Leica Camera is pleased to introduce the Leica S-Adapter C which will be available from this June. With this adapter, Contax 645 lenses can be used with the Leica S (Typ007), Leica S2 and Leica S2-P cameras. The adapter enables owners of the Contax 645 system to switch effortlessly to the Leica S System. The biggest upside to this release is the ability to use autofocus. Please contact our sales team if you would like to learn more about this exciting announcement.
The Leica S-Adapter C retails at $1,950. Scheduled to begin shipping in June.
The Leica S-Adapter C when used with Contax 645 lenses on any of the Leica S cameras offers the following:
- Autofocus and manual focus with focus confirmation
- Automatic aperture
- Using the EXIF data of lenses of Contax 645 system
- Use of corrective lens profiles for the Contax 645 system when converting the RAW files in Adobe Lightroom or Adobe Photoshop
When using the adapter with Contax 645 lenses, the aperture is selected with the manual mode or the automatic setting of the camera.
The Leica S-Adapter C supports the following lenses from the Contax 645 system:
- Distagon T* 3.5 / 35 mm
- Distagon T* 2.8 / 45 mm
- Distagon T* 3.5 / 55 mm
- Planar T* 2.8 / 80 mm
- Apo-Makro-Planar T* 4 / 120 mm
- Sonnar T* 2.8 / 140 mm
- Sonnar T* 4 / 210 mm
- Tele-Apotessar T* 4 / 350 mm
- Vario-Sonnar T* 4.5 / 45-90 mm
- Mutar 1.4x T*
- Auto Extension Ring 13 mm
- Auto Extension Ring 26 mm
- Auto Extension Ring 52 mm
The Leica S-Adapter C does not support auto-focus for the following components:
- Apo-Makro-Planar T*4 / 120 mm as it is a MF lens
- Automatic bellows