Summicron 50mm f/2 collapsable lens

My question to you leica people is, can you use the lens in the collapsible position or only when it is fully extended and locked in.

thank you
michael andersen: :confused::confused:

Only when it is fully extended and locked in.

Think of it like a 35mm p&s camera where you turn it on and the lens pops out of a recessed area. The lens collapses for storage.

thank you very much, I got this sweat lens for about 500 and it is in perfect shape. I can't wait to use it tomorrow.

mike

It is quite easy to shoot with it collapsed and with the cap on, any combination that does not include it extended, and locked, with the cap off.

Wont get you a photo...

This is now from solid evidence.

Noel

Hello Michael.

Why is it that all Digital photographer have to justify that they at one time did Analog? Are they all that insecure or are we that much more dominating?

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Maybe neither. Maybe they are just old like me. There wasn't a lot of digital around in 1964 when I took up photography seriously. BTW, I didn't "GO" digital. I'm keeping my film burners and using them too. I have yet to hold a full frame digital that feels and acts like a classic metal film camera. Maybe the M9 does, but that's out of my budget range.

I have seen more than a few who "went digital," and who later grieved at the difficulty of rebuilding their film arsenal when they realized that they shouldn't have discarded it in the marketing driven rush to the "digital high ground."