Visoflex II

• 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
• 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
  • OTXBO 16460, 16716 - 90 degree 4 x eyepiece (shown ghosted)
  • OTVXO 16461 - Straight (chimney) 5 x eyepiece
• 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Preceded by Visoflex I - Superseded by Visoflex III

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