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 |