Leica M manual focus lenses

• see also:

  • Gary Ayton's home page

  • digital SLRs

  • Leica website

  • Cosina Voigtlander website

  • http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html?Lens-LSM.html~mainFrame - wide angle lenses for Leica

• NB. I don't sell cameras or lenses, prices here are just to help you plan your system and although accurate at writing may change.

Introduction:

• Leica M mount lenses are designed for Leica 35mm range finder cameras which have a short lens mount to film/sensor distance.
• As they are designed for a range finder system, the maximum telephoto is 135mm.
• These lenses will only fit Leica M cameras such as the new Leica M9 digital or Micro Four Thirds cameras (via an adapter but with 2x crop factor)
• There are 2 Leica rangefinder mounts:
  • Leica Screw or Thread Mount (LSM or LTM or M39)
    • flange-to-film (flange-back) distance is 28.8mm
    • 39mm diameter throat
    • same as many Nikon and Canon RF S mount range finder lenses of the 1950's to early 70's
    • same as Voigtlander L mount 
  • Leica M bayonet 
    • flange-to-film (flange-back) distance is 27.95mm
    • 44mm diameter throat
    • you can thus adapt LSM lenses to a Leica M mount body but you can't adapt a Leica M lens to a LSM body
    • same as Cosina Voitlander VM mount for Bessa cameras
    • same as Zeiss ZM mount for Zeiss-Ikon cameras
    • same as Konica Hexar RF mount
• Do not confuse these with Leica R lenses which are designed for 35mm SLR cameras and are not compatible.
• Cosina make a Voitlander range in VM mount (bayonet mount same as Leica M bayonet) for Bessa 35mm film rangefinders and are listed here as they too can be used on Micro Four Thirds - don't confuse these with SLII series which are for 35mm SLR cameras and are available in either  Nikon Ai-S or Pentax KA mounts - both of these can be fitted to either Four Thirds or Micro Four Thirds as well.
• There is an adapter to allow L mount lenses to work on Leica M mount cameras

Leica M manual focus lenses:

• Leica 16-18-21mm f/4.0 M-Tri-Elmar with Universal Finder ~$US5995

• Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-elmar ~$US2895

• Leica 21mm f/2.8 Elmarit Asph ~$US4295

• Leica 24mm f/1.4 Summilux Asph ~$US5995

• Leica 24mm f/2.8 Elmarit Asph ~$US3795

• Leica 28mm f/2.0 Summicron Asph ~$US3995

• Leica 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit Asph ~$US1795

• Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux ~$US4195

• Leica 35mm f/2.0 Summicron Asph ~$US2795

• Leica 35mm f/2.5 Summarit ~$US1595

• Leica 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux (new version) ~$US10000

• Leica 50mm f/1.0 Noctilux (old version) ~$US7500

• Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux ~$US3900

• Leica 50mm f/2.0 Summicron ~$US1995

• Leica 50mm f/2.5 Summarit ~$US1195

• Leica 50mm f/2.8 Elmarit ~$US995

• Leica 75mm f/1.4 Summilux ~$US5000

• Leica 75mm f/2.0 Summicron Asph APO  ~$US3300

• Leica 75mm f/2.5 Summarit ~$US1595

• Leica 90mm f/2.0 Summicron Asph APO ~$US4900

• Leica 90mm f/2.5 Summarit ~$US1595

• Leica 90mm f/2.8 Summarit ~$US1995

• Leica 90mm f/4.0 Macro Elmar ~ $US1995

• Leica 135mm f/3.4 APO-Telyt ~$US3195

Cosina Voigtlander VM and L mount lenses:

• Ultra-wide-Heliar 12mm f/5.6 Asph L
• Ultra-wide-Heliar 15mm f/4.5 Asph L or VM (II)
• Color-Skopar 21mm f/4  L or VM (P)
• Color-Skopar 25mm f/4 VM (P)
• Ultron 28mm f/2 VM
• Color-Skopar 35mm f/2.5 VM (PII)
• Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 VM
• Nokton 35mm f/1.2 Asph VM
• Nokton Classic 40mm f/1.4 VM
• Nokton 50mm f/1.1 VM
• Color-Heliar 75mm f/2.5 L
• APO-Lanthar 90mm f/3.5 L

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