Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/16

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Subject: [Leica] Collapsible 50mm Elmar and Summicron on M8 M9
From: len-001 at verizon.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:44:12 -0500
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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
>>
>>
>>
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