A Complete List Of Leica M Lenses

This is a list of all available Leica M lenses that I’ve been able to find. There are many more Leica lenses but most of them are no longer in production so I’m trying to make this a list of lenses you can still easily buy. If I find some old classics and their specs I’ll add them as well.

Why buy a cheaper third-party lens for Leica?

Sometimes it’s nice to see if you like a certain focal length and aperture before investing in it, and it’s nice having some lenses that you don’t mind beating up a little for some situations.

*Super quick note when buying expensive gear. If you’re in the USA and use a B&H Payboo card, B&Hphoto will eat the tax fee from orders on their site. This could save you a lot of money when buying these lenses. Just pay it off right away because it’s 30% interest.

Leica M-Mount Lenses

This Leica M-Mount Lens list includes just about everything I could find. 

I’ve listed the average prices of each of these lenses, you can of course find them cheaper used on Ebay.

Leica M Prime Lenses

If you want a Leica lens and you’re on a budget, the 35mm Summilux or Summicron looks pretty amazing and they’re under $3,000.

Leica M Zoom Lens

Leica has one zoom lens that has a range from 16-18-21mm. It’s technically not a zoom lens, rather a lens that has three focal lengths built into it that you can switch between. 

Leitz Cine

Third-Party Leica M Lenses

While Leica lenses are great in that they often hold their value or even increase in value over the years, third-party lenses are sometimes a nice option for those looking for daily drivers. Although sometimes they do depreciate.

Voigtlander / Cosina M-Mount Lenses

The list of every Sony E-Mount Voigtlander lens is looking really nice and continues to grow.

In terms of quality, they are up there with Leica. I would say they are just below Leica but above Zeiss.

Any Voigtlander lens should be able to last you a lifetime if you take care of them.

This list of Voigtlander M lenses includes a lot of the older models that are no longer available, you might still be able to find them on Ebay.

ZEISS M-Mount Lenses

The Zeiss manual lenses are the cream of the crop. Zeiss has a lot of consumer lenses out there for Sony now and their badge is all over other brands’ lenses and phones. One could say they sold out, but they still are legendary and the Leica M lenses by ZEISS are top of the line.

Meyer-Optik Gorlitz M-Mount Lenses

One of the unique characteristics of these Meyer-Optik Gorlitz lenses is the extremely low element count that they have. This should produce some very good micro-contrast, although it won’t be as technically solid of a lens as some of the higher element alternatives.

Sadayasu Miyazaki / MS Optical Leica M-Mount Lenses

These lenses are hand-made in Mr. Miyazaki’s (Miyazaki-san) basement. They are very limited, usually, only about 100 are pressed.

Chinese Third-Party Leica Lenses

7Artisans Photoelectric M-Mount Lenses

7Artisans makes some fun cheap lenses. They’re usually not great, especially compared to Voigtlander or Handevision, but they can be fun. The 7Artisans 35mm f2 lens I have, it sucks, don’t bother with it if you’re a Leica shooter.

Kipon IBERIT M-Mount Lenses

Handevision is a German-Chinese joint venture. Designed with German precision, build in China. Both companies are very good and make great products. The lenses have been silently upgraded a few times and have now been rebranded under the Kipon brand.

These lenses are made with high-quality anodized aluminum, brass and stainless steel. I personally love these lenses, especially on my Sony A7r III. They are lightweight manual lenses with very good optics that are just about perfect for street photography.

Light Lens Lab

Mitakon Zhongyi 

TTArtisan Leica M-Mount Lenses

Venus Optics Lowa Leica M-Mount Lenses

Pinhole Lenses

The Ultimate List Of Leica M Lenses | Conclusions

There are a lot of really great options by Voigtlander, Zeiss and Leica at a lot of reasonable prices. I may be missing a few lenses as new lenses are always coming out and I’m only one man. This lens list does include just about every lens I could find for Leica M cameras. If I’m missing anything let me know.