It says leica camera gmbh germany on the back of my m6

[insanibasha]

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Hi, I'm a complete Leica noob and I just bought an M6 online. As I browsed and looked at other images of M6s I saw different engravings. Mine says LEICA CAMERA GMBH GERMANY on the back and nothing on the top plate, does this mean my M6 is a leitz even though the red dot says Leica (The previous owner can swap the red dot right), and if it is does it mean that my M6 is made in Canada or anywhere else beside Germany? I'm sorry if this is a stupid question as I said I am a complete noob.

 

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[ShivaYash]

Don’t worry. It’s probably an early production run. Just buy some film and shoot.

 

 

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[ShivaYash]

I’d say it’s German made, given that it has Germany engraved on the back.

 

 

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[pico]

You want confusion? My M4-P has top engraving 'Leitz', front engraving, 'LEICA', and a red dot, 'Leitz', made by Leitz, Canada on the back.

[adli]

Mine is a Leitz....

 

 

 

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[TomB_tx]

My early M6 was before the corporate name change:

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[insanibasha]

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Thanks a lot for the replies guys, really appreciate it!

Edited October 1, 2017 by insanibasha

[250swb]

You want confusion? My M4-P has top engraving 'Leitz', front engraving, 'LEICA', and a red dot, 'Leitz', made by Leitz, Canada on the back.

 

You want even more confusion? My M4-P has top engraving saying Leitz, front Leica, Leitz red dot, and 'Made in Canada', except it was made at Wetzlar and has M6 style flush windows, a single flash sync socket, and M6 plastic strap protectors.

 

(The answer to this conundrum is that it is in the very last batch of 1000 M4-P built after Leitz Canada closed down, so all the parts were shipped back to Wetzlar for assembly. An M6 without a meter in other words.)

Edited October 2, 2017 by 250swb

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