20 years later, Leica relaunches M6 film camera


Jahabar Sadiq

Guests trying out the reissued Leica M6 at the launch ceremony in the company's Wetzlar headquarters. – The Malaysian Insight pic, October 20, 2022.

LEICA’s M6, among the German cameramaker’s most popular rangefinder cameras with sales of up to 175,000 units, was reissued today on top of a revival in film photography across the globe.

Also relaunched was the 35mm f1.4 steel rim lens that paired with the M6 when it was first launched in 1984. 


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