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*'''Code numbers''' - 10 404-black, 10 412-titan, 10 414-silver, 10 440-M6J-chrom | *'''Code numbers''' - 10 404-black, 10 412-titan, 10 414-silver, 10 440-M6J-chrom | ||
*'''Production era''' - 1984-1998 | *'''Production era''' - 1984-1998 | ||
*'''Variants''' - 1051 platinum, 1300 gold, 2000 black lacquer, 50,876 silver, 82,831 black anodized aluminum, ca. 6000 titanium; M6J M-series 40th anniversary edition with 0.85 viewfinder (1640 cameras); | *'''Variants''' - 1051 platinum, 1300 gold, 2000 black lacquer, 50,876 silver, 82,831 black anodized aluminum, ca. 6000 titanium; M6J M-series 40th anniversary edition with 0.85 viewfinder (1640 cameras); 0.72 and 0.85 viewfinders. | ||
*'''Special editions''' - see [http://www.imx.nl/photo/downloads/files/leicapocket_pod1.pdf Puts Pocket Pod] for list of 38 '''M6''' special editions (Wikipedia has 11,970 special edition cameras) | *'''Special editions''' - see [http://www.imx.nl/photo/downloads/files/leicapocket_pod1.pdf Puts Pocket Pod] for list of 38 '''M6''' special editions (Wikipedia has 11,970 special edition cameras) | ||
*'''Materials''' - Unlike earlier and later M-cameras, the M6 top and bottom plates are zinc, with a paint finish and without top inscription, except for special editions. | *'''Materials''' - Unlike earlier and later M-cameras, the M6 top and bottom plates are zinc, with a paint finish and without top inscription, except for special editions. |
Revision as of 18:09, 20 September 2010
- Code numbers - 10 404-black, 10 412-titan, 10 414-silver, 10 440-M6J-chrom
- Production era - 1984-1998
- Variants - 1051 platinum, 1300 gold, 2000 black lacquer, 50,876 silver, 82,831 black anodized aluminum, ca. 6000 titanium; M6J M-series 40th anniversary edition with 0.85 viewfinder (1640 cameras); 0.72 and 0.85 viewfinders.
- Special editions - see Puts Pocket Pod for list of 38 M6 special editions (Wikipedia has 11,970 special edition cameras)
- Materials - Unlike earlier and later M-cameras, the M6 top and bottom plates are zinc, with a paint finish and without top inscription, except for special editions.
- Power supply - CR 1/3N lithium battery
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Leica M6 Serial Numbers
^ Camera 1649649 is M6 prototype (black)^^ Camera 1961028 is M6J (chrom)
SN Start | SN End | Product | Year | Batch |
---|---|---|---|---|
1649251^ | 1651250 | Leica ^M4-P | 1984-85 | [2000] |
1657251 | 1659250 | Leica M6 (black ELW) | 1984-85 | 2000 |
1665351 | 1669350 | Leica M6 (assumed Schwz) | 1985 | 4000 |
1674351 | 1678350 | Leica M6 (black) | 1985 | 4000 |
1678351 | 1682350 | Leica M6 (black) | 1985 | 4000 |
1682351 | 1682950 | Leica M6 Hell | 1986 | 600 |
1687951 | 1691950 | Leica M6 (assumed Schwz) | 1986 | 4000 |
1691951 | 1692950 | Leica M6 (assumed Schwz) | 1986 | 270* |
1701451 | 1704600 | Leica M6 (black) | 1986 | 3150 |
1704801 | 1705450 | Leica M6 (assumed Schwz) | 1986 | 650 |
1705451 | 1707450 | Leica M6 Hell | 1986 | 2000 |
1707451 | 1711450 | Leica M6 Schwz | 1986 | 4000 |
1711451 | 1714450 | Leica M6 Hell | 1987 | 3000 |
1724451 | 1728450 | Leica M6 Schwz | 1987 | 4000 |
1728451** | 1732450** | Leica R6 Schwz | 1987 | 4000** |
1738451 | 1741450 | Leica M6 Hell | 1988 | 3000 |
1741451 | 1745450 | Leica M6 Schwz | 1988 | 4000 |
1755451 | 1758450 | Leica M6 Hell | 1988 | 3000 |
1758451 | 1762450 | Leica M6 Schwz | 1988 | 4000 |
1772501 | 1775000 | Leica M6 Hell | 1989 | 2500 |
1777001 | 1777500 | Leica M6 Hell | 1990 | 500 |
1779001 | 1782000 | Leica M6 Schwz | 1990 | 3000 |
1783001 | 1786000 | Leica M6 Schwz | 1990 | 3000 |
1790001 | 1790500 | Leica M6 Hell | 1991 | 500 |
1790501 | 1791000 | Leica M6 Hell | 1991 | 500 |
1793001 | 1794500 | Leica M6 Hell | 1991 | 1500 |
1794501 | 1797000 | Leica M6 Schwz | 1991 | 2500 |
1903501 | 1904500 | Leica M6 Hell | 1991 | 1000 |
1904501 | 1906500 | Leica M6 Schwz | 1991 | 2000 |
1906501 | 1907500 | Leica M6 Hell (+titan) | 1991 | 1000 |
1914001 | 1915000 | Leica M6 Hell | 1992 | 1000 |
1915001 | 1918000 | Leica M6 Schwz | 1992 | 3000 |
1918021 | 1919020 | Leica M6 Hell (+titan) | 1992 | 1000 |
1926001 | 1928000 | Leica M6 Hell | 1992 | 2000 |
1928001 | 1931000 | Leica M6 Hell | 1992 | 3000 |
1931001 | 1932000 | Leica M6 Hell | 1992 | 1000 |
1935001 | 1936000 | Leica M6 Hell | 1993 | 1000 |
1936001 | 1937000 | Leica M6 Hell | 1993 | 1000 |
1938000 | 1938150 | Leica M6 LHSA engraving chrome* | 1993 | 151** |
1941001 | ^^1991000 | Leica ^^Mini Zoom | 1993 | [50000] |
1991001 | 1993000 | Leica M6 Hell | 1993 | 2000 |
1995001 | 1997000 | Leica M6 Schwz | 1993 | 2000 |
2000011 | 2000999 | Leica M6 Hell | 1994 | 989 |
2001000 | 2001353 | Leica M6 gold Brunei* | 1994* | 350 |
2001354 | 2001999 | Leica M6 Hell | 1994 | 645 |
2002000 | 2002100 | Leica M6 royal | 1994* | 101** |
2002101 | 2003000 | Leica M6 Hell | 1994 | 900 |
2003001 | 2004000 | Leica M6 Schwz | 1994 | 1000 |
2004001 | 2005000 | Leica M6 Hell | 1994 | 1000 |
2005001 | 2005941 | Leica M6 Hell | 1994 | 941 |
2005942 | 2007000 | Leica M6 Schwz | 1994 | 1059 |
2009001 | 2011000 | Leica M6 Hell | 1994 | 2000 |
2063001 | 2065000 | Leica M6 Schwz | 1995 | 2000 |
2168001 | 2170000 | Leica M6 Hell | 1995 | 2000 |
2171201 | 2173000 | Leica M6 Schwz | 1995 | 1800 |
2174001 | 2176000 | Leica M6 Hell | 1995 | 2000 |
2176001 | 2176700 | Leica M6 gold Thai Jubilee | 1995 | 700 |
2177001 | 2177250 | Leica M6 platinum Brunei* | 1995 | 250 |
2179001 | 2181000 | Leica M6 Schwz | 1995 | 2000 |
2178001* | 2178211* | Leica M6 platinum Brunei* | 1995 | 200 |
2184001 | 2185000 | Leica M6 Hell | 1995 | 1000 |
2235001 | 2236000 | Leica M6 Hell | 1995 | 1000 |
2239001** | 2240000** | Leica M6 Schwz | 1996 | 1000** |
2278001 | 2278211 | Leica M6 platinum Brunei* | 1996 | 200 |
2278301 | 2278588 | Leica M6 platinum Schmidt* | 1996 | 151 |
2279001 | 2280500 | Leica M6 Schwz | 1996 | 1500 |
2281001** | 2281400** | Leica M6 (assumed Schwz) | 1996 | 400** |
2283001 | 2283125 | Leica M6 platinum with diamond Brunei* | 1996 | 125 |
2283201 | 2283325 | Leica M6 gold with diamond Brunei* | 1996 | 125 |
2283401 | 2283525 | Leica M6 platinum* | 1996 | 125 |
2283601 | 2283625 | Leica M6 gold* | 1996 | 125 |
2284126 | 2284999 | Leica M6 Schwz | 1996 | 874 |
2287501 | 2288500 | Leica M6 Hell | 1996 | 1000 |
2288501 | 2289500 | Leica M6 Schwz | 1996 | 1000 |
2289501 | 2290500 | Leica M6 Hell | 1996 | 1000 |
2295001** | 2297000** | Leica M6 Schwz | 1997 | 2000** |
2300000 | 2300000 | Leica M6 Ein Stück for Museum | 1997 | 1 |
2300001 | 2300996 | Leica M6 Ein Stück | 1997 | 996 |
2331001 | 2332000 | Leica M6 Hell | 1997 | 1000 |
2414001 | 2416000 | Leica M6 Schwz | 1997 | 2000 |
2418001 | 2419000 | Leica M6 Hell | 1997 | 1000 |
2419001 | 2420000 | Leica M6 Hell | 1997 | 1000 |
2422001 | 2423000 | Leica M6 Hell | 1997 | 1000 |
2423001 | 2425000 | Leica M6 Schwz | 1997 | 2000 |
2425001 | 2427000 | Leica M6 Hell | 1997 | 2000 |
2431501 | 2431600 | Leica M6 Hell | 1998 | 100 |
2431601 | 2431800 | Leica M6 Schwz | 1998 | 200 |
2431801 | 2433800 | Leica M6 Schwz | 1998 | 2000 |
2455801 | 2457800 | Leica M6 Schwz | 1998 | 2000 |
2463801 | 2463850 | Leica M6 Hell | 1998 | 50 |
2463851 | 2464100 | Leica M6 Schwz | 1998 | 250 |
2470101 | 2470300 | Leica M6 Schwz | 1998 | 200 |
2490000** | 2490150** | Leica M6 150 Jahre | 151** | |
2500001** | 2502000** | Leica M6 Schwz Lackiert | 1999 | 2000** |
Total | assigned | serial numbers | 1984-1999 | 158,309 |
. * 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.
Schwz - Black anodized aluminum known as "black chrome"
Hell - Clear anodized aluminum known as "silver" or "chrome"