Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]the old 50 summicron collapsible does. -rei On Feb27 14:01, Henning Wulff wrote: > At 12:45 PM -0700 2/27/08, Steve Barbour wrote: > >On Feb 27, 2008, at 11:43 AM, Henning Wulff wrote: > > > >>> Anyone out there using collapsible lenses on their M8, like me? > >>> > >>> so what do you use to keep them from collapsing? > >>> > >>> Yeah, yeah....I know, rubber bands...so what else is out there > >>>that will work, > >>> > >>> and guarantee that they won't collapse, and screw the pooch? > >>> > >>> > >>> Anything? > >>> > >>> > >>> thanks, Steve > >>> > >> > >> Just let them collapse. The only one that _might_ have a problem > >>is the 90/4 (I haven't tried that). All the others are fine. > > > > > >no kidding Henning... ! We are under the false ! impression > >(created by Leica) that you can't use collapsibles on the M8.... > > > > > >thanks, Steve > > Hi Steve, > > I checked clearances early on, and the only lens I have that I > wouldn't put on the M8 is my Hologon. Even the old collapsible Nickel > Elmar I tried recently can be collapsed and still have about 4mm > clearance. The 2.8 Elmars and f/2 lenses don't collapse as much, so > there is even more clearance from the shutter. > > > -- > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey