Need information regarding Leica MP-6 serial number

[Nachapon Dumrongthumavoot]

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First of all, nice to meet you all here. I've been a long time lurker here and right now i'm in a process of buying the MP-6 for my own. 

The one i'm buying has a serial number of 275xxxx which is earlier than the normal MP-6 batch that usually have serial number of 288xxxx  and i cannot find the information regarding what has been produced in the batch that i'm buying. 

From the search on the internet, i have found an article that mention the MP-6 with serial number 275xxxx is in fact the earlier pre release MP-6 of around 30 units before the launch of the official 400 MP-6 units in japan.

Can anyone confirm this information? 

[mole73]

Hi, nice to meet you!

In the book from Dennis Laney "Leica Collector´s Guide 2. Edition" of 2004 there is information of the batch from 2752423 to 2752511 (88 pieces) called the "MP Nullserie" from 2002. Apart from this information in an interview with Stefan Daniel he said that during the development of the improved successor for the M6 Leica searched for the right name. In the end Leica decided to give the successor the name "MP" for mechanical perfection. More than 50 components (not only pieces) of the original M6 (nowadays better known as the "M6 classic") were improved for the MP. 

Hope it helps.

The MP 6 is a very nice and rare camera.

Robert

[jaakka]

sawasdee krub

did you eventually acquire the 275xxxx mp6 you mentioned.

do you mind telling me your mp6 serial number.

mine is 2752471. l’m trying to get some more information about mp6serial number.

just want to confirm that mine is really one of the actual mp6.

thank you

 

Edited January 25, 2022 by jaakka