Leica 280mm f4.8 Telyt (11914) - Lens

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Model Details

Manual focus telephoto lens made the M-mount Visoflex system introduced by Leica in 1970 and produced until 1984. It is a Midland updated design of the old LTM39 mount version and uses a new computation that improved overall contrast and resolution. It is designed to fit directly on the Visoflex I, IIa, and III reflex housing. The lens head (11904) is removable and can be fitted on the Televit rapid focusing mount via adapter 14138. The design changed slightly over the years. Some lenses have coarse knurling and others have fine knurling. Metal body available in black (11914).

  • Leitz Canada 280mm f4.8 Telyt (4 elements, 4 groups)
  • Minimum focus distance: 3.5m
  • Aperture blades: 12
  • Size: 184 x 76 mm
  • Weight: 821g
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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.

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Leica 280mm f4.8 Telyt (11914) - Lens Availability & Price History
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Available T120292 $177.00 Leica 280mm f4.8 Telyt (11914)