Leica VISOFLEX II User manual

The @V|SOFLEX ll reflex housing  fits on the   with the lens ot full operture. By stopping down
Leico.likeon interclrongeoblelens. lt is ovoil-   you con thon check the depth of field. At fost
oble with either o boyonet or o screw mount.   shutterspeedshondheld shotsore possiblewith
First pull the releose,lever of the reflex housing   the Leico ond the VISOFLEXll.
outwords (fig. I ) ond swing  it forword  in the   For fime exposures use o tripod with o boll-
direction of the orrow (fig. 2). Now  you con   ond-socket heod, ond releose the shutter with
fif the housing to the Leico. Line up the red   o coble releose which is screwed directly into
dot on the housing next to the red dot on the   the VISOFLEXll housins.
comero mount, ond rotote the VISOFLEX to
lhe right until the cotch engoges (fig.3).* Swing         I With Leico models fitted with o screw lens mount,
                                                         the VISOFLEXll screws into the comero. lf the
bock the releose lever so thot the end with the      ottodrment is oskew when screwed in moderotely
sefting screw is iust obove the releose bulton       iightly (in other words if the boltom edge of the
                                           VISOFLEX housing is not porollel with fhe bose
of  the Leico.** Check the operotion of the       plote of the comero), slock off the lhree screws
VISOFLEXll by pressingdown the releose le-        ol  lhe side of the screw mounling ring of lhe
ver. The distcrnce between lhe releose lever     VISOFLEXll. Be sure to use o screwdriver of the                                                               right size. Then olign lhe VISOFLEX ottochment
ond the comero releose button should be       correctly ond tighfen fhe screws ogoin.
obout  I mm to moke sure thot the mirror ol-       t' The block extension piece screwed into the releose
woys swings out of the woy before the shutter      lever of screw mount VISOFLEXll's is not required
runs down, even when releosing quickly. Ad-       with Leico models lg ond  lll g.  lts purpose is to                                                compensote for the difference in height between
iust the distonce with the setting screw. After      these ond older Leico models.
the exposure, bring bock the mirror into the
viewing position by'pressinglhe return lever.
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Mount  the 16 460 or 16 461 viewing  mqg-
nifier on the reflex housing by sliding it on
form lhe bock. The cotch (ng. a) on the mog-
nifier engoges in this position; to remove the
mognifier depresstlre cotch. (The simple 16461
mognifier hos no cotch).Adiusting the mogni-
fier eyepiece compensotesfor minor eyesight
voriotions. The block circle ond the fine groin
ground gloss screen must oppeor shorp when
you point the VISOFLEXhousing with lhe lens
ot the sky. Rotote the m illed chrome ring on
fhe mognifier to focus it.
The lens or lens unit lo be used screws into
the oppropriote inlermediote  helicol mounl.
This is then inserfed in the VISOF LEX ll with
the two red dots on the mount ond body next   Design subiect fo olterotions wifhout notice.
lo eoch olher, ond locked in position by turning
lo the right. This engoges o cotch: when re-
moving the lens push lhe some cotch in fhe
direction of the orrow engroved on  it.       E R N 5T LE ITZ GMBH WETZ LA R GERMANY
To focus  the imoge  on  the ground gloss   Subsidiory:ErnstLeilz(Conodo)Ltd.,Midlond, Ontorio
                                                      U.S.Distribulors:E.Leitz,lnc.468PorkAve.South.NewYork16,N.Y.screen,turn lhe milled ring of the intermediote
helicol mount. For moximum precision,focus        l i s t ] l l - 4 l c / [ n g l .   I    P r i n l ei nd G e r m o n y      l l l 6 2 l L X l L

Deprh-of-tieldin inchesond mm for Clore-upswith the VlS0Fl,tXll

                                                         Exposure
Scoleof       Approx.                                         lncreose
Reproduction   Fi;ti si;e      tt5,6       lt8            lttl          tll6     Fqclor
(imoge: obiect)

0 . 1 = l : l 0     9.5x14.2"    1.6"     2.4"      3.2,,     1.8,,     1.2x
             240x360mm   40 mm   60 mm   80 mm   ]20 mm
0 . 2 = ' rl 5      4.7x7.1"      0.39"     0.59"    0.79"     1.2,'     1.4x
              l20x'180mm    l0 mm   15 mm   20 mm   30 mm
U . J =     I : J . J     3.15x4.7"     0.19,'   0.31"    0.38"    0.52,'     |.7 x
             80x120mm   5 m m    8 m m     ]0 mm   16 mm
0.4= | ,2.5     2.4x3.6"      0.12',    0.19"    0.21"     0.36"      2 x
            6Cx90mm    3 m m    5 m m    6 m m    9 m m          'l0.5=  :2       1.9 x2.8"      0.08"     0.12,'     0.16,'    0.25"     2.3x
             48x72mm    2 m m    3 m m    4 m m    6 m m
0.6= 1 21.67   1.6x2.4"     0.06,,    0.r0,,    0.12"    0.19,,    2.6x
             40x60mm    1.7 mm  2.5 mm  3 m m    5 m m
0 . 2 = l : 1 . 4    1 . 3 x 2 "       0.05,,    0.08"     0.r0"     0.16,'    2.9x
            34x51mm    1 . 3m m  2 m m    2.5 mm  4 mm
0.8= l :1.125  1.2x'1.8"     0.04"     0.05,'     0.08,,    0.12,,     3 x
            30x45mm       I mm    1.5 mm  2 m m    3 m m                       'l.l0 . 9 = l : l . l        x 1.6"      0.03,,    0.05,,    0.06,'    0.10,.    3.6x
             27x40mm    0,9 mm   1.3 mm  1.7 mm  2.5 mm
   I = | r l      0.95x1.42"    0.03,,    0.04,,    0.06,,    0.08,,     4x
             24x35mm    0.7 mm     I mm    1.4 mm  2 mm


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   VISOFtEX ll detoils

     Simple5x mognifier(loterollyreversedimoge)l64dlo     with eyesightodiustmentfrom *  2lo  - 1.75diopters
     lmoge-erecting,right-woy-round4x prism mognifiero    16460with eyesightodiustmentfrom f  1.75to  - 2.5 diopters
     Releosebuttonwith (beneothit) odiustingscrewfor timingo
     mirror movementond shutterreleose
     Releoselever octing directlyon LEICAreleosebutton,cousingo
      reflexmirror to rise before comero shulteris releoseo
     Boyonetfitiing (or threodedmount)for ottochingVISOFLEXllo      to LEICAcomerobody

     Adiustingscrew(one of 3) for oligniningVISOFLEXll with@o   Conicolthreod for stondordcoble releoses
     threod-mountLEICA comero
     Finegroingroundglossfocusingscreenwith eiched-inblocko
      circleto oid in individuollyodiustingthe eyepiece
     Return-leverfor the reflex mirroro
     Reflexmirror
     Cotchfor lockingor releosingthe interchongeoblelens@o
@   Tripod sockets,3/einch ond t/r inch.

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