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**'''16457''' - '''Viso III''' housing (for bayonet only) | **'''16457''' - '''Viso III''' housing (for bayonet only) | ||
**'''16498''' - '''Viso III''' with [[OTXBO]] | **'''16498''' - '''Viso III''' with [[OTXBO]] | ||
*'''Type''' - Mirror reflex housing, similar in appearance to [[Visoflex II]], but offering three possibilities of mirror operation set by three positions on the knob: yellow dot - fast mirror breakaway-and-return for rapid action; black dot - slow, gentle mirror rise and fall for long exposures; red dot - mirror lock-up out of light path for vibration-free close-ups and photomicrographs. . . A thumb-activated mounting lever enables the unit complete with [[OTXBO]] to be quickly mounted on Leica-M without having to remove the [[OTXBO]] first - Laney | *'''Type''' - Mirror reflex housing, similar in appearance to [[Visoflex II]], but offering three possibilities of mirror operation set by three positions on the knob: yellow dot - fast mirror breakaway-and-return for rapid action; black dot - slow, gentle mirror rise and fall for long exposures; red dot - mirror lock-up out of light path for vibration-free close-ups and photomicrographs. . . A thumb-activated mounting lever enables the unit complete with [[OTXBO]] to be quickly mounted on Leica-M without having to remove the [[OTXBO]] first - Laney | ||
*'''Optical depth''' - 40 mm | *'''Optical depth''' - 40 mm | ||
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*'''Available Viso III magnifiers''' | *'''Available Viso III magnifiers''' | ||
**[[OTXBO]] '''16499''' - 90 degree 4 x eyepiece | **[[OTXBO]] '''16499''' - 90 degree 4 x eyepiece | ||
**[[OTVXO]] '''16461''' - Straight (chimney) 5 x eyepiece | **[[OTVXO]] '''16461''' - Straight (chimney) 5 x eyepiece | ||
*'''Other''' [[Visoflex Accessories]] | *'''Rapid focusing accessories for Viso II /III''' | ||
**[[14112 - 14113 - 14114, Focorapid]] w/ 3 distance | |||
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**[[14136, Televit]] | |||
**'''Other''' [[Visoflex Accessories]] | |||
*'''Serial nos.''' - Viso II /III did not have serial numbers! | *'''Serial nos.''' - Viso II /III did not have serial numbers! | ||
*'''Source''' | *'''Source''' | ||
Revision as of 17:41, 23 October 2012
- Production era - 1963-1992
- Code names
- 16457 - Viso III housing (for bayonet only)
- 16498 - Viso III with OTXBO
- Type - Mirror reflex housing, similar in appearance to Visoflex II, but offering three possibilities of mirror operation set by three positions on the knob: yellow dot - fast mirror breakaway-and-return for rapid action; black dot - slow, gentle mirror rise and fall for long exposures; red dot - mirror lock-up out of light path for vibration-free close-ups and photomicrographs. . . A thumb-activated mounting lever enables the unit complete with OTXBO to be quickly mounted on Leica-M without having to remove the OTXBO first - Laney
- Optical depth - 40 mm
- Variants
- Finish - Black crackle (standard) and gray hammertone (military) versions
- Motor-M Coupled Version - Upward movement of the arm caused Motor-M to advance the film - NY item, mid 60s, never cataloged - Laney
- Pellicle - modified Visoflex II /III by Goldberg (or JPL) with fixed half-silvered prism, eliminating mirror vibration and black-out - Laney (see Westlicht 12/292)
- Included cable releases (see also FINOT OPKOM OZWTO OZWTO-M GIIFT)
- OZTOM 16491 - Double cable release, bayonet cameras
- Available Viso III magnifiers
- Rapid focusing accessories for Viso II /III
- 14112 - 14113 - 14114, Focorapid w/ 3 distance
pre-selection
- Serial nos. - Viso II /III did not have serial numbers!
- Source
- Dennis Laney's Leica Accessory Guide (1st edition) page 51 courtesy of Mike Butkus
Preseded by Visoflex II
