Leica M5
The Leica M5 is a 35mm rangefinder system made by Leica (1971-1977).
Optics & imaging
- Lens mount
- Leica M
- Shutter
- focal plane cloth curtains, horizontal travel from 1/1000 to 1/2s
- ASA/ISO range
- 6 to 3200 ISO
- Exposure meter
- CdS selective
- Exposure modes
- manual
Body & handling
- Focusing
- manual
- Rangefinder
- coupled, combined (ERB = 47.1mm)
- Viewfinder
- Reverse Galilean (×0.68) with automatic or manual selection of parallax corrected framelines
- Motor drive
- No
- TTL Flash
- No
- Shoe
- Hotshoe
- X sync speed
- 1/50
- Synchronized
- X
- Battery
- PX165 Mercury
Production & identity
- Maker
- Leica
- Camera Type
- 35mm rangefinder system
- Dates
- 1971-1977
- Variants
- Silver-black and black
Serial Ranges
| Year | Serial range | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1287001–1287050 | — |