Feb 10, 2021 · BTW, the RF condenser, which helps prevent RF parch flair-out, was removed from the rangefinder about half-way into the M4-2 run; from that point forward Leica built …

Aug 28, 2005 · Only the very last M4-P cameras had a zinc top, which continued into the M6 run. There were about 1,000 M4-Ps made in Wetzlar, Germany along side the first M6 cameras …

Dec 5, 2003 · My first Leica was an M4. And as long as that was my only body, it got rather a lot of . use. But I later got an M6 and found the meter to be very convenient and a bit . quicker to …

Mar 28, 2002 · I have never found my M4 to be any less reliable or precise than my . M6's but Bill raised an excellent and little-known point: the . framelines in the M2, M4 and M4-2 are slightly …

Jun 7, 2012 · <p>A 75 mm Leica lens will bring up the 50 mm framelines on an M4 camera. You could buy the external Voigtländer 75 mm finder to overcome this problem.</p> <p>Ulrik</p>

Feb 15, 2009 · It's a Leica M4, and should look like one. If it was a beater body, I might think differently, but this camera, (according to the eBay photos), is in almost perfect condition. </p> …

Nov 12, 2003 · The original M4 is much nicer in build quality than either the M4-2 or M4-P. If cost is a major concern get an M2. For most people photography you'll get more consistant …

Jan 26, 2005 · M4-2 is the only camera that has the uncluttered viewfinder of the M4 and will take a TA rapidwinder. I rather dislike the M6's (and later) cornerless 90mm frameline compared to …

Jul 28, 2005 · Matheson and Laney... "1976: Leica M4-2 resumed production (almost exclusively in Canada) in response to demand for more M4 cameras. The M4-P of 1980 is virtually the …

Jan 21, 2010 · The Leica M4, M5, M6, M7, M2-R, and KS15-4 all have the "easy load" mod. M3's and regular M2's (and presumably M1s) are a little harder but not much. Leica III's require a …