Image

MODEL

Leica

M6

Year

1983-1999

Low serial no.

1 621 534

High serial no.

2 490 150

Total

129,050

Variants

31

MODEL

Leica

M6

Year

1983-1999

Low serial no.

1 621 534

High serial no.

2 490 150

Total

129,050

Variants

31

Model Description

The Leica M6 combined the traditional mechanical M shutter with a built-in selective TTL exposure meter. Light was measured from a marked area on the first shutter curtain and the result displayed through LEDs in the finder. The batteries powered the meter rather than the shutter, so the mechanical exposure settings remained available without electrical power. The body and six-frame viewfinder developed directly from the M4-P. The M6 became one of the largest Leica M production groups, with nearly 129,000 cameras represented across the recorded variants.

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Production Quantity by Year

05,00010,00015,000119832,000198412,000198514,40319866,997198713,92519881,50019895,27019909,831199111,19919924,25119939,156199412,77119958,795199612,00019974,80019981511999

Variants & Production Records

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M6

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