Offering a distinctive, sweet spot of focus well suited for portraits and close-ups, the Sweet 80 Optic with Fixed Body Holiday Kit from Lensbaby allows you to place an area of sharp focus anywhere within the image frame while having the rest of the image shrouded in a smooth, ethereal blur. Offered here with a Leica L-mount, this 80mm f/2.8 lens features a minimum focusing distance of just 1.8' and includes two macro-converter extension rings, allowing precise control over how close-up you want your photo to be.

80mm Selective Focus Optic    Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/16    Produces Sweet Spot of Focus    Four Multi-Coated Glass Elements    Minimum Focusing Distance: 1.8'    8mm and 16mm Converter Rings

• Produces a sweet spot of focus with a minimum focusing distance of 1.8'
• Manual focus design with +/- 15° tilt in any direction
• Includes 8mm and 16mm Macro Converter Extension Rings, which can be used separately or together to decrease the minimum focusing distance
• High-resolution multi-coated glass elements to prevent ghosting and flare
• Features a 12-blade diaphragm to create a smooth, pleasing bokeh quality

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Will I be able to manually open & close the aperture on the adapter?

A: Yes you will be. This adapter has built-in aperture control.

Q: 2. Is this the small pin that covers the strap lug hole when no strap is installed?

A: Yes. Exactly that.

Q: 3. Will this adapter work for both type 1 and type 2 M42 mounts or is this not an issue with the Leica SL mount?

A: This Novoflex M42 Lens to Leica SL/T Camera Body Lens Adapter works with both type 1 and type 2 M42 mounts.

Q: 4. Does this work on L mount camera bodies?

A: Yes this will work on L mount Cameras.

Q: 5. Is this for a Leica M len on a Leica L body? I’m hoping to use it for a Sigma body with a Leica L mount.

A: Yes.

Q: 6. Will this attach all variants of Leica R vintage lenses to L mount bodies? (single cam, 2 cam, 3 cam?)

A: Rob is correct, it is designed to be used only with 3-flange lenses, made after 1976.

Q: 7. How easy is it to attach and re-attach a lens? And, can this adapter remain on the camera while changing lenses?

A: The lens adapter can remain on the camera while changing lenses, and it is very fluid and easy to remove and attach M lenses using this adapter.

Q: 8. will this R adapter work on Leica CL cameras?

A: Yes, it is compatible.

Q: 9. Is the Novoflex M to L adapter compatible with the Leica 135/2.8 Elmarit M lens (he version with the magnifying lenses)?

A: Yes that lens can be used on the Leica SL with this adapter.

Q: 10. is this adapter work with Sigma FP? thanks

A: Yes it will.