Dent on bottom plate, wear and minor marks throughout.
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Fully Functional
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Six months - used equipment that tests to specs
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The Leica M6 is one of the more sought-after Leicas in the M system as it was the first to integrate a light meter and still maintain the original form and feel of the Leica M3 and M4. The Leica M6, despite its meter, is still a mechanical camera that requires battery power only for the meter. The camera boasts either five or six frame lines depending on the magnification of the viewfinder. The M6 came in three different magnifications.
The M6 with .85x viewfinder has frame lines for 35mm/135mm, 50mm/75mm, and 90mm.
The .72x magnification has 28mm/90mm, 35mm/135mm and 50mm/75mm.
The .58x magnification has 28mm/90mm, 35mm, 50mm/75mm.
Both the M6 Classic and M6 TTL make use of an off-the-film metering system that displays exposure via simple LED arrows in the viewfinder. The M6 has a frame preview lever that allows the user to manually activate different frame lines in the viewfinder without having to mount those lenses; this aids in the preview of composition. The shutter has a top speed of 1/1000 and the ISO range extends from 6-6400. This camera uses M-mount lenses.
Early model with no middle "dot" in the light meter.