Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello John, ? I have a modern Elmar 50 2.8 and an M8.? I never tried lens and camera together, so out of curiosity, I?mounted it just now and took a picture.? There?was no problem collapsing it.? And it doesn't seem?to bottom out against the shutter blades.? Although I didn't have the nerve to put it to the ultimate test by taking a picture with the collapsed lens.? ? The Elmar I have is 6 bit coded from the factory, so it must be ok to use with an M8 or M9. Thanks, Robert --- On Mon, 12/26/11, John Collier <jbcollier at shaw.ca> wrote: From: John Collier <jbcollier at shaw.ca> Subject: [Leica] Collapsible lenses on the M8/9 To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Date: Monday, December 26, 2011, 9:09 PM 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 _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information