Leica M lenses
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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 and M9.
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 35 RF (practically a Bessa under Rollei's name), and very recently by Zeiss Ikon on the latest Zeiss Ikon rangefinder camera.
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Leitz/Leica lenses
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| 35mm Summicron Version 1 (8 element) and Version 4 (pre-ASPH), 35mm Summicron ASPH, 35mm Summilux ASPH image by Hamachi & Toro (Image rights) |
With the Leica M:
- 21mm f:3.4 Super Angulon (Schneider)
- 21mm f:4 Super Angulon (Schneider)
- 24mm f:2.8 Elmarit
- 28mm f:2.8 Elmarit
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| Tri-Elmar-M 1:4/28-35-50 image by Uwe Kulick (Image rights) |
- 35mm f:1.4 Summilux
- 35mm f:2 Summicron
- 35mm f:2.5 Summarit
- 35mm f:2.8 Summaron (with eyes)
- 50mm f:1 Noctilux
- 50mm f:1.4 Summilux
- 50mm f:2 Summicron
- 50mm f:2.5 Summarit
- 50mm f:2.8 Elmar
- 90mm f:2 Summicron
- 90mm f:2.8 Elmarit
- 90mm f:4 Elmar
- 135mm f:2.8 Elmarit (with eyes)
- 135mm f:4 Elmar
- 135mm f:3.4 APO-Telyt
- 135mm f:4.5 Hektor
With the Leica CL:
- 40mm f:2 Summicron-C
- 90mm f:4 Elmar-C
- 40mm f:2.8 Elmarit-C
Elcan lenses
Ernst Leitz Canada made special military lenses under the ELCAN name:
- Elcan 50mm f/2, for the Leica KE-7a
- Elcan 66mm f/2
- Elcan 90mm f/1, apparently without helical, focused by extension rings
See this informative post at a Leica forum (archived).
FED lenses
Prototype lenses only:
- MC Helios-113 40/1.8
- MC Kaleinar-5 100/2.8
See this post at www.dvdtechcameras.com (archived).
Konica lenses
With the Hexar RF:
- 21mm/35mm f/3.4 / f/4
- 28mm f/2.8
- 35mm f/2
- 50mm f/2
- 50mm f/1.2
- 90mm f/2.8
- Review of 50/2 and review of 90/2.8 by Davidde Stella (via Wayback, therefore slow)
- Examples from the 90/2.8 by Dante Stella
Minolta lenses
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)
Voigtländer lenses
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| Nokton 50mm F1.5 aspherical image by Marcello Sokal (Image rights) |
With the Bessa T, R2, R2A, R3A, R2M, and R3M:
- 35mm f/1.2 Aspherical Nokton with Armalite hood, the fastest ever production 35mm lens for 35mm cameras
- 35mm f/1.4 Nokton Classic
- 35mm f/2.5 Color-Skopar P type II
- 40mm f/1.4 Nokton, the fastest ever production 40mm lens for 35mm full-frame cameras[1]
- 50mm f/1.1 Nokton
- 50mm f/2 collapsible Heliar
Other Cosina Voigtländer lenses include screwmount that fit the later Bessa bodies with an adapter.
Rollei lenses
With the Cosina made Rollei 35 RF:
- 40mm f/2.8 Sonnar
- 80mm f/2.8 Planar
Rollei also announced at one point that they were going to release a 28mm lens and a 50mm lens, but lost interest in the 35RF (really a Cosina Bessa R2) system.
The lens barrels and mechanical workings were manufactured by Cosina and Rollei supplied the elements. It is not known if final assembly was in Germany by Rollei or in Japan by Cosina.
Carl Zeiss lenses
With the Zeiss Ikon rangefinder:
- 15/2.8 Distagon
- 18/4 Distagon
- 21/4.5 C Biogon
- 21/2.8 Biogon
- 25/2.8 Biogon
- 28/2.8 Biogon
- 35/2 Biogon
- 35/1,4 Distagon
- 50/2 Planar
- 50/1.5 C Sonnar
- 85/2 Sonnar
Notes
- ↑ Cameraquest article about the 40/1.4 (archived).
Links
In English:
- The Leica M Lens Price Guide at Dan Colucci's www.antiquecameras.net
- Leica Lenses Price Guide at collectiblend
In French:
