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:M4 edition KE-7A with [[ELCAN f/2 50mm]] Lens | :M4 edition KE-7A with [[ELCAN f/2 50mm]] Lens | ||
* '''Production era''' - 1967-1975 | *'''Production era''' - 1967-1975 | ||
* '''Variants''' | *'''Order no.''' - 10400 | ||
: | *'''Variants''' - aprox. units sold | ||
: | :Chrome - 47,522 | ||
: | :Black chrome - 6,775 | ||
: | :Black lacquer - 4,889 | ||
:650 | :Olive lacquer - 31 | ||
:855 | :ELC - 650 | ||
:Motor capable cameras - 855 | |||
*'''Special editions''' - Jubilee, 1750 cameras (J) - 50 Year (50) - black KE-7A (shown) | *'''Special editions''' - Jubilee, 1750 cameras (J) - 50 Year (50) - black KE-7A (shown) | ||
*'''Designers''' - [[Heinrich Janke]] and [[Hans-Kurt Uellenberg]] | *'''Designers''' - [[Heinrich Janke]] and [[Hans-Kurt Uellenberg]] | ||
*'''Manuals & brochures''' | *'''Manuals & brochures''' | ||
**[http://www.pentax-manuals.com/manuals/service/leica%20basic%20repair.pdf M-Series Factory Tips] Craftsman's Monty Witt | **[http://www.pentax-manuals.com/manuals/service/leica%20basic%20repair.pdf M-Series Factory Tips.pdf] Craftsman's Monty Witt | ||
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.de/images/c/c1/Leitz-Gesamtkatalog-1-Sep-1968.pdf 1968 Leica Catalog.pdf (in German)] | |||
*'''Reviews''' | *'''Reviews''' | ||
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leica_M4 Wikipedia Leica M4] | **[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leica_M4 Wikipedia Leica M4] | ||
== Comment == | == Comment == | ||
Latest revision as of 18:20, 9 October 2014
- M4 with F = 3.5 cm 1:2 Summicron I lens
- M4 edition KE-7A with ELCAN f/2 50mm Lens
- Production era - 1967-1975
- Order no. - 10400
- Variants - aprox. units sold
- Chrome - 47,522
- Black chrome - 6,775
- Black lacquer - 4,889
- Olive lacquer - 31
- ELC - 650
- Motor capable cameras - 855
- Special editions - Jubilee, 1750 cameras (J) - 50 Year (50) - black KE-7A (shown)
- Designers - Heinrich Janke and Hans-Kurt Uellenberg
- Manuals & brochures
- M-Series Factory Tips.pdf Craftsman's Monty Witt
- 1968 Leica Catalog.pdf (in German)
- Reviews
Comment
- Forum discussion
Leica M4 Serial Numbers
^ Camera 1185270 1s M1 (black paint)| SN Start | SN End | Product | Year | Batch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1175001 | 1178000 | Leica M4 (chrom) | 1967 | 3000 |
| 1178001 | 1178100 | Leica M4 ELC (chrom) | 1967 | 100 |
| 1178101 | 1185000 | Leica M4 (chrom+black) | 1967 | 6900 |
| 1185001 | 1185150** | Leica M4 mot "M4-M"* | 1968 | 100 |
| 1185151 ^ | 1185290 | Leica M4 Schwz Lackiert | 1968 | 140 |
| 1185301 | 1195000 | Leica M4 (chrom) | 1968-69 | 10000 |
| 1206737 | 1206751 | Leica M4 mot "M4-M"* | 1969 | 15 |
| 1206752 | 1206891 | Leica M4 mot (Schwz Lackiert) | 1969 | 140 |
| 1207001 | 1207480 | Leica M4 Schwz Lackiert | 1968-69 | 480 |
| 1207481 | 1215000 | Leica M4 (Schwz Lackiert + chrom) | 1968-69 | 7520 |
| 1225001 | 1225800 | Leica M4 Schwz Lackiert (+ chrom) | 1969 | 800 |
| 1225801** | 1235000** | Leica M4 (chrom) | 1969 | 9200** |
| 1246201 | 1248100 | Leica M4 Schwz Lackiert | 1969-70 | 1900 |
| 1248101** | 1248200** | Leica M4 mot | 1969 | 100** |
| 1250201** | 1254650** | Leica M4 (chrom) | 1970 | 4450** |
| 1266001 | 1266100 | Leica M4 Schwz Lackiert | 1970-71 | 100 |
| 1266101 | 1266131 | Leica M4 Olive | 1970 | 31 |
| 1266132 | 1267100 | Leica M4 Schwz Lackiert | 1970 | 969 |
| 1267101 | 1267500 | Leica M4 mot (Schwz) | 1970 | 400 |
| 1267501** | 1273921** | Leica M4 (chrom) | 1970-71 | 6421** |
| 1274001 | 1274100 | Leica M4 mot | 1971 | 100 |
| 1286201 | 1286700 | Leica M4 Schwz Lackiert | 1971 | 500 |
| 1293771 | 1293775 | Leica KE-7A (Schwz) | 1972 | 5 |
| 1294501 | 1295000 | Leica KE-7A (Schwz) | 1972 | 500 |
| 1380001 | 1380400** | Leica M4 Schwz | 1974 | 400 |
| 1380401* | 1380450* | Leica M4 Schwz | 1974 | 50 |
| 1380451 | 1382050* | Leica M4 Schwz | 1600 | |
| 1382051* | 1382600 | Leica M4 Schwz ELC* | 1974* | 550 |
| 1384001 | 1384600 | Leica M4 Schwz | 1974 | 600 |
| 1412551** | 1413350** | Leica M4 Schwz (50+J-ELC) | 800** | |
| 1413351 | 1414150* | Leica M4 Schwz (50) | 1975 | 1800 |
| 1414151* | 1415000 | Leica M4 Schwz (50) | 1975 | 850 |
| 1443001 | 1443170 | Leica M4 Schwz | 1975 | 170 |
| Total | assigned | serial numbers | 1967-1975 | 60,691 |
. * Serial numbers and batch total from Gandy's List
** Serial numbers from Serial Numbers Leica Cameras with computed batch total.
Unmarked SN's match between both lists and Gandy's batch total was used without recalculation.
ELC - Ernst Leitz Canada
Schwz Lackiert - Black lacquer
Schwz - Black anodized aluminum known as "black chrome". KE-7A black military M4, 460 produced for the US Army + 55 for civilians, the first Leica in "black chrome".
mot - M4-M and mot - all the motor driven versions were believed to be in black lacquer.
