hirohhhh Posted May 1, 2023 Share #1 Posted May 1, 2023 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) So, I have the old Zenit EM body. I was able to mount Helios lenses that I use on Zenit, to my Leica M bodies, but is vice versa possible? Edited May 1, 2023 by hirohhhh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hirohhhh Posted May 1, 2023 Author Share #2 Posted May 1, 2023 (edited) Will this work? https://www.novoflex.de/en/products-637/lens-adapters/adapter-rings/adapter-rings-products/adapter-rings-for-balpro1-and-balpro-t-s/lens-side/adapterring-fuer-leica-m-objektiv-an-m-39-gew.html Edited May 1, 2023 by hirohhhh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenInTime Posted May 1, 2023 Share #3 Posted May 1, 2023 57 minutes ago, hirohhhh said: So, I have the old Zenit EM body. I was able to mount Helios lenses that I use on Zenit, to my Leica M bodies, but is vice versa possible? No - unless you are only interested in macro photography. Google flange focal plane distance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flange_focal_distance M42 > Leica M so an adapter cannot exist that allows focus to infinity 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirohhhh Posted May 1, 2023 Author Share #4 Posted May 1, 2023 1 hour ago, FrozenInTime said: No - unless you are only interested in macro photography. Google flange focal plane distance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flange_focal_distance M42 > Leica M so an adapter cannot exist that allows focus to infinity Thanks, I didn't know about this as I didn't had a mount any other lenses on my Leica cameras. Although I saw the limitation of not being able to focus to the infinity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anbaric Posted May 1, 2023 Share #5 Posted May 1, 2023 (edited) I suspect some Russian oligarch, nostalgic for Zenit, must once have wondered something similar, which is why the Zenit M and the Zenitar M lenses exist: https://leicarumors.com/2020/01/31/zenit-m-digital-rangefinder-m-mount-camera-with-zenitar-35mm-f-1-lens-everything-you-need-to-know.aspx/ Edited May 1, 2023 by Anbaric Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimesmaybe Posted May 1, 2023 Share #6 Posted May 1, 2023 9 hours ago, Anbaric said: I suspect some Russian oligarch, nostalgic for Zenit, must once have wondered something similar, which is why the Zenit M and the Zenitar M lenses exist: https://leicarumors.com/2020/01/31/zenit-m-digital-rangefinder-m-mount-camera-with-zenitar-35mm-f-1-lens-everything-you-need-to-know.aspx/ secretly, i'd love to try that 35mm f1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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