Elmar 50/3,5 on a Bessa-T?

[Nando]

Hi,

I've always liked the idea of a collapsible lens and I often look for a for a nice 50/3,5 Elmar at a reasonable price whenever I'm on eBay, KEH, or here at RFF. I was wondering if anybody would know if this lens is fully collapsible on a Bessa-T. According to the Camerquest website, its fully collapsible on an R2.

Thanks,
Fernando

 

[aad]

Also on Cameraquest, do NOT collapse it on a T or most other Bessas.

 

[Nando]

Thanks for the response. I had to go back a read that website again. I was mistaken, on the R2. Gandy states that it won't collapse all the way. I got it confused with the 50/2.8 Elmar also mentioned the same webpage. Guess I should avoid the 50/3,5 Elmar on my T.

On the bright side, this could be a good excuse for me to get an LTM Leica.😀

 

[clarence]

I'm not sure if the Elmar is capable of the same, but my Industar-22 Elmar copy collapses on the Leica CL, which has a metering stalk in front of the shutter curtain. Just look at the avatar.

Clarence

 

[rover]

You can put an elastic band, or other more fashionable "washer," around the barrel of the lens to prevent it from collapsing fully and therefore to protect your camera's guts.

 

[FrankS]

Yep, what Rover said. I have both a 3.5 Elmar 50, and a Fed I-10 (similar to I-22). The elmar is longer and extends farther intothe body than the Fed lens. The Fed lens clears the meter arm of the CL, the Elmnar does not. On a Bessa, the Elmar just touches a light baffle inside the body very close to the light metering cell. Just use a washer or some other way of limiting the degree to which the lens collapses.

 

[Nando]

Thanks guys.