Raymond Zrike Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 This is a bit specific so I might not get a response, but has anyone ever adapted Leica m-mount lenses to a c-mount cine camera? There are adapters out there, and the flange distance appears to allow this to happen, but I’m still a little unsure as to if it’ll work perfectly. The fact that Leica lenses are built for cameras that don’t have a mirror, and I’m attempting to adapt it to a camera that has a mirror, seems backwards. Usually you can’t adapt mirrorless/rangefinder lenses to SLR lenses (while maintaining infinity focus). Additionally, I know m-mount lenses that are wider than 50mm perform poorly on mirrorless cameras like a Sony Alpha, but I think that’s a digital-only problem. For context, I have an Eclair ACL for which I have two Zeiss Superspeeds. I’m going to be purchasing a Leica 50mm soon for photography work (most likely the Summilux ASPH), and I would really like to use it on the 16mm cam as essentially a telephoto, close-up lens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volker Bendt Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 No problems with ACL and Leica lenses. I've used a lot my Summicron 50 and 90 mm lenses with ACL II and Bolex RX4 with perfect results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymond Zrike Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 Awesome. Good to hear. What type of shots did you use the 90mm for? That’s like a 300mm 35mm equivalent, right? Macro? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joji baratelli Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Hey, did either of you ever find an adapter online that would work? Have an ACL and looking to adapt M glass to it. I understand that many M lenses have parts that extend further back than the mount and this would cause a problem with a M to C adapter, but with only some lenses. I in fact found a CS to Leica M Mount as well as a C to Leica 39 but have yet to find a C Mount to Leica M Mount. Let me know if you have any leads. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joerg Polzfusz Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 (edited) There are some adapters out there, e.g. https://www.amazon.de/Rainbowimaging-ATX2-49-Adapter-belüftet-gebogen/dp/B005FUDZYS (And in this case, I would assume that the „target“ is a cs-mount camera instead of c-mount.) But I have not seen anyone that is actually for sale. Sorry. Edited May 9 by Joerg Polzfusz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volker Bendt Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Hi Joji, send me an email, I have what you want. Volker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volker Bendt Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Most Leica M to c-mount adapter have a diameter of 58mm, which does not fit the ACL. If you srew them in, they get in collision with the lower part of the camera front. I'm selling a custom made adapter, which fits the ACL perfectly. Note: The back lens may not extend the bayonet mount, no wide angle lenses.... Volker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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