Which M mount cameras work with 35mm SUMMICRON with goggles?

[wqdeng]

I have M3 and got a 35mm SUMMICRON with goggles for it. Now I plan to get another body with build in meter, and still want to use this lens. Do all Leica M mount cameras work with it, especially those third party ones, such as Hexar RF, ZI, Bessa?

Thanks,
Wenqing

 

[johnastovall]

They will work with all M bodies through the M6 but for use on the M5 and M6TTL may require some machine work.

No they will not work on other bodies due to the length of their rangefinder bases.

 

[venchka]

M3 + 35mm Summicron with goggles

All other M bodies + 35mm Summicron WITHOUT goggles. Or any other 35mm lens for that matter.

Example: My Canon and Konica LTM 35mm lenes on my M5 camera bodies. They all work well together.

 

[Al Kaplan]

It will work on the M2, M3, the various variants of the M4 and M6, and I'm pretty sure it'll work on an M5. IT WILL NOT FOCUS CORRECTLY if you remove the goggles. The goggles introduce a lot of barrel distortion to your view through the finder and they also lower the contrast and make it more diffiicult to focus. The goggles were a way to avoid using a seperate finder with the M3, but it was a less than ideal solution.

 

[Pickett Wilson]

Hadn't really thought about using it on anything else, but how would it work on any other M? The finder magnification is higher on the M3 than any other M camera.

 

[venchka]

Search. This has come up before.

As I recall, the goggles activate and alter the 50mm frame lines. I bet Stephen has this info on the CameraQuest pages.

 

[retnull]

Summicron 35 with goggles works fine here on the Konica Hexar RF.

 

[wqdeng]

Great! Looks like I should get a Hexar RF.

Thanks,
Wenqing

Summicron 35 with goggles works fine here on the Konica Hexar RF.

 

[RichardB]

They will work with all M bodies through the M6 but for use on the M5 and M6TTL may require some machine work.

No they will not work on other bodies due to the length of their rangefinder bases.

I just sold one and as I recall it worked on my M3, M6 Classic and my M7's.-

Only compatablity problem I ever had is with a 50mm DR Summidron on my M7's. It works on one and not on the other, the focusing ring won't turm.-Dick

 

[Pickett Wilson]

Crafty those Leica engineers making it work regardless of finder magnification. Interesting.