Using Leica SM lenses on Sony a6000.
Jan 19, 2015 00:15:02 #
Morry
Loc: Palm Springs, CA
Has anyone had experience using old screw mount Leica lenses on Sony a6000? If so -- I assume you used an appropriate adapter! Did it work well? If it did what brand was the adapter? I have a 50mm Summar SM & a 90mm SM (neither collapsible) that I'm thinking about trying on a6000. Any thoughts on this subject would be most welcome.
Jan 19, 2015 02:14:36 #
Morry wrote:
Has anyone had experience using old screw mount Leica lenses on Sony a6000? If so -- I assume you used an appropriate adapter! Did it work well? If it did what brand was the adapter? I have a 50mm Summar SM & a 90mm SM (neither collapsible) that I'm thinking about trying on a6000. Any thoughts on this subject would be most welcome.
Looks like you can use this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Leica-M39-L39-Lens-to-Sony-E-Mount-Adapter-for-NEX3-5-NEX7-NEX-VG-10-NEX-5N-C3-/261555420352?_trksid=p2054897.l4275
The Leica screw mount lens is called M39. From the flange of the lens to the sensor, you need 28mm. The E-Mount lenses need 18mm, so there is room to absorb 10mm of adapter width. According to the details given for this low cost adapter, you can achieve infinity focus. So it looks like a $5.60 adapter can do it.
Jan 19, 2015 05:21:16 #
I use lens adapters for my Leica lenses both M39 and M series lenses for my Omd EM1.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FOTGA-Leica-M39-L39-Lens-to-Micro-4-3-Adapter-Ring-Olympus-Panasonic-4-3-Camera-/270737269757
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FOTGA-Leica-M39-L39-Lens-to-Micro-4-3-Adapter-Ring-Olympus-Panasonic-4-3-Camera-/270737269757
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