Focus Elmar-M 50mm f/2.8

[elisegn]

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Hello - sorry in advance for my English, it's not my first langage! I was recently given a M6 and an Elmar lens. Except I don't know to work it...The lens is collapsible and I don't quite understand how it works in term of focusing. I got my first roll back and everything is out of focus: is it because I did not use the collapsible lens right? How does it work? Should I pull it out? 

Sorry for such basic questions...xxx 

[dpitt]

Yes. Before taking a photograph you need to pull it completely out and also turn it a bit until it is locked. In that position it can not be collapsed by accident.

Then you need to use the rangefinder viewer patch to align the double image.See this if you do not have a Leica M6 manual:

https://leica-camera.com/sites/default/files/pm-85045-Leica-M6_Instructions_EN.pdf

PS: you can google for a translated version if you like that.

Edited April 13, 2023 by dpitt

[dpitt]

Sorry. Of course I should have welcomed you to the forum first!

@LUF Admin Please move this to the English forum.

Edited April 13, 2023 by dpitt

[UliWer]

vor 16 Stunden schrieb elisegn:

How does it work? Should I pull it out? 

Yes, otherwise your lens will never be in focus! And it is important not only to pull it out but you have to fix it in the extracted position. You pull it out and (seen from the lenses front) you turn it clockwise until you feel it is fixed. This ensures that it has exactly the right position to be in focus for the film layer and will stay in this position until you turn it counter-clockwise again to release it. 

With the last version of the 1:2.8/50mm Elmar-M there are several positions to fix the lens: you should choose one where you can read the f-stop-index on the top (it is also possible to fix it so that you have to look at the lens from the bottom to find the engravings for f-stops....which indicates some sloppy design by Leica as all their older lenses had only one definite position to fix the lens and this insured the f-stops were always readable).

[dpitt]

6 hours ago, UliWer said:

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With the last version of the 1:2.8/50mm Elmar-M there are several positions to fix the lens: you should choose one where you can read the f-stop-index on the top (it is also possible to fix it so that you have to look at the lens from the bottom to find the engravings for f-stops....which indicates some sloppy design by Leica as all their older lenses had only one definite position to fix the lens and this insured the f-stops were always readable).

My Macro Elmar 90 M also has several positions to lock. It is not a major issue, one of the minor flaws. I still love this lens.

[elisegn]

On 4/13/2023 at 12:54 PM, dpitt said:

Yes. Before taking a photograph you need to pull it completely out and also turn it a bit until it is locked. In that position it can not be collapsed by accident.

Then you need to use the rangefinder viewer patch to align the double image.See this if you do not have a Leica M6 manual:

https://leica-camera.com/sites/default/files/pm-85045-Leica-M6_Instructions_EN.pdf

PS: you can google for a translated version if you like that.

Thank you so much ! X

[UliWer]

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Am 13.4.2023 um 20:46 schrieb dpitt:

My Macro Elmar 90 M also has several positions to lock.

Funny, my Macro-Elmar-M has only one position. May be the changed this with the second version.

[lct]

My Macro-Elmar 90/4 v1 has several positions to lock as well. Required for using the lens with the macro adapter v1 i guess. 

[dpitt]

12 hours ago, UliWer said:

Funny, my Macro-Elmar-M has only one position. May be the changed this with the second version.

Yes indeed. The second version can even be locked in collapsed position. Mine can not. The collapsed position lock comes in handy with the macro adapter v2. In that collapsed postion you can focus on infinity, pulling it out you have full macro range. Very cool, from full macro to infinity without dismounting the lens or macro adapter! (focuses only with live view or EVF with macro adapter v2)