Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/07

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Subject: Re: Selling some of the collection-sooky
From: Paul Schliesser <paulsc@eos.net>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 97 02:20:16 -0400

>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