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LEITZ / LEICA PRODUCTS

From 1925 on, Leitz (then Leica) has been producing rangefinder, reflex and point & shoot cameras as well as googles, microscopes and hunting optics.

LEICA SCREW-THREAD SYSTEM

Screw-thread Bodies

• Leica 0

• Leica I (model A)

• Compur Leica (model B)

• Leica I (model C)

• Leica II (model D)

• Standart Leica (model E)

• Leica III (model F)

• Leica 250 (models DD, FF & GG)

• Leica IIIa (model G)

• Leica IIIb

• Leica-IIIc

• Leica IIc

• Leica Ic

• Leica IIId

• Leica IIIf

• Leica IIf

• Leica If

• Leica 72

• Leica IIIg

• Leica Ig

• Leica 0 (2000)

• Leica 0 (2004)

Screw-thread Lenses

Screw-thread Lenses x Ordinal

LEICA M SYSTEM

Film M

Model	Production Year	Production Quantity	Shutter System	Metering System	Viewfinder/ Sensor System	Weight (Body)	Height	Width	Body Depth
M3	1954-1967	x	x	None		x g	x mm	x mm	x mm
M2	1957-1968	x	x	None		x g	x mm	x mm	x mm
M1	1959-1964	x	x	None		x g	x mm	x mm	x mm
MD	1963-1966	3,000	1-1/1000+B 1/50 X	None		595 g	77 mm	138 mm	36 mm
M4	1967-1975	x	x	None		x g	x mm	x mm	x mm
MDa	1967-1975	14,000	1-1/1000+B 1/50 X	None		595 g	77 mm	138 mm	36 mm
M5	1971-1975	x	x	None		x g	x mm	x mm	x mm
MD-2	1977-1987	x	x	None		x g	x mm	x mm	x mm
M4-2	1978-1980	x	x	None		x g	x mm	x mm	x mm
M4-P	1981-1987	x	x	None		x g	x mm	x mm	x mm
M6	1984-1999	x	x	None		x g	x mm	x mm	x mm
M6 TTL	1998-2003	x	x	None		x g	x mm	x mm	x mm
MP and MP2]]	1956-1957	x	x	None		x g	x mm	x mm	x mm
M7	2002-Current	x	x	TTL Manual & AE		610 g	79.5 mm	138 mm	38 mm
MP	2003-Current	x	x	None		x g	x mm	x mm	x mm	) Sources Digital M M8 M8.2 - 2008-Current Leica M8 Forum Book M Lenses M Lenses x Ordinal M Lenses x Focal Length M Lenses x Type M Accessories Lens Hoods Filters Adaptor Rings Other LEICA REFLEX SYSTEMS Table adapted from the Leica German Wiki Model Production Year Production Quantity Shutter Speed Metering System Viewfinder/ Sensor Weight (Body) Height Width Body Depth Leicaflex 1965-1968 37,500 1-1/2000 S Leicaflex SL 1968-1974 72,075 1-1/2000 S Leicaflex SL2 1974-1976 25,575 1-1/2000 S TTL, Selective Schnittkeil (3mm) Microprism (7mm) 770 g 1.72 lb 97 mm 3.82 in 148 mm 5.83 lb 57 mm 2.24 in R3 1976-1980 ca. 70,000 1-1/1000 S TTL, Selective, Integral Segmented (3mm) Microprism (7mm) 780 g 1.72 lb 96.5 mm 148 mm 64.6 mm R4 1980-1986 ca. 100,000 1-1/1000 S TTL, Selective, Integral Switchable dial 630 g 1.39 lb 88.1 mm 3.47 in 138.5 mm 5.45 in 60 mm 2.36 lb R4S 1983-1986 ca. 25,000 1-1/1000 S Switchable dial 620 g 1.37 lb 88.1 mm 3.47 in 138.5 mm 5.45 in 60 mm 2.36 lb R5 1986-1992 ? 1-1/2000 S TTL, Selective, Integral Switchable Einstellscheibe 625 g 1.38 lb 88.1 mm 3.47 in 138.5 mm 5.45 in 62.2 mm 2.45 in R-E 1990-1994 ? 1-1/2000 S Switchable Einstellscheibe 625 g 1.38 lb 88.1 mm 3.47 in 138.5 mm 5.45 in 62.2 mm 2.45 in R6 1988-1992 ? 1-1/1000 S TTL, Selective, Integral Switchable Einstellscheibe 625 g 1.38 lb 88.1 mm 3.47 in 138.5 mm 5.45 in 62.2 mm 2.45 in R6.2 1992-2002 ? 1-1/2000 S TTL, Selective, Integral Switchable Einstellscheibe 625 g 1.38 lb 88.1 mm 3.47 in 138.5 mm 5.45 in 62.2 mm 2.45 in R7 1992-1996 ? 1-1/2000 S TTL, Selective, Integral Switchable Einstellscheibe 670 g 1.48 lb 98.8 mm 3.89 in 138.5 mm 5.45 in 62.2 mm 2.45 in R8 1996-2002 ? 1-1/8000 S TTL, Selective, Integral, Multi-pattern Switchable Einstellscheibe 890 g 1.96 lb 101 mm 3.98 in 158 mm 6.22 in 62 mm 2.44 in R9 2002-2009 DMR 2005-7 ? 1-1/8000 S TTL, Selective, Integral, Multi-pattern Switchable Einstellscheibe 790 g (1395 g with DMR) 3.07 lb 101 mm 3.98 in 158 mm 6.22 in 62 mm 2.44 in S1 1996-2000 146 ? ? 75 MP ? ? mm ? mm ? mm S2 2009- ? 1-1/4000 S ? 37.5 MP 1300 g w/o handgrip ? mm ? mm ? mm Sources Theo Kisselbach, Das Leicaflex Buch, Heering-Verlag München, 16.-19. Tsd, 1976 Theo Kisselbach, Die Leica R4, Heering-Verlag München, 2. Aufl., 1982 Günter Osterloh, Leica R - Angewandte Leica Technik, Umschau Verlag, 2. Aufl., 1988 Günter Osterloh, Leica R - Angewandte Leica Technik, Umschau Verlag, 3. Aufl., 2000 S S2 S2 Lenses Leicaflex Leicaflex Mark 1 and Mark 2 Leicaflex SL and SLMOT Leicaflex SL2 and SL2MOT Film R R3 R4 - R4S - R4S2 R5 R6 R-E R6.2 R7 R8 R9 Digital R DMR R10 Reflex Lenses R Mount R Lenses x Ordinal R Lenses x Focal Length R Lenses x Type Compatible Non-Leica R Lenses Visoflex Visoflex Visoflex Lenses x Ordinal Visoflex Lenses x Focal Length LEICA SMALL / COMPACT CAMERAS Small Film Cameras CL C1 C11 C2 C3 Minilux Minilux Zoom CM CM Zoom Compact Film Cameras AF-C1 C2-Zoom Mini Mini II Mini 3 Mini 3 DB Mini Zoom Z2X and Z2X DB Small Digital Cameras Digilux Digilux Zoom Digilux 4.3 Digilux 1 Digilux 2 Digilux 3 V-Lux 1 Compact Digital Cameras C-Lux 1 C-Lux 2 C-Lux 3 D-Lux D-Lux 2 D-Lux 3 D-Lux 4 LEICA PEOPLE Founders Original designers of Leica products: Past owners and officers of the Leica/Leitz companies: Pantheon of famous photographers who used Leica cameras: Sources: Leica Today Current designers of Leica products: Present owners and managers of the Leica/Leitz companies: Exceptional photographers who use Leica equipment: Authorities: EDITING THE LEICA WIKI Register to the Wiki MediaWiki Getting Started information See all pages Rules for creating Leica Wiki pages