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adan · 05/14/08, 09:42 AM

The critical thing will be whether it safely clears the shutter. The M8 uses the same type metal blade shutter as the G cameras, so it SHOULD be safe. But mount it very very carefully the first time. And also listen to see if the shutter hangs up on that first shot.

BUT!!! - It is quite possible that the M8 shutter sits closer to the lens mount than the G shutters do (due to the thickness of the sensor and other factors). Proceed with extreme caution (in the absence of any more definitive response from a user)

On the original Contax G bodies, the 16 required an external meter eye because it blocked the internal off-the-shutter metering. Likely true on the M8. There is always MANUAL exposure!!

05/14/08, 09:42 AM	#7 (permalink)
adan Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 03/04/04 Location: Denver Posts: 1,056	Re: Hologon 16mm and the M8 - A Question The critical thing will be whether it safely clears the shutter. The M8 uses the same type metal blade shutter as the G cameras, so it SHOULD be safe. But mount it very very carefully the first time. And also listen to see if the shutter hangs up on that first shot. BUT!!! - It is quite possible that the M8 shutter sits closer to the lens mount than the G shutters do (due to the thickness of the sensor and other factors). Proceed with extreme caution (in the absence of any more definitive response from a user) On the original Contax G bodies, the 16 required an external meter eye because it blocked the internal off-the-shutter metering. Likely true on the M8. There is always MANUAL exposure!!