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LEICA CAMERA FORUM WIKI

Information about Leica - Leica products, history, persons and related knowledge.

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

None

x g

x mm

M2

1957-1968

x

None

x g

x mm

M1

1959-1964

x

None

x g

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

None

x g

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

None

x g

x mm

MD-2

1977-1987

x

None

x g

x mm

M4-2

1978-1980

x

None

x g

x mm

M4-P

1981-1987

x

None

x g

x mm

M6

1984-1999

x

None

x g

x mm

M6 TTL

1998-2003

x

None

x g

x mm

MP and MP2]]

1956-1957

x

None

x g

x mm

M7

2002-Current

x

TTL Manual & AE

610 g

79.5 mm

138 mm

38 mm

MP

2003-Current

x

None

x g

x mm

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