Leicaflex SL2 and SL2MOT

• Production era - 1974-1976
• Code nos. - 10021-chrom, 10022-black, 10023-mot
• Motor version - SL2MOT shown with 14077 motor 1971-1977 (also used with SLMOT) early models, 2600 and below, do not allow single exposures. Used with 14181 Handgrip as shown.
• Special editions - "50 year" in 1975
• Description - "Full information about exposure was displayed on the readout in the viewfinder and the sensitivity of the metering had been increased four fold.

A separate button was supplied to operate the display illumination. The camera was equipped with a 3mm split image rangefinder screen.

The camera back had a safety lock and was opened by a pulling up the rewind handle. The SL2 was available in either satin chrome or black finish.

The mirror had been redesigned allowing lenses of 16 and 19mm focal length to be used. There was a hot shoe fitted.

The camera shape was more square in appearance, the back being less curved than its predecessors." -jcb

• Manuals & brochures
  • SL2 Instruction Manual X/74/FDX/SD.pdf courtesy of Thorsten Overgaard

Comment

• On the street - €EU 1,200 in 2015 (chrom 50 yr)
• Reviews
  • Wikipedia SL2-SL2MOT
  • Camerapedia Leicaflex Series
  • Doug Herr's Leica Leicaflex SL
  • Thorsten Overgaard's "32 years in a box" page
  • Karen Nakamura's Leicaflex SL/SL2
• Forum discussion
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SL2 and SL2MOT Serial Numbers

SN Start	SN End	Product	Year	Batch
1369801	1369875	Leica Leicaflex SL2	23 Oct 1973*	75
1385001**	1386000**	Leica Leicaflex SL2 (chrom)	1974-75	1000**
1386001	1386100	Leica Leicaflex SL2	1975	1100
1386101	1386600	Leica Leicaflex SL2 (chrom)	1974-75	500
1386601	1386700	Leica Leicaflex SL2 mot	1975	100
1386701	1387450	Leica Leicaflex SL2	1974-75	750
1387451	1387500	Leica Leicaflex SL2 mot	1975	50
1387501	1391760	Leica Leicaflex SL2 (black)	1974-75	4260
1391761	1392000	Leica Leicaflex SL2 mot	1975	240
1392001	1393420	Leica Leicaflex SL2	1975	1420
1393421	1393510	Leica Leicaflex SL2 mot	1975	90
1393511	1394300	Leica Leicaflex SL2 (black.50 yr)	1975	790
1394301	1394600	Leica Leicaflex SL2 mot (black+chrom.13-73)	1975	300
1394601	1395000	Leica Leicaflex SL2 (black.mot+chrom.50 yr)	1975	400
1415001	1415140	Leica Leicaflex SL2	1975	140
1415141	1415230	Leica Leicaflex SL2 mot (black.50 yr)	1975	90
1415231	1421000	Leica Leicaflex SL2 (black+50 yr)	1975	5770
1421001	1421150	Leica Leicaflex SL2 mot	1975	150
1421151	1425000	Leica Leicaflex SL2 (black+chrom)	1975	3850
1440001	1443000	Leica Leicaflex SL2, SL2 mot (black)	1975-76	3000
1443501	1446000	Leica Leicaflex SL2, SL2 mot (black)	1976	2500
Total	assigned	serial numbers	1974-1976	25,575**

. * Serial numbers and batch total from Gandy's List
** Serial numbers from Serial Numbers Leica Cameras with computed batch total.
Unmarked SN's match between both lists and Gandy's batch total was used without recalculation.