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| Camera type Compact 35mm range- and viewfinder system
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| camera with mechanically controlled shutter.
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| Lens connection Leica M bayonet.
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| Lens system Leica M lenses from 21-135mm
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| Exposure metering Exposure metering through the lens
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| (TTL), selectively with working aperture.
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| Metering principle The light reflected by a metering spot in
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| the center of the 1st shutter curtain is metered. The metering
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| spot has a diameter of 12mm and therefore corresponds to
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| approx. 13% of the full negative format or around 1/2 of the
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| short side of the corresponding frame in the viewfinder.
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| Metering range (at ISO 100/21°) From 0.03cd/m2 to
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| 125000cd/m2 at room temperature, normal humidity and
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| aperture 1.0. At ISO 100/21° this corresponds to EV-2 to 20
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| or f/1 and 4s (B-setting) to f/32 and 1/1000s. Flashing of the
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| left triangular LED in the viewfinder indicates values below the
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| metering range.
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| Metering cell for available light (continuous light measurements)
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| Silicon photo diode with convex lens to the top left behind
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| the camera bayonet.
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| Film speed range Manual setting from ISO 6/9° to ISO
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| 6400/39°.
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| Exposure mode Manual shutter speed and aperture setting,
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| adjustment via LED light balance.
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| Flash exposure control
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| Flash unit connection Via accessory shoe with central
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| contact and/or standard flash connection socket.
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| Synchronisation On the 1st shutter curtain.
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| Flash synchronising speed 1 = 1/50s; slower shutter speeds
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| possible.
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| Flash exposure control Via computer control of flash unit or
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| via guide number calculation and manual setting for the
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| required aperture.
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| Viewfinder
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| Viewfinder principle Large, light bright-line range- and viewfinder
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| with automatic parallax compensation.
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| Eyepiece Adjusted to –0.5 dpt.. Corrective lenses from –3 to
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| +3 dpt. available.
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| Image field limitation By projection of pairs of bright-line | |
| frames: For 28 and 90mm (90mm only on LEICA MP 0.85) or
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| for 35 and 135mm (35mm only on LEICA MP 0.58), or for 50
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| and 75mm. Automatic projection when lens is attached. The
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| desired frame can be projected using the frame selector.
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| Parallax compensation The horizontal and vertical difference
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| between the viewfinder and the lens is automatically
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| compensated according to the relevant distance setting, i.e.
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| the bright-line frame automatically aligns with the subject
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| detail recorded by the lens.
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| Matching of viewfinder and film image The size of the
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| bright-line frame corresponds to an image size of 23 x 35mm
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| at the shortest setting distance for each focal length. With the
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| infinity setting, depending on the focal length, approx. 9%
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| (28mm) to 23% (135mm) more of the image is recorded than
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| the corresponding bright-line frame shows.
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| Magnification (for all lenses)
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| LEICA MP 0.58: 0.58x, LEICA MP 0.72: 0.72x, LEICA MP 0.85: 0.85x.
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| Wide-basis range finder Split or superimposed image rangefinder
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| shown as a bright field in the center of the viewfinder
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| image.
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| Effective basis width LEICA MP 0.58: 40.2mm (mechanical
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| basis width 69.25mm x viewfinder magnification 0.58x),
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| LEICA MP 0.72: 49.9mm (mechanical basis width 69.25mm x
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| viewfinder magnification 0.72x), LEICA MP 0.85: 58.9mm
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| (mechanical basis width 69.25mm x viewfinder magnification
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| 0.85x).
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| Displays
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| Viewfinder (lower edge) LED symbol for battery warning. LED
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| light balance with two triangular and one central circular LED
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| for exposure adjustment. Triangular LEDs indicate the required
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| direction of the aperture ring for the adjustment.
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| Top panel Frame counter
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| Rear panel Setting dial for manual film speed setting.
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| Shutter and release
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| Shutter Rubberised cloth, focal plane shutter with horizontal
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| movement; extremely low-noise; mechanically controlled.
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| Shutter speeds From 1s to 1/1000s in whole steps, B for
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| long exposures of any duration, 1 (1/50s) for flash synchronisation.
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| Shutter release Two-stage: Power up (activation of exposure
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| meter) - Release Integrated standard cable release thread.
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| Film winding
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| Loading Manual film loading after opening the bottom cover
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| and the rear panel.
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| Winding forwards Manually with quick wind lever or
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| LEICAVIT M, motorised using MOTOR-M, LEICA WINDER-M,
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| LEICA WINDER M4-P, or LEICA WINDER M4-2 (from serial no.
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| 10350).
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| Rewind Manually with pull-out rewind button, after moving
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| the R lever on the front of the camera. Detachable rewind
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| crank available as an accessory.
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| Frame counter On top of camera. Automatic reset after
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| removal of bottom cover.
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| Camera housing
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| Material Enclosed all-metal housing with opening rear panel.
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| Top panel and bottom cover brass, black lacquered or silver
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| chromium plated.
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| Image field selector Allows the bright-line frame pairs to be
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| manually projected at any time (e.g. to compare framing).
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| Tripod thread A 1/4 (1/4 ") DIN in bottom cover.
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| Rear panel / equipment Setting dial for film speed selection.
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| Operating voltage 3 Volts
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| Power supply 2 silver oxide button cells, type "PX 76/SR 44"
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| or 1 lithium cell, type "DL 1/3 N". Battery status check by illumination
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| of battery warning display along with light balance
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| LEDs (1st stage), extinguishing of light balance LEDs (2nd
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| stage) or extinguishing of all LEDs.
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| Dimensions (length x depth x height)
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| 138mm x 38mm x 77mm
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| Weight 585g (without batt.)
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| * From manufacturer's [http://www.overgaard.dk/pdf/MP_Instructions_en.pdf Instruction Manual] 930 37 IV/03/LX/L | | : [[Image:MP1-dwg.jpg|400px]] |
| | *'''Code name''' - IMOOP (body only) |
| | *'''Production era''' - 1956-1957 |
| | *'''Accessories''' |
| | **'''Leicavit MP''' - Chrome or black paint (shown) |
| | *'''Forum discussion''' |
| | **[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/59340-leica-mp-2.html] |
| | **[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/film-forum/124986-leicas-most-beautiful.html] |
| | **[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/152802-fontenelle-archives-39-another-black-beauty.html Fontenelle archive] |
| | |
| | == Leica MP Serial Numbers == |
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| | {| class="prettytable" |
| | !SN Start |
| | !SN End |
| | !Product |
| | !Year |
| | !Batch |
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| | |MP-1||MP-11||Leica MP||27 Sep 1956*||11 |
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| | |MP-12||MP-500||Leica MP (black+chrom)||1957||489 |
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| | |MP-13||MP-150||Leica MP Black||1957||[137] |
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| | |MP-151||MP-450 ||Leica MP Chrome (+black)||1957||[298] |
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| | |MP-213||MP-214||Leica MP Black||1957||[2] |
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| | |Total||assigned||serial numbers||1956-1957||500 |
| | |- |
| | |} |
| | . * Serial numbers and batch total from [http://www.cameraquest.com/mtype.htm Gandy's List]<br> |
| | ^ Production ended with camera 402 (per Nakamura's "Leica Collection") |
