet in Utrecht :)

 

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I use my Panny FZ-50 for Marco/long tele pics. From day one the M8 for everything else.

 

In my quest for portability (and after some fine whiskey's) I dared to order a cheap, no, very cheap close-up lens. It arrived yesterday, luckily in neutral packaging. I don't honestly want to be seen with this horrible piece of optics.

 

Today I mounted the dreaded thing on my 2.8/24. With a simple measure found out that it gave me (sort of) sharpness between 55 and 65mm when focusing @ 70cm.

 

So I decided to go for 70 cm - f11. The nearest flower in my garden and voila...

 

The first pic is without and the second with +10, both focused at 70cm. Of course both with UV filter. I only slightly adjusted the white balance and added a little contrast in the mid tones. Nothing else. Pics where taken at 650ASA, no tripod and a windy moment.

 

I just wonder what would happen when using real glass and under better controlled conditions. Any experience out there?

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Nice images all – three years later. I played around with my Visoflex this summer and took these shots. I didn't have a viewfinder (still looking for one) so I made a one out of tape, tin foil and a toilet roll. :rolleyes:

 

All these are shot with the Noctilux 50mm f0.95 fully open.

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This is a great thread. I'm just learning about the Visoflex. I read the Leica Wiki page but can anybody give me more insight into the advantages of v II vs v III? Thanks.

 

The Viso III is the one that works on Leica M8 & M9 I believe.

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The prism of the VisoflexII is too low for the M8/9. You can use a Visoflex II with either the chimney eyepiece or a Visoflex III prism. The Visoflex II is smaller, but it lacks the quick-return mirror. Also the Visoflex III can be mounted without removing the prism.

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Just my 2ct.

 

M8 - Visoflex III - TeleElmar 135

 

lg from old Germany

 

 

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A few months ago I bought a Viso III, Bellows II and 135 f4. Shooting with this and the M8 is a pleasure and kind of fun! Here a pair of flowers/plants and my wife. The main difficult for me is accurate focusing and framing. I've tryied to put a mask on the viewfinder but the result was horrendous, not to up to Leica standards ;-) I've decided to use some kind of "mental" mask everytime. Another thing is that it's really easy to see how dirty is your sensor ;-)

 

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