Leica M-mount
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| File:Leica M3 mg 3684.jpg
Mounting of a M3
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| Type | Bayonet |
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| External diameter | 44 mm |
| Tabs | 4 |
| Flange | 27.8 mm |
| Connectors | focal lens indicator for frame selection in the viewfinder |
The Leica M mount is a camera lens mount introduced in 1954 with the Leica M3, and a range of lenses. It has been used on all the Leica M series up to the current film Leica M7 and digital Leica M.
This lens mount has also been used by Minolta on the Minolta CLE rangefinder camera, by Konica on the Hexar RF, by Voigtländer (Cosina) on the late models of the Bessa range, by Rollei on the Rollei 35RF and very recently by Zeiss Ikon on the latest Zeiss Ikon rangefinder camera and by Ricoh in the GXR system.
Contents
Compatible lenses
Leica lenses
(incomplete list)
With the Leica M:
- 15mm f/8 Hologon
- 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar
- 21mm f/1.4 Summilux
- 21mm f/2.8 Elmarit
- 21mm f/3.4 Super-Angulon
- 21mm f3.4 Super Elmar
- 21mm f/4 Super-Angulon
- 24mm f/1.4 Summilux
- 24mm f/2.8 Elmarit
- 24mm f/3.8 Elmar
- 28mm f/2 Summicron
- 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit
- 35mm f/1.4 Summilux
- 35mm f/2 Summicron
- 35mm f/2.5 Summarit
- 35mm f/2.8 Summaron
- 35mm f/3.5 Summaron
- 40mm f/2 Summicron
- 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux
- 50mm f/1.0 Noctilux
- 50mm f/1.2 Noctilux
- 50mm f/1.4 Summilux
- 50mm f/1.5 Summarit
- 50mm f/2 Summicron
- 50mm f/2.5 Summarit
- 50mm f/2.8 Elmar
- 75mm f/1.4 Summilux
- 75mm f/2 Summicron
- 75mm f/2.5 Summarit
- 90mm f/2.0 Summicron
- 90mm f/2.5 Summarit
- 90mm f/2.8 Elmarit
- 90mm f/2.8 Tele-Elmarit
- 90mm f/4 Elmar
- 90mm f/4 Macro-Elmar
- 135mm f/4.5 Hektor
- 135mm f/4 Tele-Elmar
- 135mm f/2.8 Elmarit
- 135mm f/3.4 APO-Telyt
Multiple Focal Length Lenses Leica M
- 16mm,18mm,21mm f/4 Tri-Elmar
- 28mm,35mm,50mm f/4 Tri-Elmar
With the Leica CL:
- 40mm f/2 Summicron-C
- 90mm f/4 Elmar-C
- 40mm f/2.8 Elmarit-C
Elcan lenses
Ernst Leitz Canada made special military lenses under the ELCAN name:
- Elcan 35mm f/1.7
- Elcan 50mm f/2, for the Leica KE-7a
- Elcan 66mm f/2
- Elcan 90mm f/1, apparently without helical, focused by extension rings
- Elcan 180mm f/3.4, with goggles for RF
Konica lenses
With the Hexar RF:
- 21mm/35mm f/3.4 / f/4
- 28mm f/2.8
- 35mm f/2
- 50mm f/2 (review of 50/2)
- 50mm f/1.2
- 90mm f/2.8 (review of 90/2.8)
Minolta lenses
With the Leica CL:
- 40mm f/2 M-Rokkor
- 90mm f/4 M-Rokkor
With the Minolta CLE:
- 28mm f/2.8 M-Rokkor
- 40mm f/2 M-Rokkor (new version)
- 90mm f/4 M-Rokkor (new version)
Voigtländer lenses
With the Bessa T, R2, R2A, R3A, R4A, R2M, R3M and R4M:
- 12mm f/5.6 Ultra Wide Heliar Aspherical II [1]
- 15mm f/4.5 Super Wide Heliar II [2]
- 21mm f/4 Color-Skopar P type [3]
- 25mm f/4 Color-Skopar P type[4]
- 28mm f/2.0 Ultron [5]
- 35mm f/1.2 Aspherical Nokton [6] with Armalite hood, the fastest ever production 35mm lens for 35mm cameras
- 35mm f/1.4 Nokton classic [7] (Available in MC Multicoated or SC Single Coated)
- 35mm f/2.5 Color-Skopar P type II [8]
- 40mm f/1.4 Nokton classic[9] (Available in MC Multicoated or SC Single Coated), the fastest ever production 40mm lens for 35mm full-frame cameras[10]
- 50mm f/1.1 Nokton[11]
- 50mm f/2.0 collapsible Heliar
- 50mm f/3.5 Heliar
- 75mm f/1.8 Heliar[12]
Other Cosina Voigtländer lenses are screwmount and need an adapter to fit on the later Bessa bodies.
Rollei lenses
With the Cosina made Rollei 35 RF:
- 40mm f/2.8 Sonnar
- 80mm f/2.8 Planar
Rollei 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 lenses
With the Zeiss Ikon rangefinder:
- 15mm f/2.8 - Distagon T* 2,8/15 ZM
- 18mm f/4 - Distagon T* 4/18 ZM
- 21mm f/2.8 - Biogon T* 2,8/21 ZM
- 21mm f/4.5 - C Biogon T* 4,5/21 ZM
- 25mm f/2.8 - Biogon T* 2,8/25 ZM
- 28mm f/2.8 - Biogon T* 2,8/28 ZM
- 35mm f/2 - Biogon T* 2/35 ZM
- 35mm f/2.8 - C Biogon T* 2,8/35 ZM
- 50mm f/1.5 - C Sonnar T* 1,5/50 ZM
- 50mm f/2 - Planar T* 2/50 ZM
- 85mm f/2 - Sonnar T* 2/85 ZM
- 85mm f/4 - Tele-Tessar T* 4/85 ZM
SLR Magic lenses
- 50mm T/0.95 HyperPrime CINE [13] with built-in hood
Ricoh lenses
21mm f/3.5 GR 21
See also
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External links
- La Vida Leica - Leica M System Information, reviews and articles
- Leica M Lens Price & Information Guide
- Objectifs Leica M (French)
- M Series Lenses (bayonet mount) at l-camera-forum.com
- M Series Lenses (screw mount) at l-camera-forum.com
This article was originally based on "Leica M mount" in Camerapedia, retrieved at an unknown date under the GNU Free Documentation License.
