Quick question: M4 and M6 share the same base plate?

[littlelio]

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I searched the form and google but no immediate result.

I have the M4 with a quite abused base plate... I try to grab a spare base plate and there are some plates for M6 available. Can I use that? Thanks!

Edited January 14, 2022 by littlelio

[Mute-on]

Yes

According to DAG https://www.dagcamera.com/store/p435/Leica_M4_Baseplate.html

 

Edited January 14, 2022 by Mute-on

[Pyrogallol]

If you use IXMOO reloadable cassettes in your M4 you will find that most M6 base plates don’t have the key to open the cassette.

[Alan Siqueira]

7 hours ago, Pyrogallol said:

If you use IXMOO reloadable cassettes in your M4 you will find that most M6 base plates don’t have the key to open the cassette.

Yes. I have a TTL and can't use them. Do you guys know if I can do the reverse and use an m4 on my TTl so I can use the IXMOO cassetes?

[Pyrogallol]

I think you can, just try it and see if it fits correctly.

Edited January 15, 2022 by Pyrogallol

[a.noctilux]

12 hours ago, Alan Siqueira said:

Yes. I have a TTL and can't use them. Do you guys know if I can do the reverse and use an m4 on my TTl so I can use the IXMOO cassetes?

Can you put your IXMOO in your M6 TTL ?

If yes, you can use the M4 baseplate (which will open the cassette when closed) on your M6TTL.

I have M-A which I can not put IXMOO inside.

 

Strange thing, I have many M6 of different periods, they accept all the cassette, but some came with "opening IXMOO device", and other came with late style baseplate,

without the opening ring 🤕.

 

Without IXMOO, you can check if there is plastic part preventing IXMOO use.

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...  plastic part inside, right corner..  Î...  just above

(absent here in Classic M6)