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Best Contax lens adapters for Nikon Z, Leica M cameras?

  
 
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p.1 #1 · Best Contax lens adapters for Nikon Z, Leica M cameras?


I just picked up two Contax lenses (35/1.4, 100/2), and want to adapt them to my Leica M 240 and Nikon Zf. Can anyone recommend good quality adapters?


May 05, 2026 at 09:05 AM
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p.1 #2 · Best Contax lens adapters for Nikon Z, Leica M cameras?


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May 05, 2026 at 05:57 PM
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p.1 #3 · Best Contax lens adapters for Nikon Z, Leica M cameras?


Novoflex is the best, and expensive—mine is the CY/E. The mating surfaces glide without binding. You can't go wrong with Kipon for mid-tier.


May 06, 2026 at 05:09 AM
 


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p.1 #4 · Best Contax lens adapters for Nikon Z, Leica M cameras?


I'm a fan of Rayqual mount adapters (they strive to make them exactly accurate in terms of thickness, they use baffles etc. and the build quality is top level) but they may be difficult to find outside of Japan.

I have several of their adapters, including C/Y to E-mount for my 3 Kistar lenses that use C/Y mount.

https://www.rayqual.com/
https://www.rayqual.com/tokuchyou.html



May 06, 2026 at 06:18 AM
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p.1 #5 · Best Contax lens adapters for Nikon Z, Leica M cameras?


Do you want focus aids on the Nikon? If so, you might want to got with a nice Contax C/Y to Leica M adapter and then get the Shoten Leica M to Z electronic adapter (or the TTartisans 6-bit adapter). It is a double adapter solution, but it allows you to have the focus aids on Nikon, that I find useful, and would let you keep the Contax C/Y to Leica M adapter on the lens.


May 06, 2026 at 06:28 AM
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p.1 #6 · Best Contax lens adapters for Nikon Z, Leica M cameras?


Juha Kannisto wrote:
I'm a fan of Rayqual mount adapters (they strive to make them exactly accurate in terms of thickness, they use baffles etc. and the build quality is top level) but they may be difficult to find outside of Japan.

I have several of their adapters, including C/Y to E-mount for my 3 Kistar lenses that use C/Y mount.

https://www.rayqual.com/
https://www.rayqual.com/tokuchyou.html


CameraQuest sells Rayqual adapters in the US.



May 06, 2026 at 10:30 AM







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