The raw data was supplied courtesy
of Leica, by Mr. Horst Braun with the approval of Leica's CEO, Mr.
Cohn. I'm sure I'm speaking for all Leica enthusiasts in thanking them
for their help and generosity in sharing this information. I
sorted and edited the raw data into its present form to enhance
readability. In some cases notes were added and wording revised for
clarity.
M's are grouped alphabetically M1 to
M6, sorted within each group by starting
serial number in that group. Rangefinderless M's are listed
together at the end of the page. In this list special models that have
collector interest, such as black M3's and special edition M6's are listed
together.
Many interesting facts come to light
with this list, but many other facts are left unknown. For
instance, NASA and 50th Anniversary cameras are not listed, nor the M6 Titanium
or the original M6 .85. To be more exact, I do know the Titanium and
original M6 .85 numbers are listed, but their numbers are mixed in with regular
M6 production numbers. It's probably a fair guess that many
variations and special models which get collector's notice, did not get that
much notice at the factory, so the serial numbers were just mixed in with the
regular production for that model. The reality of it is that the
list was not made with all the precision that Leica collectors might like, but
then the list wasn't made by Leica collectors -- it was made by people simply
trying to get their job done -- sometimes at the end of a long day at
work.
Of special note are the rare and expensive black paint
bodies and military M's. While the list is probably as accurate as we
are going to have, it has long been accepted by Leica collectors that some real
black bodies are "not on the list." On the other hand, forgers are
getting better and better at making fake black Leicas. hmm...
To compound the problem, if you had friends in high places at the Wetzlar or
Midland factories, special finishes or features could be ordered, and these
would not appear on the "official" list. As you might
imagine, this makes documenting many unusual cameras almost impossible -- a
nightmare for collectors, an income opportunity for forgers.
For perhaps the first time, most
Leica M Birthdays are also listed, to be more exact the assignment date of the
serial block. You know what this means ---another reason
to have a Birthday party. Let's see, 6 Leicas, six new Birthday parties.
Hmm.
Unless otherwise stated, camera finish is
chrome.
Date |
Camera |
Starting |
Ending |
Batch |
2/26/1959 |
M1 |
950001 |
950300 |
300 |
3/18/1959 |
M1 |
952016 |
952500 |
485 |
6/1/1959 |
M1 |
956501 |
957000 |
500 |
7/22/1959 |
M1 |
966501 |
967500 |
1000 |
10/9/1959 |
M1 |
979501 |
980500 |
950 |
1/5/1961 |
M1 |
1017001 |
1017500 |
500 |
3/21/1961 |
M1 |
1028001 |
1028600 |
600 |
6/9/1961 |
M1 |
1035401 |
1036000 |
525 |
9/13/1961 |
M1 (includes 5
M3) |
1040001 |
1040600 |
600 |
3/16/1962 |
M1 |
1046001 |
1046500 |
500 |
6/20/1962 |
M1 |
1050001 |
1050500 |
500 |
11/5/1962 |
M1 |
1060001 |
1060500 |
500 |
3/11/1963 |
M1 |
1067501 |
1068000 |
370 |
7/2/1963 |
M1 |
1074001 |
1074500 |
500 |
10/11/1963 |
M1 |
1085001 |
1085500 |
500 |
1/16/1964 |
M1 |
1091001 |
1091300 |
300 |
7/10/1964 |
M1 (includes 4
Post) |
1098001 |
1098300 |
213 |
9/11/1964 |
M1 |
1102001 |
1102500 |
500 |
1/26/1965 |
M1 |
1102801 |
1103000 |
100 |
3/28/1960 |
M1 green
paint |
980451 |
980500 |
50 |
8/31/1961 |
M1 green
paint |
1035926 |
1036000 |
75 |
9/10/1964 |
M1 green
paint |
1098101 |
1098183 |
83 |
11/25/1957 |
M2 |
926001 |
926200 |
200 |
5/8/1958 |
M2 |
929001 |
931000 |
2000 |
6/9/1958 |
M2 with smaller window |
931001 |
933000 |
2000 |
8/6/1958 |
M2 |
935001 |
937500 |
2500 |
9/8/1958 |
M2 |
937501 |
940000 |
2500 |
9/12/1958 |
M2 ELC |
937621 |
937650 |
30 |
9/26/1958 |
M2 |
940001 |
942900 |
2900 |
10/31/1958 |
M2 ELC |
942901 |
943000 |
100 |
11/3/1958 |
M2 |
944001 |
946000 |
2000 |
12/1/1958 |
M2 |
946001 |
947000 |
800 |
12/4/1958 |
M2 ELC |
946301 |
946400 |
100 |
12/9/1958 |
M2 ELC |
946901 |
947000 |
100 |
12/9/1958 |
M2 |
947001 |
947500 |
500 |
12/9/1958 |
M2 with self timer |
947501 |
948000 |
500 |
12/17/1958 |
M2 ELC |
948501 |
948600 |
100 |
1/5/1959 |
M2 |
949101 |
950000 |
900 |
12/19/1958 |
M2 with self timer |
949101 |
949400 |
300 |
6/22/1959 |
M2 |
960501 |
961500 |
1000 |
6/22/1959 |
M2 with self timer |
960501 |
960500 |
1000 |
1/19/1960 |
M2 without self timer |
960501 |
960801 |
300 |
6/22/1959 |
M2 from 960601 with new light
window |
960601 |
|
|
7/22/1959 |
M2 |
967501 |
968350 |
850 |
8/24/1959 |
M2 |
970001 |
971500 |
1500 |
10/9/1959 |
M2 |
975001 |
976500 |
1200 |
1/19/1960 |
M2 with self timer |
975801 |
976100 |
300 |
12/4/1959 |
M2 |
982001 |
984000 |
1850 |
1/19/1960 |
M2 with self timer |
982001 |
982150 |
150 |
12/7/1959 |
M2 with self timer |
982901 |
983500 |
600 |
2/3/1960 |
M2 ELC |
987201 |
987300 |
100 |
6/22/1960 |
M2 |
988351 |
988650 |
300 |
6/22/1960 |
M2 with self timer |
988651 |
989250 |
600 |
2/10/1960 |
M2 |
989251 |
990750 |
1250 |
2/10/1960 |
M2 with self timer |
989251 |
989650 |
400 |
2/10/1960 |
M2 with self timer |
989801 |
990500 |
700 |
4/13/1960 |
M2 |
993751 |
996000 |
1850 |
5/31/1960 |
M2 ELC |
995001 |
995100 |
100 |
5/31/1960 |
M2 with self timer |
995101 |
995400 |
300 |
7/5/1960 |
M2 |
1004001 |
1004150 |
150 |
7/5/1960 |
M2 with self timer |
1004150 |
1007000 |
2850 |
8/17/1960 |
M2 ELC |
1005351 |
1005450 |
100 |
9/26/1960 |
M2 |
1011001 |
1014000 |
3000 |
1/15/1961 |
M2 (includes 200 ELC) |
1017501 |
1022000 |
4300 |
1/15/1961 |
M2 ELC |
1017901 |
1018000 |
100 |
1/15/1961 |
M2 ELC |
1020101 |
1020200 |
100 |
4/27/1961 |
M2 |
1028601 |
1031800 |
3200 |
7/28/1961 |
M2 ELC |
1036001 |
1036050 |
50 |
8/9/1961 |
M2 |
1036351 |
1038000 |
1600 |
1/5/1962 |
M2 ELC |
1037951 |
1038000 |
50 |
2/2/1962 |
M2 |
1043001 |
1044000 |
800 |
5/17/1962 |
M2 |
1048001 |
1050000 |
2000 |
6/20/1962 |
M2 |
1050501 |
1055000 |
4250 |
8/27/1962 |
M2 ELC |
1054901 |
1055000 |
100 |
11/5/1962 |
M2 |
1060501 |
1063000 |
2400 |
2/20/1963 |
M2 ELC |
1061701 |
1061800 |
100 |
3/11/1963 |
M2 |
1068001 |
1070000 |
2000 |
7/2/1963 |
M2 |
1074501 |
1077000 |
2500 |
10/10/1963 |
M2 |
1085501 |
1088000 |
2500 |
1/16/1964 |
M2 |
1091301 |
1093800 |
2150 |
3/16/1964 |
M2 ELC |
1093751 |
1093800 |
50 |
7/10/1964 |
M2 |
1098301 |
1100000 |
1600 |
8/19/1964 |
M2 ELC |
1099801 |
1099900 |
100 |
3/17/1965 |
M2 |
1102901 |
1103000 |
100 |
11/3/1964 |
M2 |
1103001 |
1105000 |
1900 |
1/26/1965 |
M2 ELC |
1104901 |
1105000 |
100 |
1/26/1965 |
M2 |
1107001 |
1109000 |
2000 |
4/29/1965 |
M2 |
1112001 |
1115000 |
3000 |
8/18/1965 |
M2 |
1130301 |
1133000 |
2600 |
11/8/1965 |
M2 ELC |
1132901 |
1133000 |
100 |
1/26/1966 |
M2 |
1137001 |
1139000 |
1900 |
4/18/1966 |
M2 ELC |
1138901 |
1139000 |
100 |
5/3/1966 |
M2 |
1142001 |
1145000 |
3000 |
9/30/1966 |
M2 |
1161421 |
1162400 |
980 |
9/30/1966 |
M2 |
1162451 |
1163770 |
1320 |
9/30/1966 |
M2 |
1164047 |
1164550 |
504 |
12/28/1966 |
M2 |
1164551 |
1164845 |
295 |
4/3/1967 |
M2 |
1164941 |
1165000 |
60 |
8/28/1969 |
M2-R Chrome with M4
Rapid Loading |
1248201 |
1250200 |
2000 |
12/19/1958 |
M2 Black |
948601 |
949100 |
500 |
3/21/1960 |
M2 Black |
990501 |
990750 |
250 |
8/18/1961 |
M2 Black |
1031801 |
1032000 |
200 |
5/11/1962 |
M2 Black |
1043801 |
1044000 |
200 |
7/5/1960 |
M2 Black with self timer. |
1005101 |
1005350 |
250 |
10/24/1962 |
M2 Black |
1053101 |
1053250 |
150 |
8/5/1963 |
M2 Black |
1075001 |
1075300 |
300 |
4/8/1964 |
M2 Black |
1093501 |
1093750 |
250 |
8/18/1965 |
M2 Black |
1130001 |
1130300 |
300 |
11/24/1966 |
M2 Black |
1162401 |
1162450 |
50 |
7/12/1968 |
M2 Black |
1207000 |
1207000 |
1 |
1/30/1967 |
M2 M Motor |
1163771 |
1164046 |
276 |
Ed. Note: This was Leica's first electric motor drive M camera,
appearing some 6 months before the M4-M. An unknown number of motorized
M2's exist, modified by Leitz NY, without the M2-M engraving.
Yet, the a motorized M2 was actually available five years earlier. The
1962 Camcraft N-5 Motor" made by Camcraft of Madison Wisconsin offered speeds to
3.6 frames per second at speeds from 1/50th to 1/1000th. Craftcraft offered to
modify the M2, M1, or MP for motor use. It has a large separate battery
pack, connected by coil similar to the separate battery pack originally used on
the Nikon F. A MOOLY like lever on the front on the camera connected the
shutter release to the motor underneath the camera which was attached to
a somewhat awkward vertical style handgrip. Camcraft even offered
"remote activating devices" on special order. The motor was $298.50,
the battery packs ran from $10.50 to 42.50. The wet cell
charging device was $8.95 more. Somewhat later the noted
camera repairman and photographic writer Norman Goldberg invented
the "Remodrive" manufactured by TPI (Technical Photomation Instruments) in
Los Angeles. Leica liked the Remodrive design so much
they bought the rights and manufactured it themselves, turning it into the M2-M
and M4-M motor! Production of the "Camcraft" and "Remodrive" is
unknown, but limited.
8/29/1960 |
M2 Luftwaffe Grey (enamel) |
1005751 |
1005770 |
20 |
Ed: Please note earlier M3's could be updated by Leica and
Leica authorized repairmen with later M3 features. The most common updates
were updates from double stroke advance to single stroke advance, and the
addition of the frameline preview lever.
1/1/1955 |
M3 (Exact Date
Unrecorded) |
700000 |
700000 |
1 |
1/1/1954 |
M3 (Exact Date
Unrecorded) |
700001 |
710000 |
10000 |
1/1/1955 |
M3 (Exact Date
Unrecorded) |
730001 |
746450 |
16449 |
1/1/1955 |
M3 ELC (Exact Date
Unrecorded) |
746451 |
746500 |
50 |
1/1/1955 |
M3 (Exact Date
Unrecorded) |
746501 |
750000 |
3500 |
1/1/1955 |
M3 (Exact Date
Unrecorded) |
750001 |
759700 |
9700 |
1/1/1955 |
M3 ELC (Exact Date
Unrecorded) |
759701 |
760000 |
300 |
1/1/1955 |
M3 (Exact Date
Unrecorded) |
775001 |
780000 |
5000 |
1/1/1955 |
M3 ELC (Exact Date
Unrecorded) |
780001 |
780100 |
100 |
1/1/1955 |
M3 (Exact Date
Unrecorded) |
780101 |
787000 |
6900 |
1/1/1955 |
M3 from 782001 top plate
changed, without 4 screw holes |
782001 |
. |
. |
1/1/1955 |
M3 from 785801 with
preview lever |
785801 |
. |
. |
1/1/1955 |
M3 (Exact Date
Unrecorded) |
800000 |
807500 |
7500 |
1/1/1955 |
M3 ELC (Exact Date
Unrecorded) |
805001 |
805100 |
100 |
3/21/1956 |
M3 |
816001 |
820500 |
4400 |
3/23/1956 |
M3 ELC |
816901 |
817000 |
100 |
6/15/1956 |
M3 ELC |
829851 |
830000 |
150 |
5/4/1956 |
M3 |
830001 |
837500 |
7500 |
7/21/1956 |
M3 ELC |
837501 |
837620 |
120 |
1/1/1956 |
M3 (Exact Date
Unrecorded) |
837721 |
839620 |
1900 |
1/1/1956 |
M3 ELC (Exact Date
Unrecorded) |
839621 |
839700 |
80 |
1/1/1956 |
M3 (Exact Date
Unrecorded) |
839701 |
840500 |
800 |
1/1/1956 |
M3 ELC (Exact Date
Unrecorded) |
840501 |
840820 |
320 |
1/1/1956 |
M3 (Exact Date
Unrecorded) |
840821 |
845000 |
4180 |
10/26/1956 |
M3 ELC |
844781 |
845000 |
220 |
11/5/1956 |
M3 |
851001 |
854000 |
3000 |
1/5/1957 |
M3 new shutter speed
sequence |
854001 |
858000 |
4000 |
1/5/1967 |
M3 from 856000 with
metal film pressure plate rather than glass |
856000 |
. |
. |
2/14/1957 |
M3 |
862001 |
866620 |
4620 |
3/22/1957 |
M3 ELC |
866621 |
867000 |
380 |
3/25/1957 |
M3 |
872001 |
877000 |
5000 |
6/5/1957 |
M3 |
882001 |
886700 |
4700 |
7/30/1957 |
M3 ELC |
886701 |
887000 |
300 |
8/13/1957 |
M3 |
893001 |
898000 |
4430 |
8/26/1957 |
M3 ELC |
894001 |
984570 |
570 |
9/25/1957 |
M3 |
898001 |
903000 |
5000 |
11/25/1957 |
M3 ELC |
903001 |
903300 |
300 |
11/28/1957 |
M3 |
910001 |
916000 |
5700 |
11/20/1957 |
M3 |
915001 |
915200 |
200 |
1/14/1958 |
M3 |
916001 |
919250 |
3250 |
3/26/1958 |
M3 with depth of field
mask, single stroke film advance |
919251 |
924500 |
5229 |
4/22/1958 |
M3 ELC still with double
stroke film advance |
924401 |
924500 |
100 |
4/23/1958 |
M3 |
926701 |
929000 |
2300 |
2/26/1959 |
M3 |
950301 |
951900 |
1600 |
3/19/1959 |
M3 ELC |
951901 |
952000 |
100 |
4/15/1959 |
M3 |
952501 |
955000 |
2300 |
4/22/1959 |
M3 ELC |
954801 |
954900 |
100 |
4/29/1959 |
M3 ELC |
954901 |
955000 |
100 |
5/14/1959 |
M3 |
957001 |
959400 |
2400 |
6/24/1959 |
M3 ELC |
961501 |
961700 |
200 |
6/24/1959 |
M3 |
961701 |
966500 |
4800 |
7/22/1959 |
M3 ELC |
968351 |
968500 |
150 |
8/24/1959 |
M3 |
972001 |
974700 |
2700 |
10/2/1959 |
M3 ELC |
974701 |
975000 |
300 |
10/9/1959 |
M3 |
976501 |
979500 |
3000 |
12/7/1959 |
M3 ELC |
984001 |
984200 |
200 |
12/7/1959 |
M3 |
984201 |
987000 |
2800 |
2/3/1960 |
M3 ELC |
987001 |
987200 |
200 |
2/10/1960 |
M3 |
990751 |
993750 |
2750 |
4/13/1960 |
M3 |
996001 |
1000000 |
4000 |
5/31/1960 |
M3 ELC |
998001 |
998300 |
300 |
7/5/1960 |
M3 |
1000001 |
1004000 |
4000 |
7/5/1960 |
M3 # 1000070 exists two
times |
1000070 |
1000070 |
. |
8/17/1960 |
M3 ELC |
1003701 |
1004000 |
300 |
9/13/1960 |
M3 |
1007001 |
1011000 |
4000 |
11/21/1960 |
M3 ELC |
1014001 |
1014300 |
300 |
11/21/1960 |
M3 |
1014301 |
1017000 |
2700 |
1/19/1961 |
M3 |
1022001 |
1028000 |
5500 |
1/19/1961 |
M3 ELC |
1022701 |
1023000 |
300 |
4/13/1961 |
M3 ELC |
1027801 |
1028000 |
200 |
6/9/1961 |
M3 |
1032001 |
1035400 |
3400 |
7/28/1961 |
M3 ELC |
1036051 |
1036350 |
300 |
8/9/1961 |
M3 |
1038001 |
1040000 |
1800 |
9/13/1961 |
M3 5 made with M1 batch
# 1040067 1040068, 1040071, 1040095, 1040096 |
1040067 |
1040096 |
5 |
10/11/1961 |
M3 |
1040601 |
1043000 |
2400 |
2/2/1962 |
M3 |
1044001 |
1046000 |
2000 |
3/16/1962 |
M3 |
1046501 |
1048000 |
1300 |
6/12/1962 |
M3 ELC |
1047801 |
1048000 |
200 |
6/20/1962 |
M3 |
1055001 |
1060000 |
4800 |
11/5/1962 |
M3 |
1063001 |
1067500 |
4100 |
11/21/1962 |
M3 ELC |
1065001 |
1065200 |
200 |
3/11/1963 |
M3 |
1070001 |
1074000 |
4000 |
7/2/1963 |
M3 |
1077001 |
1080000 |
3000 |
10/10/1963 |
M3 |
1088001 |
1091000 |
3000 |
1/16/1964 |
M3 |
1093801 |
1098000 |
4050 |
3/16/1964 |
M3 ELC |
1097851 |
1098000 |
15 |
7/10/1964 |
M3 |
1100001 |
1102000 |
1950 |
11/3/1964 |
M3 |
1105001 |
1107000 |
1900 |
1/26/1965 |
M3 ELC |
1106901 |
1107000 |
100 |
1/26/1965 |
M3 |
1109001 |
1110500 |
1500 |
4/29/1965 |
M3 |
1110501 |
1112000 |
1500 |
6/30/1965 |
M3 |
1128401 |
1130000 |
1600 |
9/7/1965 |
M3 |
1133001 |
1136000 |
3000 |
11/8/1965 |
M3 ELC |
1135001 |
1135100 |
100 |
2/11/1966 |
M3 with Star |
1135001 |
1135100 |
100 |
1/26/1966 |
M3 |
1139001 |
1141000 |
1900 |
4/18/1966 |
M3 ELC |
1140901 |
1141000 |
100 |
5/3/1966 |
M3 |
1155001 |
1158000 |
3000 |
9/30/1966 |
M3 |
1158001 |
1158500 |
500 |
9/30/1966 |
M3 |
1158511 |
1158995 |
485 |
2/2/1967 |
M3 |
1164846 |
1164865 |
20 |
6/3/1959 |
M3 Black |
959401 |
959500 |
100 |
3/21/1960 |
M3 Black |
993501 |
993750 |
250 |
8/18/1961 |
M3 Black |
1038801 |
1039000 |
200 |
10/24/1962 |
M3 Black |
1059850 |
1059999 |
150 |
8/5/1963 |
M3 Black |
1078501 |
1078800 |
300 |
4/8/1964 |
M3 Black |
1097701 |
1097850 |
150 |
11/12/1965 |
M3 Black |
1134001 |
1134150 |
150 |
12/2/1966 |
M3 Black |
1157591 |
1157600 |
10 |
1/26/1967 |
M3 Black |
1158501 |
1158510 |
10 |
12/20/1957 |
M3 Green (enamel) |
910501 |
910600 |
100 |
3/26/1958 |
M3 Green (enamel) |
920501 |
920251 |
21 |
9/10/1964 |
M3 Green (enamel) |
1100401 |
1100450 |
50 |
2/6/1967 |
M3 Green (enamel) |
1158996 |
1159000 |
5 |
7/30/1968 |
M3 Green (enamel) |
1206962 |
1205999 |
38 |
9/27/1956 |
MP |
1 |
11 |
11 |
2/14/1957 |
MP |
12 |
500 |
489 |
6/24/1957 |
MP Black |
13 |
150 |
137 |
6/24/1957 |
MP Chrome |
151 |
450 |
298 |
6/24/1957 |
MP Black |
213 |
214 |
2 |
Ed. Note: Per Nakamura's "Leica Collection," only 137 black MP's
from MP13 to MP150 were produced, and only 251 chrome MP's numbered MP151 to
MP402 respectively. He states production was stopped due to poor
sales. Buyer beware. For every MP that left the factory, there are
probably 20 or more being offered for sale with the same serial number.
8/19/1958 |
MP2 |
935501 |
935512 |
12 |
4/3/1959 |
MP2 |
952001 |
952015 |
15 |
11/28/1966 |
M4 |
1175001 |
1178000 |
3000 |
4/27/1967 |
M4 ELC |
1178001 |
1178100 |
100 |
12/28/1966 |
M4 |
1178101 |
1185000 |
6900 |
7/19/1967 |
M4 ELC |
1183001 |
1183100 |
100 |
7/19/1967 |
M4 |
1185001 |
1195000 |
10000 |
5/3/1968 |
M4 |
1207481 |
1215000 |
7520 |
1/22/1969 |
M4 |
1225801 |
1235000 |
9200 |
1/2/1970 |
M4 |
1250201 |
1254650 |
4450 |
11/24/1970 |
M4 |
1267501 |
1273921 |
6421 |
1/20/1975 |
M4 Canada |
1412551 |
1413350 |
800 |
Ed: Earlier Black M4's had a black enamel finish, later M4's
(presumably dating from about the introduction of the M5) used a black chrome
finish. The black enamel M4's generally command a premium to
collectors over the black chrome.
7/20/1967 |
M4 Black |
1181501 |
1182000 |
500 |
5/3/1968 |
M4 Black |
1185151 |
1185290 |
140 |
5/3/1968 |
M4 Black |
1207001 |
1207480 |
480 |
1/22/1969 |
M4 Black |
1225001 |
1225800 |
800 |
8/28/1969 |
M4 Black |
1246201 |
1248100 |
1900 |
6/11/1970 |
M4 Black |
1266001 |
1266100 |
100 |
6/11/1970 |
M4 Black |
1266132 |
1267100 |
969 |
2/4/1971 |
M4 Black |
1286201 |
1286700 |
500 |
1/16/1974 |
M4 Black |
1380001 |
400 |
400 |
1/16/1974 |
M4 Black repro |
1380401 |
1380450 |
50 |
1/16/1974 |
M4 Black |
1380451 |
1382050 |
1600 |
1/16/1974 |
M4 Black engraved E. Leitz
Canada |
1382051 |
1382600 |
550 |
6/7/1974 |
M4 Black |
1384001 |
1384600 |
600 |
1/20/1975 |
M4 Black |
1413351 |
1414150 |
1800 |
7/22/1975 |
M4 Black |
1414151 |
1415000 |
850 |
7/22/1975 |
M4 Black |
1443001 |
1443170 |
170 |
Ed. Note: Reportedly about 200 M4's were built on MDa bodies.
They are identifiable by their lack of a self timer, and the insert for the MDa
data strip. Pics of # Black M4 1414964 can be
seen here.
8/18/1967 |
M4-M |
1185001 |
1185300 |
300 |
5/29/1969 |
M4-M |
1206737 |
1206751 |
15 |
12/1/1968 |
M4 Mot |
1206752 |
1206891 |
140 |
6/11/1970 |
M4 Mot |
1267101 |
1267500 |
400 |
12/4/1970 |
M4 Mot |
1274001 |
1274100 |
100 |
Ed. Note: All M4-M's and M4-MOT's I have seen were black enamel,
as opposed to the later black chrome finish. Apparently a good
number of these were sold to the US Navy. About half I have seen are
former US Navy cameras, usually in beaten condition. Per the
Leica Viewfinder, October 1973, 35 M4-MOTs were converted to data cameras with a
MDa type data strip and the removal of their motor connection.
10/8/1970 |
M4 Green (enamel) |
1266101 |
1266131 |
31 |
8/20/1971 |
M4 KE-7 (black chrome) |
1294501 |
1295000 |
500 |
8/31/1972 |
M4 KE-7 (black chrome) |
1293771 |
1293775 |
5 |
12/7/1977 |
M4-2 ELC |
1480001 |
1482000 |
2000 |
4/4/1978 |
M4-2 ELC |
1502001 |
1504000 |
2000 |
7/6/1978 |
M4-2 ELC |
1504001 |
1506000 |
2000 |
12/12/1978 |
M4-2 ELC |
1506001 |
1508000 |
2000 |
6/27/1979 |
M4-2 ELC |
1525351 |
1527350 |
2000 |
9/27/1979 |
M4-2 ELC |
1527351 |
1529350 |
2000 |
11/16/1979 |
M4-2 ELC |
1529351 |
1531350 |
2000 |
1/16/1980 |
M4-2 ELC |
1531351 |
1533350 |
2000 |
M4-2 HALF FRAME: Ed:
Please note this Leica supplied list has ZERO M-4-2 Half Frames as production
cameras |
2/16/1993 |
M4-2 gold |
1932001 |
1932002 |
2 |
7/1/1980 |
M4-P |
1543351 |
1545350 |
2000 |
10/21/1980 |
M4-P |
1546351 |
1548350 |
2000 |
11/26/1980 |
M4-P |
1548351 |
1550350 |
2000 |
2/19/1981 |
M4-P |
1550351 |
1552350 |
2000 |
10/21/1981 |
M4-P |
1562351 |
1564350 |
2000 |
1/7/1982 |
M4-P |
1586351 |
1588350 |
2000 |
1/22/1982 |
M4-P |
1588351 |
1590350 |
2000 |
9/15/1982 |
M4-P |
1604551 |
1606550 |
2000 |
1/12/1983 |
M4-P |
1618551 |
1620550 |
2000 |
4/15/1983 |
M4-P |
1620551 |
1622550 |
2000 |
8/10/1983 |
M4-P |
1636551 |
1637550 |
1000 |
1/17/1984 |
M4-P |
1642551 |
1643750 |
1200 |
3/6/1994 |
M4-P |
1649251 |
1651250 |
2000 |
3/4/1986 |
M4-P ELW |
1691951 |
1692950 |
1000 |
Ed. Note: Some later M4-P's have M6 features such as a flush
viewfinder windows and single sync post. More Info:
M4-P HALF FRAME: Ed:
Please note this Leica supplied list has ZERO M-4-P Half Frames as production
cameras |
3/4/1986 |
M4-P ELW, 270 of which are M6, but
numbers not recorded, Canada engraving |
1691951 |
1692950 |
1000 |
Ed: Black M5's used the newly introduced Black Chrome finish instead of
the previous black enamel, which would go on to become the standard black
finish of later M's. The M5 was the first production camera to use Black
chrome. The second was the 110 format Kodak Instamatic 60
"Pro." Collectors have lamented the change ever since.
2/4/1971 |
M5 0-Series |
1287001 |
1287250 |
250 |
8/18/1971 |
M5 Black |
1287251 |
1288000 |
750 |
10/1/1971 |
M5 Black |
1289001 |
1291400 |
2400 |
4/19/1972 |
M5 Black |
1347001 |
1350000 |
3000 |
8/15/1972 |
M5 Black |
1350001 |
1354000 |
4000 |
12/11/1972 |
M5 Black |
1356501 |
1360000 |
3500 |
2/27/1973 |
M5 Black |
1363001 |
1365000 |
2000 |
10/12/1973 |
M5 Black |
1375001 |
1378000 |
3000 |
4/18/1974 |
M5 Black |
1383001 |
1384000 |
1000 |
8/18/1971 |
M5 Chrome |
1288001 |
1289000 |
1000 |
10/1/1971 |
M5 Chrome |
1291401 |
1293000 |
1600 |
1/5/1972 |
M5 Chrome |
1296501 |
1300000 |
3500 |
4/19/1972 |
M5 Chrome |
1345001 |
1347000 |
2000 |
8/15/1972 |
M5 Chrome |
1354001 |
1355000 |
1000 |
12/11/1972 |
M5 Chrome |
1355001 |
1356500 |
1500 |
2/27/1973 |
M5 Chrome |
1361501 |
1363000 |
1500 |
11/8/1973 |
M5 Chrome |
1378001 |
1379000 |
1000 |
4/18/1974 |
M5 Chrome |
1382601 |
1383000 |
400 |
6/1/1992 |
M5 Chrome |
1918001 |
1918020 |
20 |
7/16/1971 |
CL |
1300001 |
1335000 |
35000 |
2/25/1974 |
CL |
1395001 |
1410000 |
15000 |
6/7/1974 |
CL |
1425001 |
1440000 |
15000 |
7/30/1984 |
M6 |
1657251 |
1659250 |
2000 |
1/21/1985 |
M6 |
1665351 |
1669350 |
4000 |
5/8/1985 |
M6 |
1674351 |
1678350 |
4000 |
6/16/1985 |
M6 |
1678351 |
1682350 |
4000 |
10/22/1985 |
M6 Chrome |
1682351 |
1682950 |
600 |
2/7/1986 |
M6 |
1687951 |
1691950 |
4000 |
8/19/1986 |
M6 |
1701451 |
1704600 |
3150 |
8/19/1986 |
M6 |
1704800 |
1705450 |
650 |
11/14/1986 |
M6 chrome |
1705451 |
1707450 |
2000 |
11/12/1986 |
M6 black |
1707451 |
1711450 |
4000 |
1/6/1987 |
M6 chrome |
1711451 |
1714450 |
3000 |
7/3/1987 |
M6 black |
1724451 |
1728450 |
4000 |
2/25/1988 |
M6 chrome |
1738451 |
1741450 |
3000 |
2/25/1988 |
M6 black |
1741451 |
1745450 |
4000 |
10/20/1988 |
M6 chrome |
1755451 |
1758450 |
3000 |
10/28/1988 |
M6 black |
1758451 |
1762450 |
4000 |
8/25/1989 |
M6 chrome |
1772501 |
1775000 |
2500 |
4/12/1990 |
M6 chrome |
1777001 |
1777500 |
500 |
6/29/1990 |
M6 black |
1779001 |
1782000 |
3000 |
10/8/1990 |
M6 black |
1783001 |
1786000 |
3000 |
1/28/1991 |
M6 chrome |
1790001 |
1790500 |
500 |
2/1/1991 |
M6 chrome |
1790501 |
1791000 |
500 |
4/16/1991 |
M6 chrome |
1793001 |
1794500 |
1500 |
4/26/1991 |
M6 black |
1794501 |
1797000 |
2500 |
8/22/1991 |
M6 chrome |
1903501 |
1904500 |
1000 |
9/4/1991 |
M6 black |
1904501 |
1906500 |
2000 |
9/4/1991 |
M6 chrome |
1906501 |
1907500 |
1000 |
4/3/1992 |
M6 chrome |
1914001 |
1915000 |
1000 |
4/28/1992 |
M6 black |
1915001 |
1918000 |
3000 |
6/1/1992 |
M6 chrome |
1918021 |
1919020 |
1000 |
9/4/1992 |
M6 chrome |
1926001 |
1928000 |
2000 |
10/27/1992 |
M6 chrome |
1928001 |
1931000 |
3000 |
12/10/1992 |
M6 chrome |
1931001 |
1932000 |
1000 |
5/25/1993 |
M6 chrome |
1935001 |
1936000 |
1000 |
6/17/1993 |
M6 chrome |
1936001 |
1937000 |
1000 |
10/1/1993 |
M6 chrome |
1991001 |
1993000 |
2000 |
11/15/1993 |
M6 black |
1995001 |
1997000 |
2000 |
3/17/1994 |
M6 chrome |
2000011 |
2000999 |
989 |
6/15/1994 |
M6 chrome |
2001354 |
2001999 |
645 |
7/11/1994 |
M6 chrome |
2002101 |
2003000 |
900 |
7/28/1994 |
M6 black |
2003001 |
2004000 |
1000 |
8/15/1994 |
M6 chrome |
2004001 |
2005000 |
1000 |
9/6/1994 |
M6 chrome |
2005001 |
2005941 |
941 |
9/6/1994 |
M6 black |
2005942 |
2007000 |
1059 |
11/7/1994 |
M6 chrome |
2009001 |
2011000 |
2000 |
1/17/1995 |
M6 black |
2063001 |
2065000 |
2000 |
4/10/1995 |
M6 chrome |
2168001 |
2170000 |
2000 |
6/12/1995 |
M6 black |
2171201 |
2173000 |
1800 |
8/10/1995 |
M6 chrome |
2174001 |
2176000 |
2000 |
9/27/1995 |
M6 black |
2179001 |
2181000 |
2000 |
12/1/1995 |
M6 chrome |
2184001 |
2185000 |
1000 |
12/7/1995 |
M6 chrome |
2235001 |
2236000 |
1000 |
5/29/1996 |
M6 black |
2279001 |
2280500 |
1500 |
9/10/1996 |
M6 black |
2284126 |
2284999 |
874 |
10/14/1996 |
M6 chrome |
2287501 |
2288500 |
1000 |
10/17/1996 |
M6 black |
2288501 |
2289500 |
1000 |
10/24/1996 |
M6 chrome |
2289501 |
2290500 |
1000 |
4/16/1997 |
M6 chrome |
2331001 |
2332000 |
1000 |
6/3/1997 |
M6 black |
2414001 |
2416000 |
2000 |
7/15/1997 |
M6 chrome |
2418001 |
2419000 |
1000 |
7/28/1997 |
M6 chrome |
2419001 |
2420000 |
1000 |
10/15/1997 |
M6 chrome |
2422001 |
2423000 |
1000 |
10/17/1997 |
M6 black |
2423001 |
2425000 |
2000 |
10/22/1997 |
M6 chrome |
2425001 |
2427000 |
2000 |
1/23/1998 |
M6 chrome |
2431501 |
2431600 |
100 |
1/23/1998 |
M6 black |
2431601 |
2431800 |
200 |
2/5/1998 |
M6 black |
2431801 |
2433800 |
2000 |
4/24/1998 |
M6 black |
2455801 |
2457800 |
2000 |
6/8/1998 |
M6 chrome |
2463801 |
2463850 |
50 |
6/8/1998 |
M6 black |
2463851 |
2464100 |
250 |
6/26/1998 |
M6 black |
2470101 |
2470300 |
200 |
3/4/1986 |
M-6 Canada engraving,
270 with unrecorded numbers in a batch of 1000 M4-P ELW |
1691951 |
1692950 |
270 |
1/19/1989 |
M6 platinum |
1757001 |
1758001 |
1000 |
8/25/1989 |
M6 special engraving for
Japan |
1774001 |
1774125 |
125 |
9/8/1992 |
M6 Columbus engraving
chrome |
1907101 |
1907300 |
200 |
12/10/1992 |
M6 Rooster |
1928200 |
1928300 |
100 |
12/10/1992 |
M6 Rooster |
1929001 |
1929199 |
200 |
10/11/1993 |
M6 Foto Royal
engraving |
1937001 |
1937101 |
101 |
11/10/1993 |
M6 LHSA engraving
chrome |
1938000 |
1938150 |
150 |
2/3/1994 |
M6 gold Thailand |
2000000 |
2000000 |
1 |
6/3/1994 |
M6 gold with Brunei
engr. |
2001000 |
2001353 |
350 |
6/3/1994 |
M6 Royal-England
engr. |
2002000 |
2002100 |
100 |
8/10/1995 |
M6 gold Thailand |
2176001 |
2176700 |
700 |
8/10/1995 |
M6 platinum Brunei |
2177001 |
2177250 |
250 |
4/9/1996 |
M6 platinum Brunei |
2278001 |
2278211 |
200 |
4/9/1996 |
M6 platinum Schmidt
Group (151 out of 288) |
2278301 |
2278588 |
151 |
7/12/1996 |
M6 platinum with diamond
Brunei |
2283001 |
2283125 |
125 |
7/12/1996 |
M6 gold with diamond
Brunei |
2283201 |
2283325 |
125 |
7/12/1996 |
M6 platinum |
2283401 |
2283525 |
125 |
7/12/1996 |
M6 gold |
2283601 |
2283625 |
125 |
3/18/1997 |
M6 stock exchange
engr.for Leica Museum 1 |
2300000 |
2300000 |
1 |
3/18/1997 |
M6 stock exchange
engr. |
2300001 |
2300996 |
996 |
6/19/1998 |
M6 TTL |
2466101 |
2470100 |
4000 |
9/24/1998 |
M6 TTL |
2470301 |
2475300 |
5000 |
1/5/1999 |
M6 TTL |
2477301 |
2482300 |
5000 |
M's
without
Viewfinders
for
scientific
use
9/11/1964 |
MD |
1102501 |
1103000 |
300 |
6/30/1965 |
MD |
1128001 |
1128400 |
400 |
10/14/1965 |
MD |
1136001 |
1136500 |
500 |
1/26/1966 |
MD |
1136501 |
1137000 |
500 |
5/3/1966 |
MD |
1141001 |
1142000 |
1000 |
9/30/1966 |
MD |
1160201 |
1160769 |
566 |
4/27/1967 |
MD |
1160770 |
1160820 |
51 |
Ed. Note: Per Nakamura's "Leica Collection, " the first 10
MD's had a hammer tone finish.
12/28/1966 |
MDa |
1159001 |
1160200 |
1200 |
9/30/1966 |
MDa |
1160247 |
1160249 |
3 |
4/27/1967 |
MDa |
1160821 |
1160863 |
43 |
12/28/1966 |
MDa |
1160864 |
1161420 |
557 |
4/2/1968 |
MDa |
1205001 |
1207000 |
2000 |
8/28/1969 |
MDa |
1245001 |
1246200 |
1200 |
3/9/1970 |
MDa |
1254651 |
1255000 |
350 |
6/11/1970 |
MDa |
1265001 |
1266000 |
1000 |
12/4/1970 |
MDa |
1274101 |
1275000 |
900 |
2/4/1971 |
MDa |
1285001 |
1286200 |
1200 |
8/20/1971 |
MDa |
1293001 |
1294000 |
1000 |
12/5/1972 |
MDa with flash lock |
1293673 |
1293770 |
98 |
5/16/1972 |
MDa with flash lock |
1293776 |
1293877 |
102 |
12/11/1972 |
MDa |
1360001 |
1361000 |
1000 |
2/27/1973 |
MDa |
1361001 |
1361500 |
500 |
11/8/1973 |
MDa |
1379001 |
1380000 |
1000 |
7/3/1974 |
MDa |
1384601 |
1385000 |
400 |
1/20/1975 |
MDa |
1410001 |
1412550 |
2550 |
Ed. Note: An unknown small number of MDa were factory motorized for the
M4-M motor using an AC power source. They had both standard "MDa" and
"MDa-MOT" engravings. Two examples are illustrated in Nakamura's "Leica
Collection." and in Satorious's "Identifying Leica Cameras."
7/14/1980 |
MD-2 |
1545351 |
1546350 |
1000 |
2/10/1984 |
MD-2 |
1648751 |
1649250 |
500 |
12/6/1984 |
MD-2 |
1664251 |
1664350 |
100 |
8/19/1986 |
MD2 |
1704601 |
1704800 |
200 |
12/8/1967 |
Postcamera 24x27 |
1185291 |
1185300 |
10 |
10/24/1968 |
Postcamera 24x36 |
1206392 |
1206941 |
50 |
10/24/1968 |
Postcamera 24x27 |
1206942 |
1206961 |
20 |
2/22/1971 |
Postcamera 24x27 |
1273922 |
1273925 |
4 |
2/22/1971 |
Postcamera 24x36 |
1273926 |
127400 |
75 |
1/16/1972 |
Postcamera 24x27 |
1286701 |
1286760 |
60 |
12/3/1975 |
Postcamera 24x27 |
1286761 |
1286822 |
61 |
5/16/1972 |
Postcamera 24x27 |
1293878 |
1294000 |
123 |