Elmar Collapsible on G1

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paragon

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Hi

Has anyone tried the an LTM elmar collapsible

will the elmar collapsible lens fit on the G1 with an adapter - or does the body extent too far back into the camera, (maybe touching the sensor), when the lens is retracted back.

I suppose the same question goes for the collapsible M mount elmar

Thanks
 
mabelsound said:
You can use the collapsible lenses, but you shouldn't collapse them.
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Thanks, wow that was quick

old habits die hard - can I be trusted not to collapse the lens - no I do not think that I can - now that would be an expensive mistake - I better steer clear - pity?

- unless I just stick some tape around the barrel so that it would be impossible to collapse the lens - well in that case I should give it a try?

Thanks again
 
Just a quick note- you can safely collapse the 50mm summicron on an E-P1- as far as I'm aware the mount area is part of the m4/3 standard so it should be fine on the panasonic cameras too. The rear of the lens (when collapsed) is still 3-4mm shy of the rear of the adapter so there's plenty of room I think.
 
Mcpengy said:
Just a quick note- you can safely collapse the 50mm summicron on an E-P1- as far as I'm aware the mount area is part of the m4/3 standard so it should be fine on the panasonic cameras too. The rear of the lens (when collapsed) is still 3-4mm shy of the rear of the adapter so there's plenty of room I think.
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that's sounds good - I picked up a 50mm f3.5 from 1933 last year and would love to see how it performs on a G1 that I have just bought

I am not expecting great things, but maybe something special which I may prefer to the technically sharp digital images

I got a 14 45 Lumix lens with the G1 about a week ago, I am just a keen enthusiast,, i.e. in no way an expert, but I seem to be using, (and preferring), my old Nikkor MF glass - using a 35mm f2 Nikkor O.C most of the time, to the Panasonic lens.

If truth has it, the main reason I bought the G1 was that I wanted to use my Nikkor MF glass on a digital "rangefinder" sized body.
Now deciding on another couple of adapters as i have some LTM lenses plus M42 pentax.

Quite exciting really - this M4/3 concept, that is allowing lots of experimentation with older glass., but for me, I do not think it will replace my Nikon D300 - but the M4/3 concept is a great "complimentary" channel to what we all now have - so much choice these days

Thanks again
 
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I don't see how you could collapse an Elmar into the G1. There is the same distance to the sensor as to a Leica's film plain or sensor, so in theory the rear tube wouldn't touch the sensor, but there is a baffle and electrical contacts in the way on both the EP-1 and G1.Steve
 
250swb said:
I don't see how you could collapse an Elmar into the G1. There is the same distance to the sensor as to a Leica's film plain or sensor, so in theory the rear tube wouldn't touch the sensor, but there is a baffle and electrical contacts in the way on both the EP-1 and G1.Steve
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won't it depend on the size of the adapter - i.e. the lens barrel could collapse into the adapter - the M4/3 to Nikon F adaptor that I have is almost 2.75 cm long and it collapses into that with room to spare.
to be safe it needs a tad over 2 cm of adapter "length"
 
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Just cut a piece of thin cardboard (like the back side of a 3x5 card), wind it around the barrel, and tape the ends together. It will prevent you from collapsing it.
 
paragon said:
won't it depend on the size of the adapter - i.e. the lens barrel could collapse into the adapter - the M4/3 to Nikon F adaptor that I have is almost 2.75 cm long and it collapses into that with room to spare.
to be safe it needs a tad over 2 cm of adapter "length"
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The size of the adapter (depth) is determined by the original depth of the body so the rear element to film/sensor surface remains the same and the lens can focus to infinity. That distance for a Leica M adapter is about 8mm, not 27.5mm like a Nikon F adapter!

Steve
 
It is possible, and works quite nicely (this is my Elmar 2.8 with Milich adapter):
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but I have not collapsed it because of fears about hitting the electrical contacts or the sensor.

Kirk
 
Nick De Marco said:
Yes and its fine - check my testing 50s thread below, it was amongst those i tested
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Well OK, it may be the case that the LTM Elmar can collapse into the body of the G1, but the last version of the Elmar M definitely cannot. I have it on my desk right now and its impossible.

Steve
 
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