VIOOH: Difference between revisions

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Production era - 1939-1963
Type - Universal viewfinder for the focal lengths 3.5-13.5 cm with parallax adjusting lever at back of foot.
Variants - Later models have nose thread for TUVOO with round, straight and lyre-shaped body versions; some have black nose and 2 have 'W.haven' with eagle (marine) insignia on side of lyre.
- Cine version - For 1.5-15 cm lenses.
- Gray wartime version - Engraved W.H. used back-to-front with a special eye-piece.
- IMFIN or Imarect 1940 NY version with beaded side casing and large back plate.
Accessories - TUVOO (VIOAD in NY catalog) for 2.8 cm lenses. Early VIOOH version lacks the threaded nose required to attach TUVOO.
Evolution - VIOOH was preceded by VIDOM.
Reference - Pages 12 and 13 of Dennis Laney's Leica 1984 Accessory Guide courtesy of Mike Butkus
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 *'''Production era''' - 1939-1963
 *'''Type''' - Universal viewfinder for the focal lengths 3.5-13.5 cm with parallax adjusting lever at back of foot.
-*'''Variants''' - Later models have nose thread for [[TUVOO]] with round, straight and lyre-shaped body versions; Cine version for 1.5-15 cm lenses; Gray wartime version engraved W.H. used back-to-front with a special eye-piece. Some have black nose and 2 have 'W.haven' with eagle (marine) insignia on side of lyre.
+*'''Variants''' - Later models have nose thread for [[TUVOO]] with round, straight and lyre-shaped body versions; some have black nose and 2 have 'W.haven' with eagle (marine) insignia on side of lyre.
+**'''Cine version''' - For 1.5-15 cm lenses.
+**'''Gray wartime version''' - Engraved W.H. used back-to-front with a special eye-piece.
 **[[IMFIN]] or Imarect 1940 NY version with beaded side casing and large back plate.
 *'''Accessories''' - [[TUVOO]] (VIOAD in NY catalog) for 2.8 cm lenses. Early '''VIOOH''' version lacks the threaded nose required to attach [[TUVOO]].