Goggled 35/2.8 Summaron on M2

[vincentbenoit]

How practical (if feasible at all) would it be to use a goggled 35/2.8 Summaron on an M2?
Am thinking of this combination as an alternative to a non-goggled 35mm lens on a 0.58x camera; is this a stupid idea?
Thanks
Vincent

 

[thetooth]

i don't quite understand your question , but i use a goggled 35 mm summaron 3.5 on my m2 and it works fine .

 

[vincentbenoit]

i don't quite understand your question , but i use a goggled 35 mm summaron 3.5 on my m2 and it works fine .

Thanks. My thinking is that the goggles act as a de-magnifier for the viewfinder, so that the 0.72x M2 viewfinder becomes more like a 0.58x finder. Is this a correct assumption?

 

[Doug]

Vincent, this is a brilliant idea that works marvelously well. Errr, I know because I did it myself recently. I'd always had a hard time seeing the M2's native 35mm frames. Now, with the goggled Summaron, the re-scaled 50mm frames allow me to even see around the outside, one of the big advantages of the RF cam over an SLR... It only occurred to me when I at last mounted a 50mm lens on the M2 for the first time, and liked the view.

I did some studying and shopping, and found a nice Summaron f/2.8 made about 1959 on eBay for $330. I've seen them sell for more...

 

[vincentbenoit]

Doug, thanks for the valuable input.
Vincent

 

[Doug]

And, yes, the function of the goggles is to de-magnify the viewfinder and RF patch, making the image of the 35mm view fit into the 50mm framelines. I'm wishing something like this would have been done for 28mm lens.

 

[David Murphy]

It both works well and looks good. Furthermore, if you add an M3 to your collection someday, your 35mm lens won't need an external finder.