speanut
Member
I'm pretty new to leica. recently I bought M7 and want to try old leica lens.
especially, summarit 50mm in my mind. I realize it is screw mount.
What kind of adapter should I buy ?
especially, summarit 50mm in my mind. I realize it is screw mount.
What kind of adapter should I buy ?
MichaelHarris
Well-known
you can get a 50mm screw mount adapter from CameraQuest.com. I have one for 35mm and 50mm and they work perfectly.
Kim Coxon
Moderator
I would get either a genuine Leica one or a Voightlander one. There are many "cheap" ones from the Far East but many of these will cause focus problems.
Kim
Kim
venchka
Veteran
What Kim said.
Pherdinand
the snow must go on
yeah i agree. Screw them lens adapters!
Roger Hicks
Veteran
They come in three flavours.speanut said:
One brings up 35/135 frames
One brings up 50/75 frames
One brings up 90/28 frames
As long as the FIRST number (35-50-90) appears, that's all you need to know about (some older adapters have only one number, others have unexpected numbers such as 21).
All I have tried give good focus. Not all lock securely on all bodies -- and this includes some old Leica adaptors on Leica bodies.
In Shutterbug for August there's a report of how I tried 24 lenses on an M8. All right, not an M7, but you might still find it entertaining.
Cheers,
Roger
Vincenzo Maielli
Well-known
I own an original Leitz LTM adapter, mounted on the Summitar 50 mm f/ 2 . Is a very excellent piece of metal and work perfectly. I own also some Voitglaender and Marumi LTM adapters. All of them work very well, but the build quality is slightly inferior than the original Leitz LTM adapter.
Ciao.
Vincenzo
Ciao.
Vincenzo