Nikon lens with M6 TTL Body?

I am seriously committed to switching Leica M6 TTL from Nikon F3, but am short of cash to buy all of the lenses I would like. While I save for Leica lenses I was hoping to use my Nikon lenses(28, 35 & 135), is this possible, and if so who would be the best contact? Thank you for you help and insight.

Have a look there:

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

 

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(I still don't know how to create a link in this system. Fall asleep

before reaching the end of the explanations. Sorry Tony...)

You can purchase expensive adapters to mount them, but you will

haveto guess the focus distance, as they will not work with the

rangefinder. You'd be better off picking up some of the less

expensive Voiglander lenses in my opinion.

If you are seriously committed to switching to an M6, then don't

start off by using Nikon lenses. One of the joys of using an M6 is

using the rangefinder system. By using Nikon lenses with an

adaptor, you will have to guess focus. My suggestion would be

to get an M6 and one lens. A 35 or 50 summicron pre-asph are

relatively inexpensive (or get a voigtlander lens).

Brooks, I hope you don't mind me piggy backing onto your question..

I'm pretty much in the same boat with most of my Nikon equipment

stolen recently. I do still have one Nikon body and a few lenses but

am thinking of going M6 for environmental portraits, people pics and

PJ style weddings. Would like a fast lens and am wondering it would

be better to start with the 50 lux or the 35? I can't afford both

either. BTW: I've never even seen the M6 in person living in rural

SC. Can someone tell me how Leica is

pronounced? "Leeka", "Lecia", "Lika"?

J Lee

 

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Leica... pronounced as in "I'd (like a) piece of cake."

Thanks for the prompt responses. I guess I am going to have to be

patient and forgo the urge for immdiate gratification. This is

probably a good thing since I will have time to learn and appreciate

the Leica system as it should be. M6 TTL .72 w/ 35 summilux seems to

be the practical way to start, say the wise sages of this group.

As others mentioned I would pick up a Voigtlander lens. They are rated

as good as all but the latest generation Leica lenses. In fact the

50/1.5 is rated equal to or better than the current "Lux" by some.

Depending on which focal length and f-stop they can be had for between

$250-500 new. When you have enough $$$ to buy a Leica lens you can

sell the Voightlander for about 80-90% of the orig cost. I have a 25/4

Skopar I am impressed with.

I agree with other posters ... except for the very short end of the

range, you will want proper RF coupled lenses. I'm thinking of getting

the Nikkor lens mount adapter for the sole purpose of using my Nikkor

20/3.5 AI-S, one of the last two pieces of Nikon gear I own and an old

favorite of mine. I used to scale focus it even on the Nikon SLRs so

that's not much of a change.

 

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When I bought my M6TTL, I went with a 35/2 over the 35/1.4 because I

liked the imaging character of the Summicron just a hair more than the

Summilux *and* its price allowed another $1000 towards the 90/2.8 ...

The one extra stop of lens speed just wasn't that important to me.

 

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The Voigtländer lenses are quite good at very reasonable prices, if you

desperately need another lens and can't afford the Leica version right

away. I use the Heliar 15, very satisfying and a killer deal.

 

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Godfrey

I have one of Stephen Gandy's Nikon adapters at home sitting in a

closet. I thought it would be the answer to using a Nikkor 24 on my

M6, but it wasn't. I like using wide angles up relatively close, and

the lack of rangefinder coupling killed me. I never got a shot I was

happy with, either from focussing problems or framing problems. Like

others, I'd suggest looking at the Voigtlander lenses.

I have used the cameraquest Nikon/M adapter; it works. The

combination is clunky. The already large Nikkor wideangles I've used

(20mm AF and 24mm AIS) seem even larger. The adapter adds an extra

half inch to the length of the lens. This is an option only for those

too cheap or too poor to buy the Leica equivalents. Voigtlander

lenses, on the other hand, are junk and I won't have them on my

Leica. :)

http://gallery.consumerreview.com/photography/viewfinder/pictures/oldb

luecar.jpg

http://www.imx.nl/photosite/japan/indexj.html

 

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-Erwin Puts, a respected authority on leica optics, assesses some of

the Voigtlander and konica alternatives here..... ..................

JLee asked earlier, and I would like to answer, that investment in a

50/1.4 Summilux would NOT be a wise investment for those of you

agonizing over getting started with the M. There are too many better

lenses to invest in, and the 50 lux is a rather old design. If you

must have a 50 I think you would hear a resounding recommendation on

this site to go with the 50/2 Summicron, old or new, as a starting

point.