#Leica camera serial number location serial number#
#Leica camera serial number location code#
#Leica camera serial number location series#

Chrome cameras with a golden Dragon engraved on the topplate. Limited Editon of 300 sets with Summicron-M 2/50mm. Winding lever, rewind lever and frame selector as Leica M3.ġ50 cameras made for the 20 th anniversary of Leica HISTORICA, with chrome Summicron-M 2/50mm and light blue body covering.Ģ0 or 90 cameras for the Italian Leica distributor, an outline map of Italy engraved on the topplate. First camera with viewfinder magnification of 0.85 with frame lines for 35, 50, 90 and 135mm lenses.

#Leica camera serial number location serial number#

With chrome Elmar-M 2.8/50mm with matching serial number and brown leather case. Limited Edition of 1640 sets to commemorate the 40 th anniversary of the Leica M system (1954 – 1994, 40 pieces for every year). „Panda' body with black Summicron-M 2/50mm commemorating their 100 th anniversary, 1894 – 1994. Said to be 500 pieces produced.ġ994 – M6 Royal Photographic Society (RPS) With calfskin attaché case and camera bag. Regular Product Codes: 10412 Body, 11860 Lens Available in black and also chrome which is more rare.ġ994 – M6 Titan / Titanium Foto Ganz – ZürichĢ0 cameras for the 150 th anniversary of Foto Ganz in Zürich, 1844-1994, a titanium finished Summilux-M 1.4/35mm was available as well.

#Leica camera serial number location code#

Produced in very small numbers with advertising material product code 942005. Product Code: 10414 Chrome body (no special product code) Product Code: 10404 Black body (no special product code) Other lenses with special engravings maybe as well. A special chrome Summicron-M 2/35mm was available and engraved as well. Black and chrome finish with red covering. Product Code: 10414 (no special product code)Ĭommissioned to the Austrian Royal Foto company for their 25 th anniversary. Silver chrome M6, Limited Edition of 151 cameras, comes in a set with chrome Summicron-M 2/35mm, 2/50mm and 2/90mm lenses in a wooden box. The topplate is made from brass instead of the usual zinc casting. 350 cameras made with serial number HB 001 – 350. With matching gold Summilux-M 1.4/50mm in wooden presentation box. Issued by the Schmidt Group, the far east Leica agents. Regular Product Codes: 10414 Body, 11825 Lens

Issued by the Italian agent Polyphoto to commemorate the 500 th anniversary of the discovery of America. Product Code: Same as regular production version. The silver chrome M6 is equipped with black winding lever and shutter release guard, shutter speed dial, rewind lever, rewind crank and knob and frame selector.

With Summilux-M 1.4/50mm.ġ25 cameras made for the distributor in Japan, silver chromed cameras with a special emblem on topplate.

#Leica camera serial number location series#

Red dot on front of topplate marked „Leica“.ġ989 – M6 Platin / Platinum – 150 Years of Photography – 75 Years of Leica Photographyġ250 made, each with a letter of the word LEICA and a serial number from the series 1-250. LEICA GMBH GERMANY engraved on the back and LEICA M6 on front of the topplate.

Only 43 cameras have been ordered by the LHSA, each with LHSA logo and 1968 1988 engraving. The topplate engraved with the logo – the cross-section diagram of the 50mm Elmar. Technically identical to the regular production model.Īround 100 cameras in black, chrome and titanium finish made for a Swiss dealer. On some cameras the front of the topplate is only engraved with a larger M6 „logo“ and without the name Leica. Red dot on front of topplate marked „Leitz“.ġ986 – From now on with plastic inserts above the strap lugs to protect the body from scratches of a strap and finally also available in silver chrome. ERNST LEITZ WETZLAR GMBH engraved on top of the topplate. Without plastic above the strap lugs to protect the body from scratches of the strap. Fully electronic Seiko shutter which was already used in the R4, TTL-metering and automatic exposure control (as in the later M7). Prototype of the later fully mechanical serial production Leica M6. May it will help you to choose the M6 you are looking for. Since there are so many different models of one of the most popular Leica camera, we thought we could shed some light into this and list all variations known to us until today.