Leica M lenses

The lens mount of the Leica M 35mm rangefinder camera was introduced in 1954 with the Leica M3, together with a range of lenses. It has been on all the Leica M series up to the current Leica M7.

This lens mount has also been used by Minolta on the Minolta CLE rangefinder camera, by Konica on the Hexar RF, by Voigtländer (Cosina) on the late models of the Bessa range, by Rollei on the Rollei 35RF (practically a Bessa under Rollei's name), and very recently by Zeiss Ikon on the latest Zeiss Ikon rangefinder camera.

List of Leica M lenses, by manufacturer and focal length

Leica

With the Leica M:

With the Leica CL:

• 40mm f:2 Summicron-C
• 90mm f:4 Elmar-C
• 40mm f:2.8 Elmarit-C

Minolta

With the Leica CL:

• 40mm f:2 M-Rokkor
• 90mm f:4 M-Rokkor

With the Minolta CLE:

• 28mm f:2.8 M-Rokkor
• 40mm f:2 M-Rokkor (new version)
• 90mm f:4 M-Rokkor (new version)

Konica

With the Hexar RF:

Voigtländer

With the Bessa R2, R2A and R3A:

• 35mm F1.2 Nokton
• 35mm F2.5 Color-Skopar Pancake type II
• 40mm F1.4 Nokton

All the other Voigtländer lenses are 39mm screw lenses and need an adapter to fit on the latest Bessa bodies.

Rollei

With the Rollei 35RF:

Carl Zeiss

With the Zeiss Ikon rangefinder:

• 21/2.8 Biogon
• 25/2.8 Biogon
• 28/2.8 Biogon
• 35/2 Biogon
• 50/2 Planar