- Leica M mount
Infobox camera mount
mount_name = Leica M mount
caption = Mounting of a M3
type = Bayonet
external_diameter = 44 mm
inner_diameter =
tabs = 3
flange = 27.8 mm
connectors = focal lens indicator for frame selection in the viewfinderThe Leica M mount is acamera lens mount introduced in 1954 with theLeica M3 , and a range of lenses. It has been on all the Leica M series up to the currentLeica M7 andLeica M8 .This lens mount has also been used by
Minolta on theMinolta CLE rangefinder camera, byKonica on theHexar RF , byVoigtländer (Cosina ) on the late models of the Bessa range, byRollei on theRollei 35RF (practically a Bessa under Rollei's name), and very recently byZeiss Ikon on the latest Zeiss Ikon rangefinder camera.Compatible lenses
Leica lenses(very incomplete list)
With the
Leica M :
* 35mm f:2 Summicron
* 50mm f:2 Summicron
* 50mm f:2.8 Elmar
* 90mm f:2.8 Elmarit
* 90mm f:4 ElmarWith the
Leica CL :
* 40mm f:2 Summicron-C
* 90mm f:4 Elmar-C
* 40mm f:2.8 Elmarit-CElcan lenses
Ernst Leitz Canada made special military lenses under the "ELCAN" name:
* Elcan 50mm f/2, for theLeica KE-7a
* Elcan 66mm f/2
* Elcan 90mm f/1, apparently without helical, focused by extension ringsSee [http://www.leica-camera.com/discus_e/messages/2/64789.html?1083882061 this informative post at a Leica forum] .Konica lensesWith the
Hexar RF :*21mm/35mm f/3.4 / f/4
*28mm f/2.8
*35mm f/2
*50mm f/2
*50mm f/1.2
*90mm f/2.8* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040803004714/www.davidde.com/articles/konica50.html Review of 50/2] and [http://web.archive.org/web/20040817144610/www.davidde.com/articles/konica90.html review of 90/2.8] by Davidde Stella (via Wayback, therefore slow)
* [http://www.dantestella.com/technical/90hex.html Examples from the 90/2.8] by Dante StellaMinolta lensesWith the
Leica CL :
* 40mm f:2 M-Rokkor
* 90mm f:4 M-RokkorWith the
Minolta CLE :
* 28mm f:2.8 M-Rokkor
* 40mm f:2 M-Rokkor (new version)
* 90mm f:4 M-Rokkor (new version)Voigtländer lensesWith the Bessa T, R2, R2A, R3A, R2M, and R3M:
* 21mm f/4 P type
* 25mm f/4 P type
* 35mm f/1.2 Aspherical Nokton with Armalite hood, the fastest ever production 35mm lens for 35mm cameras
* 35mm f/2.5 Color-Skopar P type II
* 35mm f/1.4 Nokton
* 40mm f/1.4 Nokton, the fastest ever production 40mm lens for 35mm full-frame cameras [ [http://www.cameraquest.com/voigt4014.htm Cameraquest article about the 40/1.4] ]
* 50mm f/2 collapsible HeliarOther Cosina Voigtländer lenses are screwmount and need an adapter to fit on the later Bessa bodies.
Rollei lensesWith the
Cosina madeRollei 35RF :*40mm f/2.8 Sonnar
*80mm f/2.8 PlanarRollei also announced at one point that they were going to release a 28mm lens and a 50mm lens, but lost interest in the 35RF (really a Cosina Bessa R2) system.
Carl Zeiss lensesWith the
Zeiss Ikon rangefinder:
* 15/2.8 Distagon
* 18/4 Distagon
* 21/4.5 C Biogon
* 21/2.8 Biogon
* 25/2.8 Biogon
* 28/2.8 Biogon
* 35/2 Biogon
* 50/2 Planar
* 50/1.5 C Sonnar
* 85/2 SonnarSee also
*
M39 lens mount Notes
External links
* [http://members.aol.com/dcolucci/a.htm The Leica M Lens Price Guide] at Dan Colucci's [http://www.antiquecameras.net www.antiquecameras.net]
* [http://www.summilux.net/m_system/objectifs.html Objectifs Leica M] at [http://www.summilux.net/ summilux.net]
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