Head to head · specs cited · drawn to scale
Canon AE-1 vs Leica M6
Every spec below is quoted from the makers' official pages — where a figure isn't published we say so rather than guess. Sizes are drawn at true relative scale from published dimensions, and the bag-fit row is computed against our measured bag catalog.
The 3 biggest published differences
- Weight (body): the M6 leads at 575 g vs the AE-1's 590 g.
- Type: AE-1 has 35mm SLR; M6 has 35mm rangefinder.
- Lens mount: AE-1 has Canon FD; M6 has Leica M.
AE-1 Canon FD | M6 Leica M | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Type | 35mm SLR | 35mm rangefinder |
| Format | 35mm | 35mm |
| Lens mount | Canon FD | Leica M |
| Released | 1976-1984 | 1984–2002 (reissued 2022) |
| Film camera | ||
| Film format | 35mm | 35mm |
| Metering | Shutter-priority TTL CdS metering | TTL selective metering, LED display in finder |
| Shutter | Electronically controlled, horizontal-travel cloth focal-plane | Horizontal-travel cloth focal-plane |
| Shutter speeds | 2 to 1/1000 sec plus B | 1 s – 1/1000 + B |
| Battery | 1x 4LR44 / 4SR44 6V | 2× LR44 / SR44 (meter only) |
| Body & Handling | ||
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 141 × 87 × 48 mm | 138.6 × 77 × 38 mm |
| Weight (body) | 590 g | 575 g |
| Weather sealing | —, not published | —, not published |
| Shutter durability | —, not published | —, not published |
| Price | ||
| Launch price | —, not published | —, not published |
| Size, to scale | ||
Front view, drawn at the same scale from each maker's published W×H (mm). | ||
| Smallest bag that fits | ||
| Body | Think Tank Mirrorless Mover 20 V2 Fits body only · View at B&H Photo Video | Think Tank Mirrorless Mover 20 V2 Fits body only · View at B&H Photo Video |
Sources
official · AE-1 specifications: Canon Camera Museum (official manufacturer spec page) · accessed 2026-07-10
“141 x 87 x 48 mm, 590 g (Dimensions & Weight)”
“Dimensions (width x height x depth) approx. 138.6 mm ... Weight approx. 575 g. Figures are from Leica's current M6 reissue datasheet; the original 1984 manual contains no spec table, so we cite the reissue with that caveat.”
M6 dimensions carry medium confidence (archived-source caveat on its fit page).
Spec values are the manufacturers' published figures, compared factually — we don't rank cameras. Fit verdicts are planning estimates from published interior dimensions, not guarantees. See methodology.
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