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Subject: [Leica] M-lenses on M8 - A Question
From: luisripoll at telefonica.net (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Wed Dec 10 14:48:36 2008
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Seth,

I remember the Erwins Putt book, he says exactly the same as you for  
the 35 Summicron pre ASPH.

Saludos cordiales
Lluis

El 10/12/2008, a las 23:27, Seth Rosner escribi?:

> Greg, it is why eBay prices for the 35/2,8 Summaron have risen  
> recently. The 3/4 sensor eliminates the corner fall-off in both  
> resolution and contrast and reduces to a hardly perceptible minimum  
> this lens' field curvature. Not owning an M8 (yet) I cannot confirm  
> my opinon that this lens will now outperform the 35 Summicrons right  
> up until the ASPH version while preserving the well-known Leica look  
> of the period. The legend that this lens lacks contrast is simply  
> untrue. And stopped down to 5,6, it is not too far from the ASPH  
> version. See VIEWFINDER Vol 37 No 4, pp 39-40.
>
> Seth
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Lorenzo" 
> <gregj_lorenzo@hotmail.com 
> >
> To: "Leica Users Group LUG" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 3:50 PM
> Subject: RE: [Leica] M-lenses on M8 - A Question
>
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>
> 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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