Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't believe there is any way to use M mount lens on LTM cameras as I have never seen the adaptors but seems like they should be possible to make with focus problems, however. I believe the M cameras were designed, mindful of the desire of being able to use the older LTM lenses on the M cameras with adaptors. Thus, with an adaptor the flange of the LTM mount is identical to the flange of the bayonet mount in terms of distance from the film plane. There is no way to reverse the math so the Ms fit the LTM cameras without focus problems. --- John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca> wrote: > Yes. A few years back Leica issued the 35/2 Apsh, > 50/2 and 50/1.4 in > LTM mounts. > > John Collier > > On 6-Feb-06, at 6:30 AM, Didier Ludwig wrote: > > > M lens on LTM not possible without focus problems > at infinity, > > because of the IIIf's longer flange to film plane > distance (M > > =27,80mm, LTM=28,80mm) > > > > I guess it must be one of those special edition > Summilux with 39mm > > ltm. > > > > > >> This is a dumb question, as I realize that the > LTM lenses can be used > >> with an adaptor on an M-series body, but how do > you use a bayonet > >> lens > >> on an LTM body? > >> Asking because I have a IIIF BD and an M2, and > most of my lenses are > >> LTM. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com