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**'''[[Motor-M]] Coupled Viso''' - Invented by Camcraft's Norman Goldberg (1931-2006), upward movement of the arm caused [[Motor-M]] to advance the film - NY item, mid 60s, never cataloged - Laney | **'''[[Motor-M]] Coupled Viso''' - Invented by Camcraft's Norman Goldberg (1931-2006), upward movement of the arm caused [[Motor-M]] to advance the film - NY item, mid 60s, never cataloged - Laney | ||
**'''Pellicle Viso''' - Norman Goldberg's modified Visoflex II /III (similar version by JPL, shown below from Westlicht 12 /292) with fixed half-silvered prism, eliminating mirror vibration and black-out - Laney | **'''Pellicle Viso''' - Norman Goldberg's modified Visoflex II /III (similar version by JPL, shown below from Westlicht 12 /292) with fixed half-silvered prism, eliminating mirror vibration and black-out - Laney | ||
[[File:Pell.jpg|200px]] | [[File:Turr.jpg|400px]] [[File:Pell.jpg|200px]] | ||
*'''Included cable releases''' | *'''Included cable releases''' | ||
**OZTOM '''16491''' - Double cable release (see [[FINOT OPKOM OZWTO OZWTO-M GIIFT]]) | **OZTOM '''16491''' - Double cable release (see [[FINOT OPKOM OZWTO OZWTO-M GIIFT]]) | ||
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**[[14112 - 14113 - 14114, Focorapid]] w/ 3 distance pre-selection | **[[14112 - 14113 - 14114, Focorapid]] w/ 3 distance pre-selection | ||
**[[14136, Televit]] | **[[14136, Televit]] | ||
**[[14117]] - Filter turret, introduced 1963 | **[[14117 - 14116]] - Filter turret, introduced 1963 (shown above) | ||
*'''Other''' [[Visoflex Accessories]] | *'''Other''' [[Visoflex Accessories]] | ||
*'''Serial nos.''' - Viso II /III did not have serial numbers (surprise :-) | *'''Serial nos.''' - Viso II /III did not have serial numbers (surprise :-) | ||
Revision as of 20:10, 23 October 2012
- Production era - 1963-1992
- Code names
- 16457 - Viso III housing (for bayonet only)
- 16498 - Viso III with OTXBO (shown ghosted)
- Type - 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 Viso - Invented by Camcraft's Norman Goldberg (1931-2006), upward movement of the arm caused Motor-M to advance the film - NY item, mid 60s, never cataloged - Laney
- Pellicle Viso - Norman Goldberg's modified Visoflex II /III (similar version by JPL, shown below from Westlicht 12 /292) with fixed half-silvered prism, eliminating mirror vibration and black-out - Laney
- Included cable releases
- OZTOM 16491 - Double cable release (see FINOT OPKOM OZWTO OZWTO-M GIIFT)
- Available Viso III magnifiers
- Rapid focusing accessories for Viso II /III
- 14112 - 14113 - 14114, Focorapid w/ 3 distance pre-selection
- 14136, Televit
- 14117 - 14116 - Filter turret, introduced 1963 (shown above)
- 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
