Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/09

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Subject: Subject: Re: [Leica] M-lenses on M8 - A Question
From: shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)
Date: Tue Dec 9 18:08:28 2008
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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
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Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
Ridgewood, New Jersey


Replies: Reply from len-001 at verizon.net (Leonard Taupier) (Subject: Re: [Leica] M-lenses on M8 - A Question)
In reply to: Message from amr3 at uwm.edu (Alan Magayne-Roshak) (Subject: Re: [Leica] M-lenses on M8 - A Question)
Message from len-001 at verizon.net (Leonard Taupier) (Subject: Re: [Leica] M-lenses on M8 - A Question)