Michael J Hoffman
wrote:
If you are speaking of the Voigtlander Color Skopar Classic, I have that lens.
Yes, it works beautifully! The only caveat is that it will require two adapters - the LTM to M AND the Leica M to NEX adapters. The Color Skopar is a screw mount lens. I was fortunate to find a mint used one sold with the LTM to M adapter included.
Go for it! Image quality and handling are both first rate. In fact, I like the Color Skopar, in every regard, much better than my Nokton 40/1.4 Classic.
mjh
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You can find adapters for LTM to Nex directly. You don't need 2. Although there is a bit of confusion with the 39 screw mount. Some promote it as M39 and others as L39.
There is a slight difference between both (in theory, in practice adapters don't follow exactly and probably are the same). Copied from an other sites:
L39 or LTM: Leica std screw mount is 39mm X 26T per 1" pitch with a 28.8mm registration (distance film surface to lens mount mating surface)
M39: The Braun Paxette M-39 mount is 39mm X 26T per 1" pitch with approx a 44.5mm registration (distance film surface to lens mount mating surface)
As you can see, some adapters call them M39, others L39 and others both:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Leica-L39-M39-lens-Sony-E-NEX5-NEX3-Adapter-/220715291481?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3363a81359#ht_2345wt_1139
http://cgi.ebay.com/Leica-L39-M39-Mount-Lens-Sony-NEX-NEX5-NEX3-Adapter-/270610738008?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f01a82b58#ht_2867wt_905
http://cgi.ebay.com/Leica-L39-lens-Sony-E-NEX-5-NEX-3-NEX3-NEX5-Adapter-/400145770267?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d2a8be71b#ht_2392wt_905
http://cgi.ebay.com/Adapter-Leica-M39-L39-lens-Sony-NEX-3-NEX-5-E-mount-/180553427740?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a09d2ab1c#ht_3285wt_1139
http://cgi.ebay.com/Leica-M39-Mount-Lens-Sony-NEX-5-3-NEX5-NEX3-Adapter-/270613225187?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f01ce1ee3#ht_1661wt_905
http://cgi.ebay.com/Leica-M39-LTM-Mount-Sony-NEX-NEX3-NEX5-adapter-/180680416100?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a11645b64#ht_984wt_1139
http://cgi.ebay.com/Leica-M39-Lens-Sony-DSLR-NEX-3-NEX-5-Adapter-Ring-/250792654335?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a646835ff#ht_2444wt_905
(I don't know any of them, so don't ask me which is best)
They probably are all the same , and will work with the Nex and your lens, but there are slight differences in adapters so it is always a try and miss.
Ti@go