SLR lens mount

Leica S mount

Everything about the Leica S: flange focal distance, native lenses, cameras and which adapters keep infinity focus.

53.00 mm
Flange focal distance
2008
Introduced
SLR
System type
0
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Mount facts#

Mount
Leica S
Maker
Leica
Type
SLR
Flange focal distance
53.00 mm
Formats
Medium format 45×30
Electronic contacts / AF
Yes
Production
1996–

About the Leica S#

Leica's medium-format S system.

Adapting basics#

A lens can be adapted with simple tube spacers when its flange distance is longer than the camera's. With 53.00 mm, Leica S lenses can in principle go on bodies with shorter flanges such as Tamron Adaptall, Contax N, KMZ Zenit DKL-mount, Leica R, Nikon F, Olympus OM. Bodies with this mount can take lenses from longer-flange systems such as T-mount (T2), Mini T-mount, YS mount, Mamiya 6, Vivitar TX, Mamiya 7, Hasselblad H, Ricoh 126C-Flex.

Sources & licences#

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