Image
MODEL
Leica
M1
Year
1959-1964
Low serial no.
950 001
High serial no.
1 102 900
Total
9,233
Variants
7
MODEL
Leica
M1
Year
1959-1964
Low serial no.
950 001
High serial no.
1 102 900
Total
9,233
Variants
7
Model Description
The Leica M1 was a technical M camera with an optical viewfinder but no coupled rangefinder. Its 0.72× finder provided framing for 35mm and 50mm lenses, while focusing had to be determined by scale or through auxiliary equipment such as the Visoflex. The arrangement suited copying, close-range, scientific and other work where the ordinary rangefinder mechanism was unnecessary. The M1 used the M bayonet and much of the M2 body architecture. It occupied an intermediate position between the complete M rangefinder cameras and the later MD, which omitted the finder as well.
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