Canon 50mm f1.8 Serenar I - Lens

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Model Details

Manual focus normal focal length prime lens made for LTM/M39 mount 35mm rangefinder cameras released by Canon in 1951. All metal body available in silver.

  • Canon 50mm f1.8 (6 elements, 4 groups)
  • Minimum focus distance: 1m
  • Aperture blades: 10
  • Size: 48 x 36.8
  • Weight: 270g
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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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Canon 50mm f1.8 Serenar I - Lens Availability & Price History
Date Sold SKU Quality Control Price Image
04 Jul 2023 T45995 € 299,00 Canon 50mm f1.8 Serenar I - Lens Image
24 Jan 2023 T36018 € 249,00 Canon 50mm f1.8 Serenar I - Lens Image