Rob-F
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50mm Elmar-M on Leica M9
Wonderful picture! I love everything about it: subject, composition and color. And I think the light is a big part of what makes it special, with great shadow fill and soft contrast.
Elmar-M 50mm 2.8 II
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Wonderful picture! I love everything about it: subject, composition and color. And I think the light is a big part of what makes it special, with great shadow fill and soft contrast.
rodt16s
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jmilkins
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The Head Bartender says no. So I won't try with my M5 and Elmar-M. But luckily my Heliar f2 is safe!
http://https://www.cameraquest.com/m5.htm
http://https://www.cameraquest.com/m5.htm
Ronald M
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Marvelous lens. Own silver & black ones
michaelwj
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jmilkins
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I think I first realized the depth of your regard for the M5, Michael, when you suggested mounting the SA on one, and the Elmar-M on the other.....
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Rob-F
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Well, mounting an unmodified SA or collapsing an Elmar-M into the M5 would destroy the metering stalk, but I wouldn't expect damage to either lens. (I believe Michael knows this. He was just kidding in post # 306. Note the 😀.)
Coelacanth shows how to mount the Elmar-M safely in post # 272. I like the idea. The M5 is the only way to get an accurate 50mm frameline with metering.
Coelacanth shows how to mount the Elmar-M safely in post # 272. I like the idea. The M5 is the only way to get an accurate 50mm frameline with metering.
jmilkins
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michaelwj
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michaelwj
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Sorry for the phone pic
I don't have the Summicron
So Summitar with adaptor, 21SA and Elmar-M
All focused at infinity
View attachment 106589
Just curious, but that looks like the original Elmar in an M mount as opposed to the latest Elmar-M. Does the recent Elmar-M collapse the same distance into the body? If so, how do you all store it off camera? Collapsed with a deep rear cap or extended with a standard cap?
Steve Bellayr
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Excellent travel lens. How often does anyone go to 2.0?
Richard G
Veteran
I don't have the Elmar, just the Elmar M: it collapses too far for the M5. The rare times it's not on a camera I have it semi-collapsed with a deep rear cap.
jmilkins
Digited User
For interest- you can see why the only collapsible that fully collapses into the M5 is the CV 50m f2 Heliar. Sorry for the quick phone snap, with some distortion evident, but it'll have to do.
[/url]Compact/collapsible 50mms - size comparison - Leica screw / M mount by john m, on Flickr[/IMG]
Rob-F
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Good point. When traveling we are more likely to be shooting during daylight hours; and we are probably taking scenic shots that require more DOF than f/2 allows.
rodt16s
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michaelwj
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Interesting. The mount (where the red dot is) doesn't have parallel edges like the black ones (see above photo mounted to an M5 post #273 for example)? Is this true of all chrome ones, or was there a production change?
rodt16s
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Actually this is from the M6J,
You are quite right the later Chrome (and Black) ones don't have the same look as the early Elmar
M3 5cm Elmar and M6J 50mm Elmar
You are quite right the later Chrome (and Black) ones don't have the same look as the early Elmar
M3 5cm Elmar and M6J 50mm Elmar
Rob-F
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One thing that holds me back is the lack of a focusing tab on the Elmar-M. I'm very used to just extending a finger to the focusing tab on lenses that have one. And the tab/button of the pre-M Elmar is especially comfortable to me. I know some don't like the infinity lock. It doesn't bother me. Having to grip the focusing mount with two fingers near the mount is slightly more awkward to me. Still, I'd like the improved optical performance of the M. Maybe I'm just hard to please . . . 🙁
Flat Twin
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Leica M4, 50mm Elmar-M - Kodak TMY-2 400 - Perceptol 1+2.
Lytham, Lancashire. August 2017. by Flat Twin, on Flickr
Lytham, Lancashire. August 2017. by Flat Twin, on Flickr
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