Enlarging lens Visoflex III and M9

[SDK]

Hi folks, I recently got an M9p and have a Visoflex III on the way. I’m getting an Elmar 65mm and 16464K focus mount adapter too, which should be fun for starters. I have some nice enlarging lenses with M39 screw mounts I would also like to try for macro work (50mm/2.8 Apo Rodagon N, 63mm/2.8 EL Nikkor, 80mm/4 Componon S, 105mm/5.6 and 135mm/5.6 Rodagons). Is there an adapter I can get to use these with the 16464K or some other focus mount?

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Roger Hicks]

There's always the bellows. They go for next to nothing (by Leica standards).

Cheers,

R.

 

[jaapv]

If they are narrow enough for about1.5 cm youcan use the universal Schnecke OTZFO

 

[SDK]

Thanks Jaapv and Roger, I’m getting an OTZFO (16464K), but I suspect most of the enlarging lenses are too fat to fit inside, being c. 40-45mm diameter. So I’ve found some Leitz extension tubes on eBay that I hope will fit and allow the lenses to work. I think I’d rather use tubes than a bellows.

 

[Roger Hicks]

The Leitz bellows really is very nice, and extremely easy to use. I much prefer it to extension tubes (and I have both).

Cheers,

R.