Roger Hicks
Member
Yes, it does belong under Rangefinder...
Visoflexes are seldom expensive nowadays; a 16464 focusing mount needn't cost much; and the 65/3.5 Elmar is hardly one of the most expensive lenses in the Leica armoury. If you were lucky you could pick up the lot for a couple of hundred quid (300 euros, $400), and at worst you shouldn't pay over £300, 450 euros, $600. The expensive bit is the Leica-M to go on the back.
But amazingly, a Viso goes straight onto a Bessa-T, even with the release arm correctly positioned to fire the shutter release. A screw Viso might go onto the Bessa-L but I've not tried it. Has anyone else tried this?
Cheers,
Roger (www.rogerandfrances.com)
Visoflexes are seldom expensive nowadays; a 16464 focusing mount needn't cost much; and the 65/3.5 Elmar is hardly one of the most expensive lenses in the Leica armoury. If you were lucky you could pick up the lot for a couple of hundred quid (300 euros, $400), and at worst you shouldn't pay over £300, 450 euros, $600. The expensive bit is the Leica-M to go on the back.
But amazingly, a Viso goes straight onto a Bessa-T, even with the release arm correctly positioned to fire the shutter release. A screw Viso might go onto the Bessa-L but I've not tried it. Has anyone else tried this?
Cheers,
Roger (www.rogerandfrances.com)