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Discover the history of your Leica camera. Enter your serial number to uncover the model, year of production, and manufacturing details from our database of 1,748 production recordsspanning 1923 to 2006
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A Century of Innovation
Explore Leica's production history year by year — from the first prototype to the digital age.
The Ur-Leica prototype leads to the first 0-Series cameras
Leica I (Model A) is commercially released — the 35mm revolution begins
Leica II introduces the coupled rangefinder
Leica III adds slow shutter speeds
Leica IIIa reaches 1/1000s shutter speed
Production continues through WWII with military models
Post-war production ramps up with the IIIf
The legendary M3 redefines camera design
M2 makes the M system more accessible
Leicaflex enters the SLR market
Leicaflex SL introduces TTL metering
M5 adds metering to the rangefinder
Leica CL — compact M-mount rangefinder
R3 begins the electronic R series
M6 — the definitive metered M rangefinder
Minilux brings Leica quality to compact film
M6 TTL adds through-the-lens flash metering
M7 introduces aperture-priority auto-exposure
MP — the purist's mechanical M; Digilux 2 goes digital
M8 — Leica enters the digital rangefinder era