andreas.pichler
Established
Dear fellow enthusiasts,
please find attached some Elmar 4/90 examples. Elmars serial number is 103xxxx, previous owner said it's from the early 50ies.
Its a really nice portrait lens, as you can see with these german "Gartenzwerg"
You can dismantle the lenses head and use it then on a Visoflex as well (with OUAGO adapter) as a 90 mm lens (photo taken with Jupiter 12, aperture 4, distance 1 meter, cropped):
But if using it in combination with a Visoflex without adapter, you have a macro lens then, visit the detail (one of the points) of a "Mallory Dual Point" distributor (aperture 5.6):
The advantage of a Visoflex is, that you can try out what ever you have in your shelves, for example this Helios 44 from a Zenith E camera, which normally works not with a Leica or Epson, but is a fast macro lens on a Visoflex (aperture 4):
The only problem right now: How can make the 90 degree finder working with the Epson? Any ideas or workarounds or guides to make a "finder adapter"?
I appreciate any help concerning this issue.
Cheers, Andreas
please find attached some Elmar 4/90 examples. Elmars serial number is 103xxxx, previous owner said it's from the early 50ies.
Its a really nice portrait lens, as you can see with these german "Gartenzwerg"
You can dismantle the lenses head and use it then on a Visoflex as well (with OUAGO adapter) as a 90 mm lens (photo taken with Jupiter 12, aperture 4, distance 1 meter, cropped):
But if using it in combination with a Visoflex without adapter, you have a macro lens then, visit the detail (one of the points) of a "Mallory Dual Point" distributor (aperture 5.6):
The advantage of a Visoflex is, that you can try out what ever you have in your shelves, for example this Helios 44 from a Zenith E camera, which normally works not with a Leica or Epson, but is a fast macro lens on a Visoflex (aperture 4):
The only problem right now: How can make the 90 degree finder working with the Epson? Any ideas or workarounds or guides to make a "finder adapter"?
I appreciate any help concerning this issue.
Cheers, Andreas
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Al Kaplan
Veteran
Get the chimny finder. On a tripod it'll work fine for close-ups and give you a brighter more contrasty finder image than the prism finder. Live without 90 degrees.
andreas.pichler
Established
Thanks a lot for the advice. I have just read the answer on my question in the Visoflex thread, the Hong Kong guy had just filed the finder...quite pragmatic, but I wouldn't like to go this route.
It was very interesting to hear the the chimney finder is brighter - that's good news and so I am motivated to look out for this item.
Thanks a lot again!
Cheers,
Andreas
It was very interesting to hear the the chimney finder is brighter - that's good news and so I am motivated to look out for this item.
Thanks a lot again!
Cheers,
Andreas
jarski
Veteran
thank you too for pointing Visoflex and adapters have to keep on googling tomorrow.
have to keep on googling tomorrow.