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Image
Leica
M7
Year
2001-2009
Low serial no.
2 777 001
High serial no.
3 509 864
Total
27,034
Variants
9
Leica
M7
Year
2001-2009
Low serial no.
2 777 001
High serial no.
3 509 864
Total
27,034
Variants
9
Model Description
The Leica M7 introduced an electronically controlled shutter to the M film rangefinder and added aperture-priority automatic exposure. With the shutter dial at AUTO, the photographer selected the aperture and the camera set a continuously variable shutter speed. Manual shutter-speed selection remained available. Most speeds require electrical power, but 1/60 and 1/125 second can operate mechanically as emergency settings. The camera also retained TTL metering and flash functions. The M7 was therefore the first 35mm M to make automatic exposure an integral part of normal operation while retaining manual focusing and the optical rangefinder.
Descriptions currently under review
Production Quantity by Year
Variants & Production Records
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2001
2 777 001
2 777 001
1
2001
2 777 002
2 782 000
4,999
2002
2 782 021
2 782 400
380
2002
2 849 751
2 851 800
2,050
2002
2 854 501
2 854 750
250
2002
2 887 101
2 887 658
558
2002
2 887 660
2 889 100
1,441
2003
2 999 998
2 999 998
1
2003
2 999 999
2 999 999
1
2003
3 000 000
3 000 000
1
2009
3 509 864
3 509 864
1
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2001
2 777 001
2 777 001
1
2001
2 777 002
2 782 000
4,999
2002
2 782 021
2 782 400
380
2002
2 849 751
2 851 800
2,050
2002
2 854 501
2 854 750
250
2002
2 887 101
2 887 658
558
2002
2 887 660
2 889 100
1,441
2003
2 999 998
2 999 998
1
2003
2 999 999
2 999 999
1
2003
3 000 000
3 000 000
1
2009
3 509 864
3 509 864
1
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2001
2 777 001
2 777 001
1
2001
2 777 002
2 782 000
4,999
2002
2 782 021
2 782 400
380
2002
2 849 751
2 851 800
2,050
2002
2 854 501
2 854 750
250
2002
2 887 101
2 887 658
558
2002
2 887 660
2 889 100
1,441
2003
2 999 998
2 999 998
1
2003
2 999 999
2 999 999
1
2003
3 000 000
3 000 000
1
2009
3 509 864
3 509 864
1
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2002
2 782 401
2 783 000
600
2002
2 783 501
2 786 200
2,700
2002
2 884 101
2 886 500
2,400
2002
2 886 832
2 886 924
93
2002
2 886 926
2 887 100
175
2003
2 942 201
2 943 700
1,500
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2002
2 782 401
2 783 000
600
2002
2 783 501
2 786 200
2,700
2002
2 884 101
2 886 500
2,400
2002
2 886 832
2 886 924
93
2002
2 886 926
2 887 100
175
2003
2 942 201
2 943 700
1,500
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2002
2 782 401
2 783 000
600
2002
2 783 501
2 786 200
2,700
2002
2 884 101
2 886 500
2,400
2002
2 886 832
2 886 924
93
2002
2 886 926
2 887 100
175
2003
2 942 201
2 943 700
1,500
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2002
2 783 001
2 783 500
500
2003
2 943 701
2 947 200
3,500
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2002
2 783 001
2 783 500
500
2003
2 943 701
2 947 200
3,500
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2002
2 783 001
2 783 500
500
2003
2 943 701
2 947 200
3,500
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2002
2 786 201
2 787 000
800
2002
2 853 301
2 854 500
1,200
2004
3 009 101
3 009 660
560
2004
3 009 862
3 010 100
239
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2002
2 786 201
2 787 000
800
2002
2 853 301
2 854 500
1,200
2004
3 009 101
3 009 660
560
2004
3 009 862
3 010 100
239
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2002
2 786 201
2 787 000
800
2002
2 853 301
2 854 500
1,200
2004
3 009 101
3 009 660
560
2004
3 009 862
3 010 100
239
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2002
2 851 801
2 853 300
1,500
2002
2 886 501
2 886 830
330
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2002
2 851 801
2 853 300
1,500
2002
2 886 501
2 886 830
330
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2002
2 851 801
2 853 300
1,500
2002
2 886 501
2 886 830
330
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2002
2 886 831
2 886 831
1
2002
2 886 925
2 886 925
1
2002
2 887 659
2 887 659
1
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2002
2 886 831
2 886 831
1
2002
2 886 925
2 886 925
1
2002
2 887 659
2 887 659
1
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2002
2 886 831
2 886 831
1
2002
2 886 925
2 886 925
1
2002
2 887 659
2 887 659
1
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2003
3 009 661
3 009 860
200
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2003
3 009 661
3 009 860
200
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2003
3 009 661
3 009 860
200
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2004
3 000 001
3 001 000
1,000
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2004
3 000 001
3 001 000
1,000
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2004
3 000 001
3 001 000
1,000
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2006
3 121 956
3 122 006
51
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2006
3 121 956
3 122 006
51
Year
Start No.
End No.
Total
2006
3 121 956
3 122 006
51
End
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