Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If I recall correctly, I think I read somewhere years ago that all of the M3 35mm versions were made in this manner; i.e., a screw-thread lens and a separable set of goggles. Whether the flange dimensions are such that the lenses are, in fact, ordinary-spec LTM lenses screwed into the adapter I do not recall. I saw one of these for sale recently, but it was not cheap. John Newell > I recently saw a picture of Summaron/M3 eyes, detached from the lens. > >From the photo, the bayonet mount looked very similar to an LTM/M > adapter. Therefore my question: is it possible to use the > eyes to mount any screw mount lens to an M camera, in other words, > is this an M39 mount with the correct flange distance ? The idea > would be to use it to mount a 24mm lens to an M2, for example.