Leica/Panasonic DG lenses?

[assinder]

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Am I right in believing there is, and can be no adapter to allow the use of the Leica/Pana DG lenses on the SL?

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[Bob Andersson]

This wiki table may be of use: List of lens mounts

There's an obvious issue with the flange focal distance. I suppose it might be possible to do but I can't think of a single reason, apart from idle curiosity, why one would want to and as sure as eggs is eggs nobody is going to put the R&D into developing an adaptor which won't repay those costs.

Edited June 11, 2019 by Bob Andersson

[jaapv]

You are right, it is not possible to have an adapter.

[assinder]

Thank you for the helpful replies. I just happen to have such a lens lying about and was just curious. I will not pursue this any further and it will go.

BTW I love the SL and what it allows me to do. I already had a collection of M lenses and bodies plus a few film and digital Nikons which I used for their telephoto lens capabilities for wildlife. Everything has now been sold and I have a wonderfully simple and blissfully light system comprising of "just" one M10 and one SL with half a dozen M lenses and adapter plus the 90-280 to cover my wildlife . The 90-280 with the SL sensor produces such stunning quality it allows pretty serious cropping to extend its range to match my old Nikon 400mm.

My only film camera now is, I confess, a Contax G2 with a set of lenses. Lovely.

Thanks again.

Nick.