4/3 to TL

[Leitzfan]

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Does anyone know of a 4/3 or Micro-4/3 to M or L (or R) adapter?  There are plenty of M to 4/3 or Mirco-4/3 adapters (to use your M glass on the many 4/3, Micro-4/3 cameras); but I can’t find adapters that allow you to go the other way (i.e., use the many 4/3 or Micro-4/3 lenses on an M, L or R Leica camera).  I have some nice 4/3 lenses (e.g., Leica D lenses) that I’d love to use on my Leica CL or R cameras, but can’t for lack of an adapter...  Thanks in advance!

[RickP]

Most adapters work with a lens designed for a larger format to cover a  smaller format ( or the same format)   .. as in an  M full frame lens adapts to a crop sensor camera like the T -   or  an M to a full frame SL.  To go the other way is to ask a lens - designed to cover a smaller format -  to cover a larger sensor - usually the  edges will suffer dramatically depending upon the  - actual circle of coverage -  of lens in question.

[jaapv]

Not only that, the register distance is too short. In other words: the lens would never be able to focus to infinity.

[tom0511]

and the image circle too small