Visoflex II
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- Production era - 1959-1962
- Code names
- OTYDO 16457 - Viso II (housing only, for screw-thread)
- OUCLO 16458 - Viso II with 4 x 90 degree magnifier OTXBO (rig w/o camera shown ghosted)
- OTDYM 16455 - Bayonet version
- OCLOM 16456 - Bayonet version with OTXBO
- Viso IIa 98303 - Version with "automatic mirror reset or mirror locked up when pressure on the release was relaxed. The mirror reset lever was replaced with a knurled knob engraved with a black and red dot to show selected mirror setting" (image below, shown highlighted) NY item 1962, could be retrofit - Laney
- Type - Mirror reflex housing
- Optical depth - 40 mm
- Weight - 0.48 kg /1.06 lb (Visoflex III weight, assuming similar)
- Variants - Micro version 1960-1962- Endo version HOOSN 1960-1962- Visoflex IIa NY item 1962
- Included cable releases (see also FINOT OPKOM OZWTO OZWTO-M GIIFT)
- OZWTO 16492 - Double cable release, screw cameras
- GIIFT - Cable release for micro versions IFLEX and MIKAS
- OZTOM 16491 - Double cable release, bayonet cameras
- Available Viso II magnifiers
- Rapid focusing accessories for Viso II /III
- 14112 - 14113 - 14114, Focorapid - introduced 1962 w/ 3 distance pre-selection
- 14116 - Filter turret - introduced 1963 (front & back shown above)
- 14136, Televit - introduced 1966
- Other Visoflex Accessories
- Serial nos. - Viso II /III did not have serial numbers!
- Source
- Dennis Laney's Leica Accessory Guide (1st edition) page 49 courtesy of Mike Butkus
- Manuals & brochures
- Visoflex II Instructions courtesy of Mike Butkus
- Preceded by Visoflex I - Superseded by Visoflex III
Comment
- Visoflex discussion
- Gary Godard's The Visoflex
- Forum discussion