Jinesh Posted August 5, 2020 Share #1 Posted August 5, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hey everybody, I recently got an a6000, and I want to get a fast normal lens for it, without making it too big. It looks like the leica m mount is the thinnest as far as adapting goes, so I was wondering if there’s any cheap lenses made for this mount, or if there’s another mount that can be adapted without being too big that would be better. Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted August 6, 2020 Share #2 Posted August 6, 2020 Unanswerable really. Get any used Leica lens that fits your budget or even cheaper a Voigtländer one, there are a couple of Chinese manufacturers that offer cheap but quite good lenses. Just avoid wideangle lenses, Sony sensors in Sony cameras don't play too well with short rangefinder lenses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted August 6, 2020 Share #3 Posted August 6, 2020 7artisans 35/2. Needs a bit of distortion correction in PP but otherwise a surprising good lens for the price. Works fine on the digital CL (APS-C) but i have no experience with the Sony a6000. Beware that the lens can flare badly when bright light sources are just outside the frame but it is less of a problem on mirrorless cameras. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted August 6, 2020 Share #4 Posted August 6, 2020 Depends on whether you want brand-new, or historical. And pure-M mount, or Leica screw-mount adaptable to M mount (and thence to Sony). In the 1950s Canon and Nikon both made fast 50s in the Leica screw-mount (f/1.8, f/1.4, maybe f/1.2.) And Canon's insane f/0.95 - that one's not cheap though. Some Soviet/Russian lenses made similarly 1930-???? In the 1970s-80s Minolta made a 40mm f/2 M-mount Rokkor in concert with Leica, and then on their own. Konica made a 50mm f/2.0 in M mount around 1999-200? (and a 60mm f/1.2 in two eras, Leica screw and M - but those are not cheap!!) Otherwise, as mentioned already: Voigtlander. Zeiss ZM, 7Artisans, a handful of hand-made experimentals whose obscure names I can't think of now. Leica's own 50mm Summarit f/1.5 from the 1950s can usually be found at $500± in either M or adaptable screw-mount. Also made as the Xenon pre-1950. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted August 6, 2020 Share #5 Posted August 6, 2020 Industar lenses are available very cheaply (under $50 on that auction website) if f/2.8 is fast enough for you? Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecar Posted August 6, 2020 Share #6 Posted August 6, 2020 How fast? How normal? How cheap? There are numerous options and without being a bit more specific I'm afraid replies won't be very useful to you. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narsuitus Posted August 6, 2020 Share #7 Posted August 6, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) 31 minutes ago, Ecar said: How fast? How normal? How cheap? ... and how big? Original poster also said he did not want to make it too big. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Nordvik Posted August 6, 2020 Share #8 Posted August 6, 2020 Jupiter 8 (2,0/50). I paid less than 50 Euro for this. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/312063-are-there-any-cheap-lenses-that-use-a-leica-m-mount/?do=findComment&comment=4022540'>More sharing options...
J.Nordvik Posted August 6, 2020 Share #9 Posted August 6, 2020 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/312063-are-there-any-cheap-lenses-that-use-a-leica-m-mount/?do=findComment&comment=4022541'>More sharing options...
Ecar Posted August 6, 2020 Share #10 Posted August 6, 2020 (edited) 26 minutes ago, J.Nordvik said: Jupiter 8 (2,0/50). I paid less than 50 Euro for this. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Nice repaint job. Edit: on second thought, it may be a super-polished late "glossy finish" version (I have one of these somewhere, but it doesn't shine as much IIRC). Which one is it? Edited August 6, 2020 by Ecar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Nordvik Posted August 6, 2020 Share #11 Posted August 6, 2020 I think it is original. The serial number ends with 68, so I guess it was made In 1968. Here it is wide open at 1 meter. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/312063-are-there-any-cheap-lenses-that-use-a-leica-m-mount/?do=findComment&comment=4022582'>More sharing options...
Pyrogallol Posted August 6, 2020 Share #12 Posted August 6, 2020 I think it’s the first two numbers that are the year, not the last two. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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spydrxx Posted August 6, 2020 Share #14 Posted August 6, 2020 That's nice! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecar Posted August 6, 2020 Share #15 Posted August 6, 2020 3 hours ago, Pyrogallol said: I think it’s the first two numbers that are the year, not the last two. True, most of the time. Lenses produced by the FED factory may be an exception, if I'm not mistaken. Also, this would imply that Nordvik's particular lens was manufactured in 2001, which is obviously not the case - if only because it proudly states that it was made in the USSR, which was dissolved ten years earlier... IIRC, lenses with "0" may have been pre-production or "special" copies (eg, assigned to senior management, local party dignitaries, etc.) The other interesting thing, besides the serial and the very shiny finish, is the yellow paint (it is usually white), hence my comment above. Btw, although I own a few Soviet lenses, I'm by no means an expert. Apologies for taking this thread OT... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrogallol Posted August 7, 2020 Share #16 Posted August 7, 2020 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I seem to have a choice of either 1975 or 1981 with mine. Perhaps this discussion needs to continue in the collectors and historica area. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I seem to have a choice of either 1975 or 1981 with mine. Perhaps this discussion needs to continue in the collectors and historica area. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/312063-are-there-any-cheap-lenses-that-use-a-leica-m-mount/?do=findComment&comment=4022789'>More sharing options...
carbon_dragon Posted August 7, 2020 Share #17 Posted August 7, 2020 As stated above, there are plenty of options. There are older Leica lenses which are not too pricey, there are the Zeiss ZMs, there are a whole bunch of Russian 39mm leica screwmount lenses which only need a fairly cheap thin screw on adapter, there are the 7artisans, the TTArtisans, the Voigtlanders (both M and screwmount), and others too (like the old Konica lenses). Many are dirt cheap (like the Russians) but they do come with age and possible QC issues that you probably won't get in the Leicas. The old Summicron Cs (and Minolta Rokker equivalents) that were made for the Leica CL are another small and compact and relatively cheap option. And you could probably adapt Leica R lenses too (which are generally not quite as pricey but very good) as well as the old Contax Yashica SLR lenses. It kind of depends on your budget and your tastes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Nordvik Posted August 7, 2020 Share #18 Posted August 7, 2020 Another small and relatively cheap lens is 5cm Elmar from Leitz. It is not fast though, only 3,5.There are S Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ovjet and Japanese copies also. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ovjet and Japanese copies also. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/312063-are-there-any-cheap-lenses-that-use-a-leica-m-mount/?do=findComment&comment=4022964'>More sharing options...
J.Nordvik Posted August 7, 2020 Share #19 Posted August 7, 2020 It is a collapsable lens. It will not collapse entirely on my camera. Do know Sony at all. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/312063-are-there-any-cheap-lenses-that-use-a-leica-m-mount/?do=findComment&comment=4022965'>More sharing options...
J.Nordvik Posted August 7, 2020 Share #20 Posted August 7, 2020 This is why the lens can not collapse further: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/312063-are-there-any-cheap-lenses-that-use-a-leica-m-mount/?do=findComment&comment=4022966'>More sharing options...
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