The M6 TTL 0.58 was designed to be an ideal pairing with wide-angle lenses and could be used to frame lenses as wide as 24mm without an external viewfinder…if you don’t wear glasses that is. These were eventually supplemented by a 0.58x magnification version in 2000 - Leica’s first sub-0.72x magnification viewfinder. Like the original M6 - which I’ll be referring to as the “M6 Classic” and “original M6” interchangeably throughout this article - the M6 TTL came with two viewfinder magnification options on its release. The name rather understandably caused more than a little confusion when the camera was first released and has led more than a few puzzled photographers to wonder if the original M6 came with a light meter at all. The camera itself came in black or silver chrome or a titanium-plated finish on release (along with three Ti finish lenses). In short, a faster less fiddly experience.
While the TTL flash metering update was something of an outlier - only really important to a niche within a niche of photographers at the time - that huge shutter speed dial brought with it better ergonomics and because it moves in the same direction as the light meter’s indicators, better usability. Leica M6 TTL 0.85 and Leica Summicron 50mm f/2 v4 Image credit: Damien A Weidner I hope you have enjoyed the list of Leica camera serial numbers, it’s one of the perks of owning a Leica, the German company has kept records of their cameras making it easy to lookup when their camera was made.An in-depth guide to: The Leica M6 TTL - EMULSIVE Close Search for: If you are looking for the Leica LENS serial numbers, click here.
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Like so: How to download PDF and CSV (or print) Just like the M serial numbers, if you are looking for Leica R serial numbers, put in the camera you want in the “name” field and the database will list all of the available R cameras. What if you want to check for something specific like the Leica M3 serial numbers? Input the M name you are searching for in the “name” area and the database will list available cameras like the M3: Leica R serial numbers Here for example is the Leica year 1955: Leica M Serial numbers If your are looking for a specific Leica serial number year, at the bottom input the year that you want to look for, the database will list the available Leicas. If your device can handle it, just click on “Show > View all” and it will show all of the Leica camera serial numbers available. The database of Leica cameras is set to display 100 per page in order not to overload the memory of your browser. Due to overlap the lenses are here: Leica lens serial numbers. Here’s the database list of Leica camera serial numbers below. You can also search the Leica serial number lookup tool. Plus, if need be you can report the serial number as stolen and if it ever pops up it may fin it’s way back to you. If you are a collector, some serial numbers due to provenance and history are rarer than others. If someone is trying to sell you an M6 and you see in the Leica camera list database that it’s supposed to be an M4, you know there’s a problem. You can immediately know what year it was made in and also spot any issues if need be. Your Leica camera serial number is like the birth certificate of your camera. Why you need to know your Leica camera serial numbers