Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jan 31, 2005, at 10:26 PM, brad daly wrote: > okay, so i'm right. why then am i thinking that bayonet lenses > weren't developed by leica until the 50s? > > wow, a 56 year old lens. impressive. > > --brad > Bayonet Leica lenses didn't show up until the introduction of the M3 in 1954. Before that Leicas used the Leica Thread Mount (LTM or Screwmount). There are LTM lenses currently in use that date back to around 1930, when Leica standardized the mount and the lenses became truly interchangeable. You can mount LTM lenses on any M with a LTM to M adapter with full rangefinder coupling. I have a few pre WWII lenses (Summar, Summitar, Elmar) that work like a charm. Beautiful stuff. ;-) feli ________________________________________________________ feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 www.elanphotos.com