Leica 13.5cm f4.5 Elmar (EFERN) - Lens

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Model Details

Manual focus telephoto lens made for M39/LTM mount 35mm cameras by Leica. Early versions are not standardized and must be calibrated for each body. Later versions are standard and can be used on any thread-mount camera. Metal body available in black.

  • Ernst Leitz Wetzlar 135mm f4.5 Elmar (4 elements, 3 groups)
  • Minimum focus distance: 1.5m
  • Aperture blades: 15
  • Size: 128 x 53 mm
  • Weight: 384g
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LTM / M39

M39 is a screw-type mount system originally designed by Oskar Barnack for Leica cameras in the 1930s. These Leica Thread Mount (LTM) camera bodies attach lenses using a 39mm threaded screw mount.

This mount was the prominent rangefinder mount for Leica until 1953 when the M3 debuted. The M Mount bayonet spelled the end for Leica’s thread mount cameras, although other manufacturers, like Canon, Leotax, and Zorki, continued to use the M39 mount for their cameras.

There are some early Soviet SLRs that also use a 39mm thread mount called M39. Lenses for this system are incompatible with M39 rangefinder lenses, and vice versa, due to differences in flange distance.

M39 rangefinder lenses can be easily adapted to mirrorless camera systems.

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Leica 13.5cm f4.5 Elmar (EFERN) - Lens Availability & Price History
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25 Aug 2025 T114339 € 128.40 Leica 13.5cm f4.5 Elmar (EFERN) - Lens Image