[Leica] Collapsible lenses on the M8/9

[j2m46 at hotmail.fr (Jean-Michel Mertz)]

Hello John,I use the Elmar 2.8 / 50 quite often on my M8 and everything 
works fine BUT I try not to collapse the lens too much, in fact I keep it 
open all the time (I've bought a specific bag to carry the M8 + open Elmar). 
What I've noticed is that this lens is the perfect companion for the M8's 
captor whose surface I feel is well adapted to 50mm shooting, slightly 
better than the 35 summicron ... Best wishes,Jean-Michel
 > From: jbcollier at shaw.ca
> Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:09:59 -0700
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] Collapsible lenses on the M8/9
> 
> In the instruction manual it states that no collapsible lenses can be 
> collapsed on the M8 with the exception of the 90/4 "macro". Just double 
> checking that there is no way to collapse the modern 50/2.8? When the CL 
> and M5 were introduced, you just had to put a certain width of tape on the 
> barrel to limit how far the lens collapsed. Is this possible with the 
> modern 50/2.8 and a M8/9?
> 
> John
> 
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