Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The only time I collapse a Leica lens is when I carry the camera in my pocket and want to make the whole package as small as possible. I only do that with my Leica II and nickel 50mm f3.5 Elmar. It's the perfect pocket camera. I don't feel the same way with the M8 or any of the M bodies for that matter. To me the M camera is a neck strap dangler (is that a word?). I see no reason to collapse the lens as that makes it not ready. Funny, I even store my collapsible lenses in the fully extended position with the exception of the 90mm macro, which only fits it's leather case in the fully collapsed position. It's just a thing with me. The funny thing is I actually like collapsible lenses. I have 8 of which 7 are 50 mm (3 Elmars, 2 Summicrons, a Summar and a Summitar). Len On Dec 9, 2008, at 9:08 PM, Rei Shinozuka wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information