Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Paul Schliesser wrote: > > >looking for M mt - thanks anyway. just have a feeling that with the close > >focus so critical, the additional adapter would be risky.... > > Steven, > > When they designed the M-series lens mount, they made the distance from > the front of the mount to the film plane exactly 1mm less than it was on > the screw mount cameras. This was done to make LTM accessories and lenses > compatable with the M bayonet--the thickness of the adapter makes the > distance identical in both systems, so focusing, etc. it exactly the same. > > - Paul Hello to all, I thought it was not possible to use M-mount lenses on screw-mount bodies, but I saw a M-S adaptor a few days ago in a camera shop. Any opinion ? H. S. Lam