Leica M6 black Cutaway Display Model / Unusual / Call

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Leica M6 black Cutaway Display Model / Unusual  / Call

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Unlike Dummy Models (For instance, Leica M3 Dummies) which sometimes only has their exterior body chassis as well as a companion dummy lens, where mostly they are having an almost empty interior together with just a front lens element mounted on the dummy lens. Cutaway Display Units demand more attentive in their details and usually they have elevated level in technical merit in an eventual cutaway model. Important components and mechanical parts that deserve viewer attention inside the camera are carefully being cut-out from the body chassis to show the involving mechanisma dn structures. Overall, I would still think most of them are still used from factory reject finished product as the basis of construction of these cutaway models. As comparison to dummy bodies, cutaway display models are not very often being produced in large quantity. Most have been serialized and they make excellent display model for decorative display in private living room and even for corporate office decorative item. One of the earliest avaiblle cutway Leica-M model was the Leica M3 Cutway Model. A shown unit was a rare and very early series which has recorded S/N from 700000~700800. Unlike later Leica-M cutaway models, the M3 early cutaway display unit has lamost stripped down to bare minimum to enable see through effect to its interior. RELATIVE: Differences between DUMMY Models and Cutaway models. On the other hand, Japanese camera manufacturers were more fond of using transparent camera to show the internal structure of the specific camera type. A good example of this kind of display was the Canon T90 Trans model. Credit: Images herin this page courtesy of Mr. Peter Coeln from LEICA Shop®, Austria who also operates a popular Westlicht Auction House. Image Copyright © 2008. All rights reserved. Please respect the visual property of the contributing photographer. Credit: Image(s) courtesy of Photographic Auction, Germany ®, who often conducts another popular Online Photograohic Auctions. Image Copyright © 2008. All rights reserved. Please respect the visual property of the contributing photographer. Credit: Images herin this page courtesy of Mr. Peter Coeln from LEICA Shop®, Austria who also operates a popular Westlicht Auction House. Image Copyright © 2008. All rights reserved. Please respect the visual property of the contributing photographer. Credit: Image(s) courtesy of Photographic Auction, Germany ®, who often conducts another popular Online Photograohic Auctions. Image Copyright © 2008. All rights reserved. Please respect the visual property of the contributing photographer. Leica M6 Cutaway Display Units, 1986 Below is a very early Leica M6 Black finish Cutaway Display set in original Wetzlar type. Well, it is not entirely cheap considering at an auction price of approx. EURO 500 start price and a hammer price of EURO 963-00* where you can safely buy a well used M6 model. The difference is its uniqueness in able to show various internal components such as thickness of body walls, which includes PCB (printed circuit Board for metering and exposure calculation) as well as mechanism in a rangefinder classic M6 Body from few viewable perspectives. * NOTE;- Indicative price(s) herein is/are based original prices published on previous auction literature/references. Prices may vary according to gradual yearly premium, supply/demand equations, and/or other renewed valuation methods.   Credit: Images herin this page courtesy of Mr. Peter Coeln from LEICA Shop®, Austria who also operates a popular Westlicht Auction House. Image Copyright © 2008. All rights reserved. Please respect the visual property of the contributing photographer.

 

Leica M6 Cutaway Display Units, 1992 This is another Leica M6 Cutaway display model released in 1992. It has an extra premium over previous unit in an auction price of start price of approx. EURO 800-00 start price and a hammer price of EURO 1,000-00* . The premium was probably it was accompanied with an original maker box with relevant packing. * NOTE;- Indicative price(s) herein is/are based original prices published on previous auction literature/references. Prices may vary according to gradual yearly premium, supply/demand equations, and/or other renewed valuation methods.   Credit: Images herin this page courtesy of Mr. Peter Coeln from LEICA Shop®, Austria who also operates a popular Westlicht Auction House. Image Copyright © 2008. All rights reserved. Please respect the visual property of the contributing photographer.     Leica M6 Cutaway auction by German Auctioneer, www.Auction-team-DE but exact year of produce was not mentioned. ” ..Leitz, Wetzlar, serial no.169146x. Camera for demonstration purposes in working condition! w/ original Leica Box. Estimate: ¤ 1,000/1,500/ US$ 1,200/1,800 *…”. * NOTE;- Indicative price(s) herein is/are based original prices published on previous auction literature/references. Prices may vary according to gradual yearly premium, supply/demand equations, and/or other renewed valuation methods. Credit: Image(s) courtesy of www.Auction-Team-DE ®. The group also operates live auction active, popular Ebay Live Auction, auctioning many collectibles oldies such as Leica & other major labels. Image Copyright © 2008. All rights reserved. Please respect the visual property of the contributing photographer.

Leica M6 Black (10404) Cutaway Display Units, 1995 This 1995 Leica M6 Cutaway Model commands the highest premium among the three units. It comes with an auction buy-now price of EURO 1,500-00* . Notice the change in the electronic Circuitry in this Unit ? This setup has the best visual from all camera sections. Leica seldom makes cutaway models like the old days, this probaly has contributed as one of the main reasons why they are so valued by collectors today.

 

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