Rangefinder lens mount

Nikon S / Contax RF mount

Everything about the Nikon S / Contax RF: flange focal distance, native lenses, cameras and which adapters keep infinity focus.

34.85 mm
Flange focal distance
1947
Introduced
Rangefinder
System type
0
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Mount facts#

Mount
Nikon S / Contax RF
Maker
Nikon / Zeiss Ikon
Type
Rangefinder
Flange focal distance
34.85 mm
Formats
Full frame
Electronic contacts / AF
No (mechanical / manual)
Production
1947–2005

About the Nikon S / Contax RF#

Rangefinder bayonet of the Nikon S series and pre-war Contax.

Adapting basics#

A lens can be adapted with simple tube spacers when its flange distance is longer than the camera's. With 34.85 mm, Nikon S / Contax RF lenses can in principle go on bodies with shorter flanges such as Contax G, Olympus PEN F, M39 / LTM (Leica thread), Leica M, Chaika, Pentax Auto 110. Bodies with this mount can take lenses from longer-flange systems such as Minolta V-mount, Four Thirds, Konica AR, Konica F-mount, Canon FD, Canon FL, Start, Minolta SR / MC / MD.

Sources & licences#

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