Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Len, I'm glad you are fine!, happy new year and I hope continue seeing your pictures, particularly those so nice with your beautiful Summarex!. I've used very few these collapsible lenses on the M8, and I'll keep careful without collapsing. Nice to meet you again on the LUG, Keep wel, Cheers Lluis Lluis Ripoll Querol lluisripollquerol at gmail.com http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/ http://photo.net/photos/lluisripoll Blog: http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/ http://www.lrmusic.es El 17/01/2010, a las 1:44, Leonard Taupier escribi?: > Hi Lluis, > > Yes I'm fine. I browse the LUG from time to time and Steve's > question caught my eye. Yes the Summicrons and Elmars are OK. The > screw mount f3.5 Elmars are a little close though. I use them all on > my M8s but keep them extended. > > Len > > > On Jan 16, 2010, at 3:08 PM, Lluis Ripoll Querol wrote: > >> Hi Steve, >> >> As far as I know you can collapse Summicrons and Elmar on the M8, >> I've have both but I've never collapsed on..., I'm careful. I >> remember this question was answered longtime ago by an our expert >> friend Leonard Taupier, I hope he is well. >> >> Amiti?s >> Lluis >> >> >> >> El 16/01/2010, a las 19:25, Steve Barbour escribi?: >> >>> Again the current M9 manual warns against using collapsible lenses >>> with the M9, in the collapsed ie non extended mode. >>> >>> >>> I recall a LUGer, with plenty of experience, has said that the >>> 50mm Collapsible Elmars and Summicrons are in fact not a risk to >>> the M8 & M9 even when collapsed.... >>> >>> Is this correct? >>> >>> >>> thanks, >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information