Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]why won't you collapse the lenses even when you know you have shutter clearance? just curious. -rei On Dec09 16:52, Leonard Taupier wrote: > The 50mm collapsible Summicron has absolutely no problem when collapsed > on the M8 body. The clearance from the end of the collapsed mount to the > M8 shutter is about 1/2". I don't know about the 90mm Elmar. But if you > have the lens just measure the distance from the mount to the end of the > collapsed lens. The M8 flange to shutter distance is about 31/32". If the > collapsed lens is 3/4" or greater from mount to end I probably would not > collapse it when on the M8. In any case I have a few collapsible lenses > with adequate clearance but always keep them extended as leica > recommends. The 90mm macro which Leica says is OK does not extend pass > the lens mount at all. > > Len > > > On Dec 9, 2008, at 1:29 PM, Alan Magayne-Roshak wrote: > >> Can the 50mm collapsible Summicron and the collapsible 90mm Elmar be >> collapsed on the M8? >> >> Alan >> >> Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer >> UPAA POY 1978 >> University Information Technology Services >> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey