I'm just curious to ask this question. What's the purpose of the small hole on the barrel of an Elmar 50 3.5? Thanks in advance. WP Cheng

-- WP Cheng (cwpcsl@netvigator.com), May 14, 2002

Answers

To let the air out when you collapse it.

-- Marco Grande (hektor73@yahoo.com), May 14, 2002.

where does the air go with a new elmar?

-- stefan randlkofer (geesbert@yahoo.com), May 14, 2002.

There is a screw that can only be reached through that hole.

-- chris a williams (leicachris@worldnet.att.net), May 14, 2002.

I'm glad to hear that it's a hole - I thought it was just a defect in the chrome plating!

-- Ray Moth (ray_moth@yahoo.com), May 14, 2002.

Does this also mean that the inside of the camera body gets really dusty when you use this lens?

-- Karl Yik (karl.yik@dk.com), May 15, 2002.

Come on now, the hole is not that big.

-- chris a williams (LeicaChris@worldnet.att.net), May 15, 2002.

Even a low-powered magnifying glass will show that there is indeed a tiny screw in the hole.

-- Jerry L. Gleason (jgleason@patriot-news.com), May 15, 2002.