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This is a list of Leica cameras. Leica Camera AG is a German optics company which produces Leica cameras. The predecessor of the company, formerly known as Ernst Leitz GmbH, is now three companies: Leica Camera AG, Leica Geosystems AG, and Leica Microsystems AG, producing cameras, geosurvey equipment, and microscopes, respectively. The Leica cameras are grouped by camera model and year of release.
From the Leica Camera Forum: [1]
| Model | Date | Quantities/Comments | Shutter type | Shutter speed | Aperture | Metering mode | Flash | Battery | Dimensions (WxHxD) (mm) | Weight (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF-C1 | 1989–1991 | Rebadged Minolta Freedom Tele (aka AF-Tele Super or Mac-Tele) | Focal plane | f/2.8 (wide) / f/5.6 (tele) |
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| Model | Date | Quantities/Comments | Shutter type | Shutter speed | Aperture | Metering mode | Flash | Battery | Dimensions (WxHxD) (mm) | Weight (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leica 2F | 1952–1954 | Focal Plane | B to 1/1000 | Nil | Nil | |||||
| Leica IIIf | 1950–1954 | Focal-plane | B, 1→1/1000 | Nil | Nil | 148 x 97 x 57 | ||||
| Leica M3 | 1954–1966 | Focal-plane | B, 1→1/1000 | Nil | X-sync and Flash bulb 1/50 | Nil | 138 x 77 x 38 | |||
| Leica MP (M professional) | 1956–1957 | Focal-plane | B, 1→1/1000 | Nil | X-sync and Flash bulb 1/50 | Nil | 138 x 77 x 38 | |||
| Leica IIIg | 1956–1960 | last LTM | Focal-plane | B, 1→1/1000 | Nil | Nil | 136 x 65 x 39 | |||
| Leica Ig | 1957–1960 | no rangefinder | Focal-plane | B, 1→1/1000 | Nil | Nil | 136 x 65 x 39 | |||
| Leica M2 | 1957–1968 | Focal-plane | B, 1→1/1000 | Nil | 1/50 | Nil | 138 x 77 x 38 | |||
| Leica M1 | 1959–1964 | Focal-plane | B, 1→1/1000 | Nil | 1/50 | Nil | 148 x 97 x 57 | 545 | ||
| Leica MD | 1964–1966 | Focal-plane | B, 1→1/1000 | Nil | 1/50 | Nil | 148 x 97 x 57 | |||
| Leica M4 | 1967–1975 | Focal-plane | B, 1→1/1000 | Nil | 1/50 | Nil | 148 x 97 x 57 | |||
| Leica MDa | 1966–1976 | Focal-plane | B, 1→1/1000 | Nil | 1/50 | Nil | 148 x 97 x 57 | |||
| Leica M2-R | 1969 | Focal-plane | B, 1→1/1000 | Nil | 1/50 | Nil | 138 x 77 x 38 | |||
| Leica M5 | 1971–1975 | Focal-plane | B, 1/2→1/1000 | TTL CdS cell | 1/50 | PX-625 | 155(2-lug) × 84 × 36 | |||
| Leica CL | 1973–1976 | Focal-plane | B, 1/2→1/1000 | TTL | 148 x 97 x 57 | |||||
| Leica M4-2 | 1978–1980 | Focal-plane | B, 1→1/1000 | Nil | 1/50 | Nil | 148 x 97 x 57 | |||
| Leica MD-2 | 1980–86 | Focal-plane | B, 1→1/1000 | Nil | 1/50 | 148 x 97 x 57 | ||||
| Leica M4-P | 1981–1987 | Focal-plane | B, 1→1/1000 | Nil | 1/50 | Nil | 148 x 97 x 57 | |||
| Leica M6 | 1984–1998 | Focal-plane | B, 1→1/1000 | TTL | 1/50 | SR44 x 2 | 148 x 97 x 57 | |||
| Leica M6 TTL | 1998–2002 | Focal-plane | B, 1→1/1000 | TTL | 1/50 | SR44 x 2 | 148 x 97 x 57 | |||
| Leica M7 | 2002–2018 | Focal-plane | B, 1→1/1000 | TTL | 1/50 | CR-2 x 2 | 138 x 79.5 x 38 | 610 (without batteries) | ||
| Leica MP (Mechanical Perfection) | 2003– | Focal-plane | B, 1→1/1000 | TTL Si cell | 1/50 | CR-2 x 2 | 138 x 77 x 38 | 585 (without Batteries) | ||
| Leica M8 (digital) | 2006–2009 | APS-H | Focal-plane | B, 32→1/8000 | TTL | 1/250 | Li ion (3.7 V Leica) | 139 x 37 × 80 | 591 (incl. battery) | |
| Leica M8.2 (digital) | 2008–2009 | APS-H - better UV | Focal-plane | B, 32→1/4000 | TTL | 1/180 | Li ion (3.7 V Leica) | 139 x 37 × 80 | 591 (incl. battery) | |
| Leica M9 (digital) | 2009– | Focal-plane | B, 32→1/4000 | TTL | 1/180 | Li ion (3.7 V Leica) | 139 × 80 x 37 | 589 (incl. battery) | ||
| Leica M9-P (digital) | 2011– | Focal-plane | B, 32→1/4000 | TTL | 1/180 | Li ion (3.7 V Leica) | 139 × 80 x 37 | 600 (incl. battery) | ||
| Leica M Monochrome (digital) | 2012– | Focal-plane | B, 32→1/4000 | TTL | 1/180 | Li ion (3.7 V Leica) | 139 × 80 x 37 | 680 (incl. battery) | ||
| Leica M-E typ 220 (digital) | 2012– | Focal-plane | B, 32→1/4000 | TTL | 1/180 | Li ion (3.7 V Leica) | 139 × 80 × 37 | 585 (incl. battery) | ||
| Leica M typ 240 (digital) | 2012– | Focal-plane | B, 60→1/4000 | TTL | 1/180 | Li ion (7.4 V Leica) | 139 x 80 x 42 | 680 (incl. battery) | ||
| Leica M-P typ 240 (digital) | 2012– | Frame selector back | Focal-plane | B, 32→1/4000 | TTL | 1/180 | Li ion (7.4 V Leica) | 139 x 80 x 42 | 680 (incl. battery) | |
| Leica M-A typ 127 (film) | 2014– | Focal-plane | B, 1→1/1000 | Nil | 1/50 | Nil | 138 x 77 x 38 | 578 | ||
| Leica M Monochrom typ 246 (digital) | 2015– | Focal-plane | B, 60→1/4000 | TTL | 1/180 | Li ion (7.4 V Leica) | 138.6 × 80 × 42 | 680 | ||
| Leica M typ 262 (digital) | 2015– | Focal-plane | B, 60→1/4000 | 1/180 | TTL | Li ion (7.4 V Leica) | 138.6 × 80 × 42 | 600 (incl. battery) | ||
| Leica M-D typ 262 (digital) | 2016– | No screen | Focal-plane | B, 60→1/4000 | TTL | 1/180 | Li ion (7.4 V Leica) | 138.6 × 80 × 42 | 680 (incl. battery) | |
| Leica M10 typ 3656 (digital) | 2017– | slimmer model | Focal-plane | B, 125→1/4000 | TTL | 1/180 | Li ion (7.4 V Leica) | 139 x 80 x 39 | 660 (incl. battery) | |
| Leica M10-P (digital) | 2018– | quieter shutter | Focal-plane | B, 125→1/4000 | TTL | 1/180 | Li ion (7.4 V Leica) | 139 x 80 x 39 | 660 (incl. battery) | |
| Leica M10-D (digital) | 2018– | No screen | Focal-plane | B, 125→1/4000 | TTL | 1/180 | Li ion (7.4 V Leica) | 139 x 80 x 39 | 660 (incl. battery) | |
| Leica M typ 240 E edition (digital) | 2019– | Focal-plane | B, 60→1/4000 | TTL | 1/180 | Li ion (7.4 V Leica) | 138.6 × 80 × 42 | 680 (incl. battery) | ||
| Leica M10 Monochrom (digital) | 2020– | Focal-plane | B, 8→1/4000 | TTL | 1/180 | Li ion (7.4 V Leica) | 139 × 80 x 38.5 | 660 (incl. battery) | ||
| Leica M11 | 2022– | Focal-plane | TTL | |||||||
| Leica M11-P | 2023– | Focal-plane |
These series of cameras were mainly designed by Willi Wiessner.[ citation needed ]
| Model | Date | Quantities | Shutter | Shutter | Aperture | Metering Mode | Flash | Battery | Dimensions (WxHxD) (mm) | Weight (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicaflex Mark I | 1964–1968 | 148 x 97 x 57 | ||||||||
| Leicaflex Mark II | 1965–1968 | 148 x 97 x 57 | ||||||||
| Leicaflex SL | 1968–1974 | 148 x 97 x 57 | ||||||||
| Leicaflex SL-MOT | 1968–1974 | 148 x 97 x 57 | ||||||||
| Leicaflex SL2 | 1974–1976 | 148 x 97 x 57 | ||||||||
| Leicaflex SL2-MOT | 1974–1976 | 148 x 97 x 57 | ||||||||
| Leica R3 | 1977–1980 | 148 x 97 x 57 | ||||||||
| Leica R3-MOT | 1978–1980 | 148 x 97 x 57 | ||||||||
| Leica R4-MOT | 1980–1987 | 148 x 97 x 57 | ||||||||
| Leica R4 (same as R4-MOT but name changed) | 1980–1987 | 148 x 97 x 57 | ||||||||
| Leica R4S | 1984–1988 | 148 x 97 x 57 | ||||||||
| Leica R5 | 1987–1992 | 148 x 97 x 57 | ||||||||
| Leica R-E | 1990–1992 | 148 x 97 x 57 | ||||||||
| Leica R6 | 1988–1992 | 148 x 97 x 57 | ||||||||
| Leica R6.2 | 1992–2001 | 148 x 97 x 57 | ||||||||
| Leica R7 | 1992–1996 | 148 x 97 x 57 | ||||||||
| Leica R8 | 1996–2002 | N/A | TTL | 1/250 | CR-2 x 2 | 158 x 101 x 62 | 890 | |||
| Leica R9 | 2002– | N/A | TTL | 1/250 | CR-2 x 2 | 158 x 101 x 62 | 790 | |||
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