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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	Body Weight	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	x		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	x		x g	x mm	x mm	x mm
MD-2	1977-1987	x	x	x		x g	x mm	x mm	x mm
M4-2	1978-1980	x	x	x		x g	x mm	x mm	x mm
M4-P	1981-1987	x	x	x		x g	x mm	x mm	x mm
M6	1984-1999	x	x	x		x g	x mm	x mm	x mm
M6 TTL	1998-2003	x	x	x		x g	x mm	x mm	x mm
MP and MP2]]	1956-1957	x	x	x		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	x		x g	x mm	x mm	x mm

Digital M

Model	Production Year	Production Quantity	Shutter System	Metering System	Viewfinder/ Sensor System	Body Weight	Height	Width	Body Depth
M8	2006-Current	x	x	x	10 MP	x g	x mm	x mm	x mm
M8.2	2008-Current	x	x	x	10 MP	x g	x mm	x mm	x mm

• 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
Leicaflex SL	1968-1974	72,075	1-1/2000
Leicaflex SL2	1974-1976	25,575	1-1/2000	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	TTL, Selective, Integral	Segmented (3mm) Microprism (7mm)	780 g 1.72 lb	96.5 mm 3.80 in	148 mm 5.83 in	64.6 mm 3.55 in
R4	1980-1986	ca. 100,000	1-1/1000	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		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	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		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	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	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	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	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	TTL, Selective, Integral, Multi-pattern	Switchable Einstellscheibe	790 g 1.74 lb (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	?	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

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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:

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