Name: Leica 135mm f4 Tele-Elmar (Type I) (11851) - Lens
Brand: Leica
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Leica 135mm f4 Tele-Elmar (Type I) (11851) - Lens

Leica 135mm f4 Tele-Elmar (11851)

Leica 135mm f4 Tele-Elmar (11851)

Regular price $535.00 AUD

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SKU: T102064
Leica 135mm f4 Tele-Elmar (Type I) (11851)

Leica 135mm f4 Tele-Elmar (Type I) (11851)

Regular price $594.00 AUD

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SKU: T107567

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Manual focus telephoto lens made for M-mount rangefinder cameras introduced by Leica in 1965. This is the first version of the lens. It has a removable front lens head to be used with the Visoflex system. Early exaples have a wide heavily knurled focusing ring while later ones have a more fine knurled design. On early examples a black ring is attached around the rear element group that must be removed if the lens is to be used with the Visoflex. The ring was removed on later models. Metal body available in black (11851).

Leitz Wetzlar 135mm f4 Tele-Elmar (Type I) (5 elements, 3 groups)
Minimum focus distance: 1.5m
Aperture blades: 10
Size: 105 x 59 mm
Weight: 550g

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Leica M

Leica’s M mount was introduced in 1953 alongside its first camera, the M3. Despite the rise of the SLR, Leica cameras have continued to succeed as their unique combination of build quality, speed, and discretion sets them apart from competition. The M bayonet mount, and the cameras introduced alongside it, offered (& continue to offer) a number of advantages over SLRs and other rangefinder cameras.

One big advantage is automatic framelines, which react to the lens on the camera to show accurate framelines in the viewfinder. This is even possible with older Leica Thread Mount (LTM) lenses if the correct adapter is used.

Other manufacturers, such as Cosina Voigtländer, Carl Zeiss, Konica, and Minolta, have also produced rangefinder cameras using Leica M mount.