Leica M6 G

35mm MF film rangefinder camera • Discontinued • Collectible

  • Announced:
  • · 1990
  • Production type:
  • · Small-batch production: 100 (one hundred) units
  • Availability:
  • ● Sold out
  • Country of design:
  • · FRG (Federal Republic of Germany)
  • System:
  • · Leica M (1954)

Specification

Format:
35mm full frame
Film type:
135 cartridge-loaded film
Leica M [27.8mm]
Shutter:
Type:
Focal-plane
Model:
Mechanical
Speeds:
1 - 1/1000 + B
Exposure:
Exposure metering:
Through-the-lens (TTL), stop-down
Exposure modes:
Manual
Rangefinder and Viewfinder:
Rangefinder:
Built-in, combined with viewfinder
Viewfinder:
Built-in, combined with rangefinder
Finder magnification:
0.72x
Actual rangefinder base:
69.25mm
Effective rangefinder base:
49.86mm
Bright-line frames:
28mm & 90mm, 35mm & 135mm, 50mm & 75mm
Parallax compensation:
Yes
Physical characteristics:
Weight:
<No data>
Dimensions:
138x77x33.5mm

From the editor

A special limited LEICA M6 0.72 camera commissioned by the Swiss Leica dealer, Foto Ganz, Zurich.

These cameras differ from the mass production model in the following ways:

  • The Leitz roundel, normally red, is gold;
  • On the top plate is engraved the cross-section diagram of the 50mm ELMAR (4 elements in 3 groups);
  • On removing the baseplate, a lot number followed by "M6 G" (or vice versa) can be seen engraved in the middle of the film-loading chart.

It is believed that 100 units were produced in 1990/1991(*) in both silver chrome and black chrome finish.

(*) Some sources indicate the year 1987, however serial numbers of the bodies belong to batches reserved for 1990 and 1991.

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