Leica M lenses on SLR ?

[michael_tellings]

Perhaps a naive question. Are there any SLR's on which Leica M

lenses can be mounted (with or without adapter) ?

[david11]

No

[roger_michel]

the problem is that the BFD with leica lenses is less than FFD for most, if not all SLRs. thus, no infinity focus possible. however, there are adapters that let you use virtually any SLR lens system on your leica (it is easy to ADD FFD with an adapter). the king adapters, e.g., allow use of many nikon lenses on the m6. there is another popular adapter that allws the use of r lenses on the m. needless to say, focus is by scale, but with wides this is not a problem.

[roger_michel]

sorry -- as to specific sources for adapters, check the elefoto, kbcamera, and cameraquest sites. all have adapters for sale.

[Troll]

You didn't ask about screw thread lenses.

[andy_piper2]

Actually - I've seen an adapter with an M mount on the front and an R mount on the back.

 

But the lenses would only be usable for extreme closeups (like, 1 inch from the subject with a 35mm!).

 

M lenses are designed to mount approx. 27-28mm from the film, and SLRs' lens mounts are usually at least 45mm from the film, to allow room for the swinging mirror - so the SLR body by itself acts like an 18mm extension tube - and any adapter will just add to the extension.

 

The adapter I saw is probably intended to put M lenses on an R-mount bellows for ultra-macro work with an SLR.

 

For the record - it is probably possible to figure out a way to put ANY interchangeable lens on ANY interchangeable-lens body and get some kind of a picture - but the odds are always that the functionality will be limited in some way.

[alfie wang]

Not gonna happen. However you can stick SLR lenses on the M instead with a Novoflex adapter. Wide angles ironically are the best. Although it would be too expensive to stick that 15mm Elmar-R f2.8 onto the M6....

[doug herr]

<I>I've seen an adapter with an M mount on the front and an R mount on the back</I>

<P>

This is probably an adapter to fit Visoflex-mount lenses on Leica-R bodies. These will focus to inifinity. There are 2 Leica-made versions, the 14127 with a pseudo-aperture ring to use with the original Leicaflex Standard's meter, and the 14167 without the pseudo-aperture ring.

[andrew n.bra hrefhttp]

You can mount M lenses onto an SLR, but you can kiss goodbye

to focusing beyond approx 1m. So fine for in-close work, but

useless for anything else!<P>

 

See the

<A HREF="http://nemeng.com/leica/017e.shtml">lens adapter

topic</A> in my Leica FAQ.

[michael_tellings]

So would that mean that I could mount a Noctilux on an SLR body and focus closer than 1 meter ?

[david enzel]

What's BFD and FFD?

[andy_piper2]

Michael: Re the Noctilux - yes, you could - a LOT closer that 1 meter.

 

The problem is that the FURTHEST away you could focus would be about 6 inches - you'd have the world's only f/1 macro lens. =8^o