With the right adapter for your camera you can use Leica M lenses on most digital cameras. Adapters for Leica M mount lenses exist for Canon EOS, Fuji-X, Nikon F, Sony NEX, micro 4/3 (MFT), Canon EOS M and Nikon 1. Not all camera to Leica M lens combination allows focusing to infinity. As with all vintage lenses used on a digital camera using an adapter, focusing and aperture setting has to be set manually.

The Leica M mount was released to the market with the introduction of the Leica M3. The Leica M mount is a bayonet mount and is a replacement of the older Leica screwmount (Leica M39) lens system.

A wide range of top of the sheld lenses have been made with a Leica M mount and this system is still used today with modern digital Leica cameras sucha s the M8 and M9. Lenses using a M39 mount were produced both by Leica / Leitz as well as a whole range of other manufacturers such as Carl Zeiss, Voigtländer and Angenieux.

Leica M to digital camera adapter guide

There are a lot of adaptors available, here is an overview for each camera system:

Leica M mount to Micro-4/3 adapter

Connectivity to micro-four-thirds (mft) is unproblematic. Focusing to infinity works fine. The only major drawback is that on a cropped sensor the images are cropped compared a full frame sensor. You only get the center of the traditional image. Here is an overview for Leica M lenses to MFT cameras:

Leica M mount to Fuji X adapter

Connectivity to Fuji-X cameras is unproblematic and works great. Focusing to infinity works fine. Here is an overview of possible adapters to use Leica M glass on Fuji X cameras:

Leica M mount to Canon EOS adapter

Mounting a Leica M mount lens to Canon EOS is a bit problematic as it will not allow you to focus to infinity. Still a great combination for portraiture and macro shots.

Leica M mount to Canon EOS M adapter

Connectivity to Canon EOS M is unproblematic. Focusing to infinity works fine. The only major drawback is that the images are cropped compared a full frame SLR. Even a 35 or 50 prime lens will feel like a telephoto.

Leica M mount to Sony NEX E-Mount adapter

Connectivity to Sony NEX (e-mount) is unproblematic. You can focus to infinity.

Leica M mount to Nikon Z

Connectivity to Sony NEX (e-mount) is unproblematic. You can focus to infinity.