Leica M6

The M6, produced from 1984 to 1998, was the first M-series Leica to include a through-the-lens exposure meter. It retained the mechanical shutter and M bayonet mount of earlier cameras, maintaining full compatibility with decades of Leica M lenses.

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Artists who use this(7)

David Alan Harvey

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Harvey used Leica rangefinders throughout his career as a National Geographic and Magnum photographer; the M6 is documented in his published interviews and on the Burn photography platform he founded.

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Sebastião Salgado

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Salgado used Leica rangefinder cameras for his documentary projects "Workers" and "Migrations." He has discussed his preference for Leica in multiple interviews.

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Nobuyoshi Araki

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Gilles Peress

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Peress used Leica rangefinder cameras for his documentary work in Iran, Bosnia, and Rwanda. His Leica practice is documented in Magnum Photos interviews and accounts of his working method.

Alex Webb

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Webb uses Leica rangefinder cameras for his layered color street photography. His use of Leica M bodies is documented in Magnum Photos interviews and in his published conversations.

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Bruce Gilden

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Gilden has worked with Leica rangefinders throughout his street photography career; the M6 is documented in accounts of his working practice and in Magnum retrospectives of his New York and Japan projects.

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Mary Ellen Mark

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Mark used Leica rangefinder cameras for her documentary work, particularly "Streetwise" (1988) and her projects on social margins. Her use of Leica is documented in interviews and retrospectives.

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