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**[[OTVXO]] '''16461''' - Straight (chimney) 5 x eyepiece | **[[OTVXO]] '''16461''' - Straight (chimney) 5 x eyepiece | ||
*'''Rapid focusing accessories for Viso II /III''' | *'''Rapid focusing accessories for Viso II /III''' | ||
**[[14112 - 14113 - 14114, Focorapid]] w/ 3 distance | **[[14112 - 14113 - 14114, Focorapid]] w/ 3 distance pre-selection | ||
pre-selection | |||
**[[14136, Televit]] | **[[14136, Televit]] | ||
**'''Other''' [[Visoflex Accessories]] | **'''Other''' [[Visoflex Accessories]] | ||
*'''Serial nos.''' - Viso II /III did not have serial numbers | *'''Serial nos.''' - Viso II /III did not have serial numbers (surprise :-) | ||
*'''Source''' | *'''Source''' | ||
**[http://www.cameramanuals.org/leica_pdf/leica_accessory_guide.pdf Dennis Laney's Leica Accessory Guide (1st edition) page 51] courtesy of Mike Butkus | **[http://www.cameramanuals.org/leica_pdf/leica_accessory_guide.pdf Dennis Laney's Leica Accessory Guide (1st edition) page 51] courtesy of Mike Butkus | ||
Preseded by [[Visoflex II]] | Preseded by [[Visoflex II]] | ||
Revision as of 19:42, 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
- 14136, Televit
- Other Visoflex Accessories
- Serial nos. - Viso II /III did not have serial numbers (surprise :-)
- Source
- Dennis Laney's Leica Accessory Guide (1st edition) page 51 courtesy of Mike Butkus
Preseded by Visoflex II
