It seems that my initial report about a new cheaper Leica M film camera was correct – Leica will indeed announce a cheaper film rangefinder:
There are still some questions I do not have answers for (yet):
The new Leica M6 camera is rumored to be announced in October.
The old Leica M6 camera currently sells for $2,00-$3,000 on eBay.
The Leica M7 was discontinued back in 21018.
The Leica MP and Leica M-A film cameras seem to be still in production, but have been very hard to find and are usually out of stock in the US (you can get them cheaper in Europe):
The black Leica MP 0.72 rangefinder film camera will be in stock in… June 2027
Check out also the Large Leica M6 camera pin at the LR online store:
The colored anodized metal M body caps are also still available:
The picture above is of my own Leica M6 TTL 0.58 I bought dirt cheap years ago with a red cap from the online store.
