Mount SL / L-mount lens to Leica M

[DW81]

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Hello all,

I would like to mount an L-mount lens to my M-mount Leica. Does anyone here know of any adapter?

 

best, D

[LocalHero1953]

There aren't any. You can mount a M lens to a L-mount body with an adaptor, but not the other way round. The mount to sensor distance of the L system is smaller than the mount to sensor distance in the M system (called the registration distance).

[Tailwagger]

49 minutes ago, LocalHero1953 said:

....The mount to sensor distance of the L system is smaller than the mount to sensor distance in the M system (called the registration distance).

Not to mention that its rather hard to focus by wire when there's no electrical connection to provide the power to do so.  And of course, most L lenses have no aperture ring either, so no way to stop down.