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Leica M mount
Lens mount introduced in 1954 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Leica M lens mount system. For the Leica M digital camera (released in September 2012), see Leica M (Typ 240).
The Leica M mount is a camera lens mount introduced in 1954 with the Leica M3, and a range of lenses. It has been used on all the Leica M-series cameras and certain accessories (e.g. Visoflex reflex viewing attachment) up to the current film Leica M-A and digital Leica M11 cameras.
Quick Facts Type, External diameter ...
![]() Leica M3 and M Mount 50mm lens | |
Type | Bayonet |
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External diameter | 44 mm |
Tabs | 4 |
Flange | 27.8 mm |
Connectors | Focal lens indicator for frame selection in the viewfinder |
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This lens mount has also been used by Epson, Ricoh, Minolta, Konica, Cosina Voigtländer, Rollei, Carl Zeiss AG and Rollei Fototechnic on some of their cameras.[1]