mike_j Posted February 2, 2007 Share #1 Posted February 2, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have just bought an M6 and notice that it has a large M6 without the word Leica on the front panel (apart from the red spot). Was this just a passing fashion or does it denote a particular variant of the M6? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 Hi mike_j, Take a look here M6 logo only. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
doubice Posted February 2, 2007 Share #2 Posted February 2, 2007 Mike, My M6 does have the Leica M6 inscription on the front and it is duly taped over.. It is also engraved as Ernst Leitz Wetzlar on the top plate. This indicates an early production M6, prior to the change in the company ownership. I am going strictly by memory - all later Solms produced M6's dropped the Leica engraving from the front, keeping only the M6 designation. All the best, Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted February 2, 2007 Share #3 Posted February 2, 2007 Here you will find your one (21 production) Leica M6 Early Production Cheers jc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironfly Posted February 3, 2007 Share #4 Posted February 3, 2007 The M6 only logo i think that was made as display models, look at some of the first M6 brochures and you will find some M6 only logo. i own 3 of them, 1 chrome and 2 on black. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbro Posted February 5, 2007 Share #5 Posted February 5, 2007 I've had 2 of these "Big M6" Leicas (as they are referred to by collectors). Most sources say that when the company structure changed from Leitz to Leica and the factory moved from Wetzlar to Solms it was decided to just use the M6 since the red dot now read Leica. It was thought that Leica over the M6 was redundant. It didn't last long and the Leica reappeared above the M6 after a very short time. See Gandy's website or Laney's books for details. Hope this helps Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_j Posted February 8, 2007 Author Share #6 Posted February 8, 2007 Thank you. I think this clears it up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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