Leica M Lenses

One of the reasons Leica is famous is because of its optics. They were making microscopes before producing cameras, and this background brought about their compact design style in building photographic lenses. When you pick up a Japanese designed lens, it feels big, and empty. When you pick up a Leica lens, it feels small, heavy, and full. You'd have the same about microscope optics. An exception to this would be an Epiluminescent microscope objective. This is because the light reaches the sample through a reflective sleeve around its objective lens, and that's why they are generally fat, and have the same empty feeling. I emphasize on this because disassembling a Japanese lens is far more easier than a Leica. These lenses are tightly packed with optomechanics to remind you of a microscope objective.

Visoflex attached in front of Leica M1

The small barrel of Leica M lenses made them packed with optics, and tightly spaced retaining rings (below). The small front lens barrel allowed snap in lens hood to be incorporated (below, right), and smaller filters. Visoflex attachement (right) added the extra distance, not allowing M lenses to be utilized.

Sumilux - M 50 mm f/1.4

Tri - Elmar - M  28-35-50 f/4 Section

Elmar 9 cm f/4 Screw mount

Summicron - M 35 f/3.5

Summicron - M  35 mm f/3.5

Summicron - M 50 mm f/2 Macro

Summicron 50 mm f/2

Elmarit - M 28 mm f/2.8

Sumicron 35 mm f/2

Summilux - M 35 mm f/1.4

Elmar - M Asph 24 mm f/2.8

Elmarit - M  28 mm  f/2.8

Sumicron - C 40 mm f/2

Summicron - M 50 mm f/2

Elmar - C 90 mm f/2.8

Tele - Elmarit - M 90 mm f/2.8

Tri - Elmar - M  28 - 35 - 50 mm f/4

Tele - Elmar - M 135 mm f/4

Elmarit - M 135 mm f/2.8

Not an easy Repair !