Leica M6 35mm Rangefinder Film Camera Body – Boxed – Made In Germany – Working£2,550
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Leica M6
Leica M mount
The Leica M6 typically sells for £2,055 (median of 527 recorded sales, 1998–2026; solid evidence, wide spread).
Typical sale price
£2,055
median of 527 sales, 1998–2026
last 3 years: £2,629 (88 sales)
Solidwide spread
Middle half of sales: £1,043–£3,200
The M6A (M7 prototype) sells for about £6,429 (9 sales); Sales that don’t name a version go for about £1,399 (180 sales).
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Version not stated£1,399180 sales
black£1,13960 sales£715–£1,825M6J '40 Jahre M' (40th Anniversary)£2,67842 sales£2,263–£3,231Titan£1,40036 sales£936–£2,378150 Jahre Photographie£2,74622 sales£2,411–£3,002Bruckner Platinum£3,18114 sales£2,775–£4,31224 more versions
black (early)£77914 sales£734–£1,261Historica£2,86813 sales£2,688–£4,189Colombo 92£3,00412 sales£2,386–£5,438Ein Stück Leica (chrome)£3,01611 sales£2,519–£3,156Ein Stück Leica£3,02110 sales£2,593–£3,884M6A (M7 prototype)£6,4299 sales£5,095–£8,841Year of the Rooster£2,3177 sales£2,072–£3,216Benelux£1,1856 sales£1,151–£1,225Titanium£2,7305 sales£1,200–£2,737Platin 150 Years£5,1445 sales£2,563–£9,370Danish Royal Wedding£1,8005 sales£1,700–£2,500Jaguar XK£5,1525 sales£4,000–£7,040Partner-Aktion£1,0195 sales£950–£1,022Royal-Foto£2,0555 sales£2,000–£9,216Traveller Set£1,6355 sales£1,600–£1,709Panda£2,2014 sales£1,792–£2,298150 Jahre Optik£4,1404 sales£3,670–£4,517Royal Wedding£1,7864 sales£1,645–£2,531Sheikh Al-Thani£8,8534 sales£7,054–£11,070Gold King of Thailand£10,5603 sales£8,735–£11,534King of Thailand (Bhumibol)£9,3413 sales£6,333–£9,958Royal Photographic Society£3,3343 sales£2,666–£3,589Sultan of Brunei Platinum£9,3413 sales£7,421–£13,258Panda 'sh 125th Anniversary'£3,0023 sales£2,457–£3,626
19 rarer versions (1–2 sales each)
Sultan of Brunei£15, £23,368
Leitz Auction£25,912
Titan (brown ostrich)£2,550, £741,781
Titan (grey karung)£5,502
Post£16,539, £2,800
Titan (lizard)£5,214
LHSA 25 Years£9,701
M6G (chrome, black, titan)£980, £1,371
Royal-Foto (black)£1,426
Titan (brown)£1,912
Schmidt Centenary£2,607
Electronic (prototype)£108,117
Leica Schule Wetzlar 85£1,874, £2,372
Queen Elizabeth£40,194
Golden Dragon£2,375, £2,229
black (pre-series)£1,886
Oresundsbron£1,200
Anniversary£2,400
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
10
Display, dummy or cut-away piece
£360–£5,263 · typical £2,697
8Outfit (body with several lenses)
£1,300–£13,927 · typical £2,277
14Awaiting classification
£2,256–£52,227 · typical £5,295
Over time
Every sale since 1998; no trend line.
Latest sales All 559 →
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[MINT]Leica M6 Titanium Titan 0.72 Non TTL 35mm Rangefinder Film Camera #6634£2,799
Leica M6 - first batch (early version), fully working.£1,879
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What it is
{"overview":"The Leitz (Leica) M6 is a 35mm rangefinder camera with the Leica M bayonet mount, introduced in 1984 as the first M-series body to combine the traditional mechanical shutter with built-in TTL exposure metering.
Generated summary, 19 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Versions and how to tell them apart
black
60 sales£1,139SolidM6J '40 Jahre M' (40th Anniversary)
42 sales£2,678SolidTitan
36 sales£1,400Solid150 Jahre Photographie
22 sales£2,746FairBruckner Platinum
14 sales£3,181Fairblack (early)
14 sales£779FairHistorica
13 sales£2,868FairColombo 92
12 sales£3,004FairEin Stück Leica (chrome)
11 sales£3,016FairEin Stück Leica
10 sales£3,021FairM6A (M7 prototype)
9 sales£6,429IndicativeCut-Away
display piece — priced on its own · 8 sales£2,464IndicativeYear of the Rooster
7 sales£2,317IndicativeBenelux
6 sales£1,185IndicativeDanish Royal Wedding
5 sales£1,800IndicativeJaguar XK
5 sales£5,152IndicativePartner-Aktion
5 sales£1,019IndicativePlatin 150 Years
5 sales£5,144IndicativeRoyal-Foto
5 sales£2,055IndicativeTitanium
5 sales£2,730IndicativeTraveller Set
5 sales£1,635Indicative150 Jahre Optik
4 sales£4,140IndicativePanda
4 sales£2,201IndicativeRoyal Wedding
4 sales£1,786IndicativeSheikh Al-Thani
4 sales£8,853IndicativeGold King of Thailand
3 sales£10,560IndicativeKing of Thailand (Bhumibol)
3 sales£9,341IndicativePanda 'sh 125th Anniversary'
3 sales£3,002IndicativeRoyal Photographic Society
3 sales£3,334IndicativeSultan of Brunei Platinum
3 sales£9,341IndicativeDummy
display piece — priced on its own · 2 salesSales onlyGolden Dragon
2 salesSales onlyLeica Schule Wetzlar 85
2 salesSales onlyM6G (chrome, black, titan)
2 salesSales onlyPost
2 salesSales onlySultan of Brunei
2 salesSales onlyTitan (brown ostrich)
2 salesSales onlyAnniversary
1 saleSales onlyDemo Unit for Polyphoto S.p.A.
1 saleSales onlyElectronic (prototype)
1 saleSales onlyLHSA 25 Years
1994 (McKeown’s) · 1 saleSales onlyLeitz Auction
1 saleSales onlyOresundsbron
1 saleSales onlyQueen Elizabeth
1 saleSales onlyRoyal-Foto (black)
1 saleSales onlySchmidt Centenary
1 saleSales onlyTitan (brown)
1 saleSales onlyTitan (grey karung)
1 saleSales onlyTitan (lizard)
1 saleSales onlyblack (pre-series)
1 saleSales onlyBundeseigentum
0 salesNo sales yetFoto-Royal
0 salesNo sales yetHungary 1939-1999
0 salesNo sales yetM6J '40 Jahre M' black
0 salesNo sales yetNihon Siber Hegner
0 salesNo sales yetSiber Hegner Urushi
0 salesNo sales yetSultan of Brunei, Diamond
0 salesNo sales yetTitan (brown, outfit)
0 salesNo sales yetTitan (reptile, outfit)
0 salesNo sales yetfoto magazin 50 Jahre
0 salesNo sales yetpre-production
0 salesNo sales yet
60 sales£1,139SolidM6J '40 Jahre M' (40th Anniversary)
42 sales£2,678SolidTitan
36 sales£1,400Solid150 Jahre Photographie
22 sales£2,746FairBruckner Platinum
14 sales£3,181Fairblack (early)
14 sales£779FairHistorica
13 sales£2,868FairColombo 92
12 sales£3,004FairEin Stück Leica (chrome)
11 sales£3,016FairEin Stück Leica
10 sales£3,021FairM6A (M7 prototype)
9 sales£6,429IndicativeCut-Away
display piece — priced on its own · 8 sales£2,464IndicativeYear of the Rooster
7 sales£2,317IndicativeBenelux
6 sales£1,185IndicativeDanish Royal Wedding
5 sales£1,800IndicativeJaguar XK
5 sales£5,152IndicativePartner-Aktion
5 sales£1,019IndicativePlatin 150 Years
5 sales£5,144IndicativeRoyal-Foto
5 sales£2,055IndicativeTitanium
5 sales£2,730IndicativeTraveller Set
5 sales£1,635Indicative150 Jahre Optik
4 sales£4,140IndicativePanda
4 sales£2,201IndicativeRoyal Wedding
4 sales£1,786IndicativeSheikh Al-Thani
4 sales£8,853IndicativeGold King of Thailand
3 sales£10,560IndicativeKing of Thailand (Bhumibol)
3 sales£9,341IndicativePanda 'sh 125th Anniversary'
3 sales£3,002IndicativeRoyal Photographic Society
3 sales£3,334IndicativeSultan of Brunei Platinum
3 sales£9,341IndicativeDummy
display piece — priced on its own · 2 salesSales onlyGolden Dragon
2 salesSales onlyLeica Schule Wetzlar 85
2 salesSales onlyM6G (chrome, black, titan)
2 salesSales onlyPost
2 salesSales onlySultan of Brunei
2 salesSales onlyTitan (brown ostrich)
2 salesSales onlyAnniversary
1 saleSales onlyDemo Unit for Polyphoto S.p.A.
1 saleSales onlyElectronic (prototype)
1 saleSales onlyLHSA 25 Years
1994 (McKeown’s) · 1 saleSales onlyLeitz Auction
1 saleSales onlyOresundsbron
1 saleSales onlyQueen Elizabeth
1 saleSales onlyRoyal-Foto (black)
1 saleSales onlySchmidt Centenary
1 saleSales onlyTitan (brown)
1 saleSales onlyTitan (grey karung)
1 saleSales onlyTitan (lizard)
1 saleSales onlyblack (pre-series)
1 saleSales onlyBundeseigentum
0 salesNo sales yetFoto-Royal
0 salesNo sales yetHungary 1939-1999
0 salesNo sales yetM6J '40 Jahre M' black
0 salesNo sales yetNihon Siber Hegner
0 salesNo sales yetSiber Hegner Urushi
0 salesNo sales yetSultan of Brunei, Diamond
0 salesNo sales yetTitan (brown, outfit)
0 salesNo sales yetTitan (reptile, outfit)
0 salesNo sales yetfoto magazin 50 Jahre
0 salesNo sales yetpre-production
0 salesNo sales yet
Questions
Is the Leica M6 a good buy as a user camera?
Yes — it uses the standard Leica M mount so current and vintage M-mount lenses fit, and service support is still widely available, which helps explain why its auction price has held up over the past decade.
Facts
- Maker
- Leica
- Type
- Leica M mount
- Sales in the typical price
- 527
- First sale
- 19 Mar 1998
- Latest sale
- 11 Aug 2026
- Median
- £2,055
- Middle half
- £1,043–£3,200
- Evidence
- Solid · wide spread
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Leica M6: typical sale price £2,055, the median of 527 recorded sales, 1998–2026, middle half £1,043–£3,200 (Solid, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/l/leica/m6/