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Visoflex bayonet to M adapter ?


rafael_macia

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I was wondering if anyone made a Visoflex lens (Bayonet Viso, not screw) to M adapter.

Direct to bypass the Visoflex.

I want to use my 65 Macro Elmar Viso lens on a 240, I also would like to use my 400 and 560 6.8 Telyt on a 240

 

thanks

Rafael

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I was wondering if anyone made a Visoflex lens (Bayonet Viso, not screw) to M adapter.

Direct to bypass the Visoflex.

I want to use my 65 Macro Elmar Viso lens on a 240, I also would like to use my 400 and 560 6.8 Telyt on a 240

 

thanks

Rafael

 

I had one specially made. There is an extensive discussion on this topic on this topic. http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/257005-flange-flange-distance-visoflex-body-3.html#post2266249

 

As far as I know there are no similar adapters currently commercially available. Wlaidlaw was trying to get a group of interested people to have a batch made but I think he is now more interested in R lenses.

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The Leica TXB00 acts as a Visoflex bypass...... you can use the longer lenses but you have to use their screw threads....... which the original visoflex designed lenses have.....

 

I have used them on my M .... but it tends to show their age and they are a bit short of contrast in any other than bright conditions...

 

Not aware of any bayonet to bayonet adapter that is the right dimension to substitute for the Viso .... and I looked far and wide.....

 

To be honest, having sourced and tried a few R lenses I don't think I will be touching my collection of antique glass.....

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I just worry about this statement from the Novoflex listing of their adapter

 

"The adapter will not transfer functions from the camera body to the lens."

 

If I am not mistaken the adapter must bring up the 28/ frame lines, so that the Leica body will recognize the adapter as an R lens menu.

The Novoflex I think ........ brings up the 50 frame lines ......

which is why Novoflex put the wording

"The adapter will not transfer functions from the camera body to the lens."

in.

 

This problem is akin to the Zeiss ZM 18mm lens mount needing to be changed so it brings up the WATE menu. The Zeiss would activate the 50 finder. John Milich made a lot of replacement flanges ..........

 

same situation ... different gizzmo

 

rafael

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