LEICA M6 Rangefinder Camera User Manual

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TECHNICAL DATA

CAMERA
Designation

Designation

Leica M6

Camera type

Analogue rangefinder system camera (35 mm)

Type No.

2248

Order No.

Black: 10 557

Material

Closed full metal housing with hinged rear cover
Top cover and bottom cover: brass, black finish

Lens mount

Leica M bayonet

Operating conditions

0°C to +40°C

Interfaces

ISO accessory shoe

Tripod thread

A 1⁄4 DIN 4503 (1⁄4”) with stainless steel in the base

Weight

575 g (without battery)

VIEWFINDER
Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Large, bright-line rangefinder with automatic parallax compensation
Suitable for -0.5 dpt; optional corrective lenses available: -3 to +3 dpt

Image field limiter

Image field limiter: two lit frames: 35 mm + 135 mm, 28 mm + 90 mm,

50 mm + 75 mm (automatic switchover when lens is attached)
Optional display of image field frame/bright-line frame

Parallax compensation

The horizontal and vertical difference between viewfinder and lens

is compensated automatically in line with the relevant focus setting,

meaning the bright-line frame of the viewfinder will be automatically con-

gruent with the subject section captured by the lens.

Viewfinder magnification

0.72x (all lenses)

Actual metering basis

49.9 mm: 69.25 mm (mechanical metering basis) x0.72 (viewfinder mag-

nification)

Congruence of viewfinder and film image

The bright-line frame size is identical to the shortest focus setting for

each focal length of an image size of approx. 23 x35 mm. With a setting

to infinity (depending on focal length) approx. 9% (28 mm) to 23% (135 mm)

more of the film will be captured than shown by the respective bright-line

frame.

Large-base rangefinder

Split or superimposed image rangefinder shown at the center of the

viewfinder image

SHUTTER
Shutter type

Shutter type

Focal plane shutter with rubber liner and horizontal gutter, mechanically

controlled, extremely quiet

Shutter speeds

Mech. shutter: 1 s - 1⁄1000 s
Flash Synch: up to 1⁄50 s