CV 35mm and a Leica CL

[MichaelHarris]

Any problems using this lens with a CL? I don't have any m-mount lenses yet and the only screw mount to M adapter I have is the 35/135 one.

The other screw mount lenses I have are the 50 Elmar, 50 Summitar, 50 Summar, and a Canon 50 1.8. Can they be used on a CL?

I'm going to look for an M mount 40 next month.

Thanks for any tips.

Michael

[sleepyhead]

Except for the COLLAPSIBLE LENSES, I can't see any problems in using the lenses you have on the CL. The 40mm lines are good enough to estimate framing with the 35mm.

BE CAREFUL with the collapsibles - I don't have an elmar, summitar, or summar, but they may hit the light meter sensor on its stalk if collapsed. Best to seek advice from anyone who has these lenses and a CL.

Enjoy!

[clarence]

My Industar 22 Elmar copy collapses safely on both the CL's I have owned. It is stopped by a metal frame before hitting the curtain, and yet it is 90% fully collapsed.

With regard to the FSU lenses, there are sometimes machining differences, so this may not always be the case.

Clarence

[clintock]

The only m-adaptor that will bring up lines any different than you see now is the 28/90, which will turn on the 90 frame. So putting a 50mm lens on the 35 adaptor will still show the 50mm frame..
I believe only the elmar may be a hazard to collapse fully, I have the manual somewhere, seem to remember instructions for putting some tape on the lens barrel to prevent it going in too far.

[payasam]

The recommendation was to stick Dymo tape on the barrels of collapsible lenses to prevent them from collapsing and hitting the meter stalk.

[MichaelHarris]

Thanks all for the tips. It sounds like I can use the 35mm adopter for the 50 also?