Elmarit-M 21mm f/2.8 ASPH on Minolta CLE

[hoyin_lee1]

Tried to mount an Elmarit-M 21mm f/2.8 ASPH on my Minolta CLE without success (done very gently; no damage done). Is the lens not compatible with the camera?

[andrew_schank]

If it won't just go right on, then I think you answered the question

right there. You can open the camera back, hold the shutter open and

then you can see what's actually interfering if your interested. I

bet its the bottom shroud for the meter cell, as that is what made

contact with the Dual Range 50mm on mine and prevented it from being

mounted.

[john_collier5]

Here is a website that says it should work but the proof is the

pudding...

 

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<a href="http://www.mygale.org/cesarigd/photoe2cleo.htm">

http://www.mygale.org/cesarigd/photoe2cleo.htm</a>

 

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Cheers,

[wilhelm]

I had the same problem with my old 35mm Summilux, which was why I

sold it (the CLE not the Summilux).

[hoyin_lee1]

Thanks gentlemen for your advice. John, your link was reassuring

enough for me to try again. With gentle force, I was able to mount

the lens onto the CLE--it seems to be a very, very tight fit.

However, as the article in the link from John says, the lens' hood

blocks off part of the rangefinder (can still focus, but just);

bummer. So, out comes the 21mm and back goes the Voigtlander

Snapshot-Skopar 25mm f/4.

[hoyin_lee1]

Update: I'm quite determine to use the Elmarit-M 20/2.8 ASPH on the

CLE, so I decide to try again. The Elmarit's large squarish lens

hood partly obstructs the rangefinder, and is visible in the external

viewfinder--not very comfortable to use. So I thought, why not get

rid of the hood. I'm actually surprised with how much smaller and

less unwieldy the lens have become without the hood. My regular

camera repairer even gave me a free press-on lens cap to go with the

hood-less lens. I'm shooting a roll of Kodak PJ800 (a really superb

super-fast film!) with this camera/lens combo, and I'll post the

result when I have the film processed.

[Alex_Es]

Dear Hoyin Lee:

 

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If it doesn't fit leave it alone our you'll do damage. I guess the

21/f2.8 has a protector ring like the 35/f.14 Summilux. Do this. Get

a Voigtlander 21/f4. Itr is cheap and very good (I have one). Use

your Leica 21mm on a Leica.

[loo_woei_harng]

I have tried it on the CL, and it definitely cannot work.

Please be careful not to damage either the CLE or the lens.

I am still looking for a nice CLE.

[nesrani]

Hoyin, I also use the 24 without the hood and haven't had a problem

with flare or anything yet. I prefer the compact size of it that way.

[Alex_Es]

http://www.cameraquest.com/cle.htm

[Alex_Es]

The link

 

http://www.cameraquest.com/cle.htm

[owen w.]

The 21/2.8 ASPH should work just fine with the CLE. Yes, the hood does block the lower half of the focus patch, but you can either remove that hood (as you have done) or simply use half the focus patch. The hood is helpful in bad light settings. With the 21, the depth of field is also so huge, it is really hard to go wrong. You can zone focus and not notice the difference. I do not have the 21, but I do have the 24/2.8 ASPH which is essentially the same size. I find the CLE to be the body I use most with my 24. While the hood does add to the size, I find I leave mine on all the time and do not have trouble focusing. These wide lenses and the CLE are a great match. We will look forward to your results. Cheers, Owen