{"title":"LTM mount","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Leica Thread Mount turned up in the early 1930s with the poise of someone who knows they’re correct and sees no reason to clap about it. Born of Oskar Barnack’s Ur Leica and officially dressed for society in 1932 with the Leica II, its 39mm proportions weren’t divined by genius or desperation, merely lifted from Ernst Leitz’s microscope parts because they were handy and behaved themselves. History swoons for grand ideas, but progress often comes from shrugging and using what’s already on the bench, either inspired pragmatism or the result of having better things to do than theorize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMechanically, LTM is a screw mount with impeccable table manners: 39mm wide, 26 threads per inch, 28.8mm from flange to film. You twist the lens in, metal meets metal, and a polite little cam taps the rangefinder into agreement like a weary diplomat smoothing over a minor border dispute. It’s often called M39, which sounds innocent enough until you discover other mounts that look similar, behave differently, and almost, but don't quite fit, like acquaintances who insist they’re close friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Soviets marched it east with FED and Zorki, Canon polished it to near-flirtation in Japan, and it quietly shaped small cameras worldwide long after Leica ran off with the faster, flashier M bayonet in 1954. Thanks to adapters, LTM lenses still loiter happily on M bodies and mirrorless cameras today, compact, mechanical, and brimming with optical quirks that are either delightful or intolerable, depending on your patience. Believe or don’t, the moral remains: simple threads can carry long stories, and sometimes the most durable designs are the ones that never aspired to be profound. Whether that’s wisdom or stubbornness so deep it’s indistinguishable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"canon-135mm-f3-5-ltm-flirts","title":"Canon 135mm f\/3.5 LTM","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"331\" data-start=\"114\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT CONDITION THE CONDITION IS IN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e88-Day Confirmed Operation Warranty. Cosmetically its in good shape, with some light wear on the barrel. Optically it has light dust excepted of a lens this old. Aperture ring functions as it should. Focus moves freely, but is heavy in spots. Original lens caps.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduced in 1952 and stubbornly lingering until the early '70s like a houseguest who's overstayed but remains impeccably polite, the Canon 135mm emerged in eight slightly different versions: enough to make collectors twitch with cataloging anxiety, but not enough to actually matter to anyone taking photographs. It's the lens equivalent of rearranging deck chairs. Different, technically, but you'd need a magnifying glass and a persecution complex to care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJiro Mukai (向井 治郎), the Canon engineer whose name sounds like it belongs to a haiku poet contemplating cherry blossoms rather than grinding optical glass, designed this lens with the quiet obsession of someone who believed four elements in three groups could achieve something approaching truth. A ten-blade iris shapes light from f\/3.5 to f\/22, which is photographer-speak for \"stops down nicely,\" and there's a 48mm filter thread because even in 1952 someone understood that photographers enjoy spending money on circular pieces of glass they'll lose within six months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver its 23-year production run, the Canon 135mm didn't evolve in ways that'd trouble the average Instagram influencer's understanding of vintage gear. The differences were cosmetic: a slightly heavier barrel here, a subtly shinier finish there, the kind of minutiae that occupy men in online forums at 2 AM. These minor shifts are the lens's way of whispering, \"I'm constant, darling, but I have a sense of \u003cem\u003estyle\u003c\/em\u003e,\" which is really all any of us can hope to say after two decades of showing up to work every day doing essentially the same thing while pretending each version is somehow revolutionary.\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 179, 179);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47142370050235,"sku":"CAN-LNS-135-3.5-LTM-GD-100046","price":108.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0645\/6960\/6331\/files\/CAN-LNS-135-3.5-LTM-GD-100046-canon-135mm-f3.5-rangefinder-ltm-mount-vintage-lens-used-0001-focus.jpg?v=1762112443"},{"product_id":"canon-serenar-35mm-f-2-8-ltm-vexes","title":"Canon Serenar E.P 35mm f\/2.8 LTM, Viewfinder and Case","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"178\" data-end=\"582\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT CONDITION THE CONDITION IS IN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e88-Day Confirmed Operation Warranty. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIn great shape. The glass is clean, haze free, and shows only normal dust for its age. Focus is smooth and the f-stops work properly, with light oil on the aperture blades. It includes the original case and front and rear caps. The accessory viewfinder is clear, and the parallax compensation moves freely. There’s minor paint loss on the top front edge and very light brassing. The design, performance, and backstory are covered below. Pour yourself a drink first. It'll help.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-c589e9da-7fff-8459-cb75-64d569988378\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"178\" data-end=\"582\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the awkward dawn of postwar occupied Japan, October 1951 brought a small marvel: the Canon Serenar E.P 35mm f\/2.8 LTM. All metal, it has a weight that feels honest in your hand, which is fortunate, as the E.P stamp was meant to keep it off the black market and in the hands of U.S. military members rather than Japanese citizens. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"178\" data-end=\"582\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSix elements in four groups might sound like dry optical jargon, yet they perform like a well-crafted sonnet. Each glass curve renders streets, cafés, and passing glances with a charm so intimate it practically leans in to tell you a secret.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"871\"\u003eCompact, yes, but not so small that you’d mistake it for a trinket. Apertures from f\/2.8 to f\/22 promise versatility, though let’s be honest, you’ll mostly flirt with f\/2.8. Subtle background separation is the shallow-focus equivalent of whispering, and who doesn’t like a good whisper?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"1177\"\u003eIts rangefinder friends of the time often lacked 35mm frame lines, nudging the Serenar toward companionship with an external viewfinder. A quirk? Perhaps. A charm? Absolutely. It’s the optical equivalent of a wry smile from across the room. “Yes, you’ll have to improvise, but isn’t that half the fun?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1498\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis lens reminds you of a time when metal and glass were coaxed into shape with patience, not pushed around by computers, and when Japan was still figuring out who it wanted to be. Luckily, you can find it at Fox \u0026amp; Talbot and not on the black market.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47142406947003,"sku":"CAN-LNS-35-2.8-LTM-GD-100004","price":688.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0645\/6960\/6331\/files\/CAN-LNS-35-2.8-LTM-GD-100004-canon-serenar-35mm-f2.8-rangefinder-ltm-mount-vintage-lens-used-0006-with-viewfinder.jpg?v=1762130600"},{"product_id":"leica-summicron-5cm-f-2-ltm-dazzles","title":"Leica Summicron 5cm f\/2 LTM","description":"\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT CONDITION THE CONDITION IS IN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e88-Day Confirmed Operation Warranty. This lens is in surprisingly good shape. It had a recent CLA, and the focus and f-stop are smooth. The glass is very clean, dust and haze-free, ready for your LTM camera or any m-mount body with an adapter (not included). Keep scrolling for the full story or skip to the pictures. We won’t judge. Much.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-35c3ccc3-7fff-154a-9ac7-6ff464e517b0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eLet's begin with what this lens isn't: radioactive. Serial number 1364904, a 1956 collapsible Leica Summicron 5cm f\/2 in LTM mount, came along just late enough to dodge the Lanthanum glass experiment of 1953, which means it won't slowly turn yellow like a smoker's teeth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eWhat it is, however, is everything Leica does well when they're not busy irradiating their optics. Legendary optical quality packed into a compact, collapsible body that folds down like a gentleman's umbrella. At just 5cm it's said to be sharp wide open at f\/2, which is either impressive engineering or witchcraft, depending on your tolerance for German precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eSome say the images it produces are natural, subtly coloured, low in contrast, the kind of rendering that makes modern lenses look like they're shouting when a whisper would do. Smooth bokeh, minimal distortion, and modest flare that's easily tamed with a hood, assuming you remember to bring one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eThe solid brass collapsible construction feels substantial in a way plastic never will, with a long 180-degree focus throw that rewards deliberation over haste. There's a spring-loaded infinity lock and a positively clicked aperture ring, because Leica believed controls should feel like controls, not suggestions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eOn film cameras, it performs beautifully. On digital bodies, it offers that classic vintage look everyone's chasing with presets and filters, except this one's baked into the glass itself. Just don't collapse it on certain bodies unless you enjoy expensive repair bills. The internet will tell you which ones, assuming you're the sort who reads the internet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eThe Summicron 5cm f\/2 LTM is highly collectible, which is another way of saying people who own them rarely let them go. It's compact, characterful, and delivers timeless results with the kind of optical charm that can't be replicated, only experienced. In short, it's everything a fifty should be, assuming you believe a fifty should have opinions.\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 179, 179);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leica Leitz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157882421435,"sku":"LEI-LNS-CRO-50-2-MM-GD-100041","price":1278.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0645\/6960\/6331\/files\/LEI-LNS-CRO-50-2-MM-GD-100041-leica-summicron-5cm-f2-rangefinder-ltm-mount-leitz-vintage-lens-used-0003-focus.jpg?v=1763088174"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.foxandtalbot.com\/collections\/ltm-mount.oembed","provider":"Fox and Talbot Cameras","version":"1.0","type":"link"}