leicavirgin2 Posted August 17, 2008 Share #1 Posted August 17, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Greetings again- I have a "collapsible" 50mm Elmar 50mm f2.8, (Current). My question is that I am ALWAYS terrified of damaging the shutter curtain in the camera with the brass near the rear lens element. Should I be worried? Thank you all in advance for reading this post! Respectfully, DMB, SoCal, USA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 Hi leicavirgin2, Take a look here How safe is it to collapse a 50mm Elmar f2.8 on "M" models??? . I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
andym911 Posted August 17, 2008 Share #2 Posted August 17, 2008 no problem at all...on m6,7 its fine andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted August 17, 2008 Share #3 Posted August 17, 2008 Like Andy said. Not a chance. It's absolutely fine. And a match made in Heaven for high quality portable photography. Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrewer Posted August 17, 2008 Share #4 Posted August 17, 2008 I've never heard of anyone having a problem on a film M The M8 is a different matter, though; not recommended (ask Brent, I think he was the one who told a tale of woe in this regard) Thanks AB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enboe Posted August 18, 2008 Share #5 Posted August 18, 2008 The M5 has a meter cell that swings into the optical path. Collapsable lenses are recommended only in their non-collapsed position. The M8 manual advises against collapsing lenses into the body, so the same caution is lowest risk. Enjoy the lens on any body, but be wary of collapsing on an M5 or an M8. Eric Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicavirgin2 Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share #6 Posted August 18, 2008 Thank you ALL who answered my question/post! I am not worried anymore. The thing about LEICA type "RF" photography... is that I am in utter AWWWW! with the practical function of these lenses and bodies & I don't want to "possibly" ruin the "ARTWORK" & "PRECISION" of the instruments/tools. In addition, when I feel I am learned enough to give advise on the LEICA SUBJECT; then and only then will I feel comfortable doing so. So, until that time. Thank you ALL!!! Respectfully, DMB, Socal, USA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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