Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John Coan writes: |Anybody know the reasoning behind the Bessa cameras having the screw mount |instead of the M mount like the Konica Hexar? You cannot mount any M lenses on |it like this (or can you?) | While I sent you a private post on why I think the Bessa cameras have a screw mount instead of the M mount, I forgot to answer the second part of your question regarding mount M lenses on the Bessa. The answer is no, you cannot mount a non-modified M lens on the Bessa. When Leica changed from the screw mount bodies to the M mount bodies, they changed the lens registration by one millimeter. This was to allow the use of all of their previously screw mount lenses on the M cameras (as well as their existing lens stock at the time) by use of an adapter that adds one millimeter to the M camera registration. Regards, bill larsen