steinzeug
Member
Does anyone have any opinions about the current Elmar 50mm 2.8 on a R-D1(s)?
Read somewhere that when collapsed they can pertrude into the camera and damage the sensor/curtain.
See R. Cutlers comments:
http://www.richcutler.co.uk/r-d1/r-d1_11.htm
And what about performance, apparently they are supposed to be very sharp and well made?
Thanks for your opinion.
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Photon42
burn the box
Which version? Don't know about the R-D1, but the latest version of the Elmar 50 collapses into the M8, Hexar RF and of course, M6 etc w/o problems.
LCT
ex-newbie
All Elmar 50's tubes have not the same physical length. The one with my M6J (1996) for instance is a bit longer than both my 2004 and 1962 versions.
Also some Elmar's tube may wobble more or less with use and hit the roller cam of the rangefinder which is very close to the bottom of the tube.
Then if you get the feeling that the tube touches something when you collapse the lens it is most probably the roller cam.
Given the focussing issues some R-D1's do have, my best advice is to refrain from collapsing the lens on the body or, at least, to put a tape or anything else on the tube to reduce wobble but such a protection won't prevent the tube to hit the roller cam if the latter is not perfectly straight or if the tube wobbles to a critical extent anyway.
Otherwise the current Elmar is a great lens as far as sharpness and bokeh, gives excellent results at short distance but it is also a very contrasty lens so beware of blown highlights with it.
Also some Elmar's tube may wobble more or less with use and hit the roller cam of the rangefinder which is very close to the bottom of the tube.
Then if you get the feeling that the tube touches something when you collapse the lens it is most probably the roller cam.
Given the focussing issues some R-D1's do have, my best advice is to refrain from collapsing the lens on the body or, at least, to put a tape or anything else on the tube to reduce wobble but such a protection won't prevent the tube to hit the roller cam if the latter is not perfectly straight or if the tube wobbles to a critical extent anyway.
Otherwise the current Elmar is a great lens as far as sharpness and bokeh, gives excellent results at short distance but it is also a very contrasty lens so beware of blown highlights with it.