Any collapsable 50mm lenses ok with Canon P?

[mr_phillip]

I'm thinking about buying a Canon P (I've wanted one ever since the first time I saw it), but I'd really like to be able to use it as a pocket street-shooter.

I know there are issues with certain wide-angles and collapsable lenses passing too far into the body and being blocked by the Canon's light baffles. Are there, though, ANY collapsable standard-length lenses that are known to be ok for use with this camera? Failing that, can anyone recommend a pancake-type lens that wouldn't protrude too much from the body, so that I could still slip it into a jacket pocket?

Thanks

 

[John Shriver]

Summitar and Summicron are no problem with my Canon 7s. That's because their rotation during the collapse is constrained.

Elmar and Summar are not OK. Serenar 50/3.5 is not OK.

No idea about the Canon 50/1.9.

 

[John Shriver]

Also, a collapsed Summitar is a lot smaller than a collapsed Summicron.

 

[back alley]

iirc, the canon 50/1.9 collapsible fits fine in the p.

but the p has baffles inside and stops most collapsible lenses from closing all the way in.

joe

 

[mr_phillip]

The 50/1.9 is ok? Excellent, I know where to start looking then, thanks 🙂

 

[Michiel Fokkema]

Hi,

Summicron is oke.

Cheers,

Michiel Fokkema

 

[mjm6]

The 50/1.9 is ok? Excellent, I know where to start looking then, thanks 🙂

My 50/1.9 hits the baffles on my P. Due to manufacturing tolerances, there might be some that work fine, but mine would not be considered one of those.

How about a little FED 50/3.5? That one will fit in, and may slightly rub the baffle, but should be no problem unless you were concerned about the finish on the baffle of a museum piece. They're very small when collapsed, and cheap, so you're not out much if you decide to go another route. Not sure about the rangefinder calibration with that lens, though.


---Michael