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Subject: [Leica] M-lenses on M8 - A Question
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Wed Dec 10 14:11:43 2008

I think you could use a real old 35 if you felt like it.
A LTM with adaptor if you felt like.



mark@rabinergroup.com
Mark William Rabiner



> From: Greg Lorenzo <gregj_lorenzo@hotmail.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:50:23 -0700
> To: Leica Users Group LUG <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] M-lenses on M8 - A Question
> 
> 
> The 35 I'd use would have to have the right look (for me). This probably 
> means
> not the latest version of Leica's current 35mm lens line.
>  
> Greg Lorenzo
> Calgary, Canada> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:44:52 -0500> Subject: Re: 
> [Leica]
> M-lenses on M8 - A Question> From: mark@rabinergroup.com> To:
> lug@leica-users.org> > If you're used to 50's then with an M8 I'd find a 
> nice
> 35 to have be your> favorite lens.> 35 * 1.33> = 46.55> > > A 50 gives you 
> 65.
> Not so much an "all around" lens.> > > > mark@rabinergroup.com> Mark 
> William
> Rabiner> > > > > From: Alan Magayne-Roshak <amr3@uwm.edu>> > Reply-To: 
> Leica
> Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>> > Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 23:25:52 -0600
> (CST)> > To: lug <lug@leica-users.org>> > Subject: Re: [Leica] M-lenses on 
> M8
> - A Question> > > > Original Message:> >> Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 16:52:43
> -0500> >> From: Leonard Taupier <len-001@verizon.net>> > > >> 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.>
> > __________________________________________________________________> > 
> > Thanks
> for the information(Nathan too).> > > > I have collapsible Summicrons in 
> both
> bayonet and LTM, plus the 90 Elmar> > collapsible, and I use that feature 
> all
> the time, so I wondered if these would> > work if I won the lottery and was
> able to get an 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/> > > > > > > > > >
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