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*'''Code numbers''' - 10416 (13-83.CHROM)
*'''Code numbers''' - 10 416 (13-73.CHROM)
*'''Production era''' - 1981-1987 > 24,970 cameras
*'''Production era''' - 1981-1987
*'''Variants''' - Canadian (ELC) and Wetzlar (ELW); black, chrome, [[M6]] Viewfinder version after s/n 1642551
*'''Variants''' - Canadian (ELC) and Wetzlar (ELW); black, chrome versions
*'''Special editions''' -  1913-1983 "70 year" edition (inscribed on right shoulder of camera back - 2500 cameras)- Mount Everest (symbol centered on top plate) -1586371-1586565- (200 total)
*'''Special editions''' -  1913-1973 "50 year" edition (inscribed on right shoulder of camera back - 2500 cameras)
*'''Materials''' - First Leica with vinyl "leatherette" in lieu of "vulcanite" (vulcanized rubber) jacket material; early M4-P top and bottom plates are brass and later zinc after introduction of the [[M6]].
*'''Materials''' - First Leica with vinyl "leatherette" in lieu of "vulcanite" (vulcanized rubber) jacket material; early M4-P top and bottom plates are brass and later zinc after introduction of the [[M6]].
*'''Accessories''' - [[Motor-M]] Winder M4-P
*'''Designers''' - [[Heinrich Janke]] - [[Hans-Kurt Uellenberg]] - [[Bernd Nickel]]
*'''Manuals & brochures'''
*'''Manuals & brochures'''
**[http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals M4-P Instructions XI/82/LX/L] Courtesy of Joe Chan
**[http://www.joe-chan.com/manuals M4-P Instructions XI/82/LX/L] Courtesy of Joe Chan
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== Comment ==
*'''Reviews'''
**[http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Leica_M4-P Camerapedia]
**[http://www.cameraquest.com/mguide.htm#M4-P CameraQuest]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-news/2011/11/gear-reviews-leica-m4-p/ Leon Baumgardt]
**[http://www.nemeng.com/leica/002bc.shtml Leica FAQ M4-P]
*'''Forum discussion'''
*'''Forum discussion'''
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/6374-vulcanite-maintenance-any-how-tos.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/6374-vulcanite-maintenance-any-how-tos.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/10852-material-used-und-m4-chrome.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/10852-material-used-und-m4-chrome.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/film-forum/47091-i-love-my-m4-p.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/film-forum/57660-i-love-my-m4-p.html]  [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/film-forum/57660-i-love-my-m4-p-2.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/film-forum/57660-i-love-my-m4-p-3.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/film-forum/57660-i-love-my-m4-p-4.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/film-forum/57660-i-love-my-m4-p-5.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/film-forum/65017-leica-m4-p.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/film-forum/65017-leica-m4-p-2.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/70646-leica-m4-vs-m4-p.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/70646-leica-m4-vs-m4-p.html]
*'''Reviews'''
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/129507-m4-p-wrong-serial-no.html]
**[http://www.camerapedia.org/wiki/Leica_M4-P Camerapedia Leica M4-P]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/130837-zinc-m4-p.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/film-forum/93695-m4-p-viewfinder-frame-sizes.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/153329-little-48-a.htmlJCBs  JCBs a little . . .]


== Leica M4-P Serial Numbers ==
== Leica M4-P Serial Numbers ==
 
^ Camera 1532885 is a M4-P per Forum discussion [4]<br>
^^ Camera 1649649 is M6 prototype (black)<br>
{| class="prettytable"
{| class="prettytable"
!SN Start
!SN Start
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!Year
!Year
!Batch
!Batch
|-
|1528651**||^ 1533350||Leica M4-2 ^||1980||[4700]
|-
|1543351||1545350||Leica M4-P (chrom)||1980||2000
|-
|-
|1546351||1552350||Leica M4-P (black)||1981||6000
|1546351||1552350||Leica M4-P (black)||1981||6000
|-
|-
|1562351||1564350||Leica M4-P||1982||2000
|1562351||1564350||Leica M4-P (black)||1982||2000
|-
|-
|1586351||1590350||Leica M4-P||1982||4000
|1586351||1590350||Leica M4-P (black+Everest)||1982||4000
|-
|-
|1604551||1606550||Leica M4-P||1982-83||2000
|1604551||1606550||Leica M4-P||1982-83||2000
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|1618551*||1620550*||Leica M4-P (13-83.chrom)||1983||2000*
|1618551*||1620550*||Leica M4-P (13-83.chrom)||1983||2000*
|-
|-
|1620551*||1622550*||Leica M4-P||1983||2000*
|1620551*||1622550*||Leica M4-P (black)||1983||2000*
|-
|-
|1636551*||1637550*||Leica M4-P (13-83.chrom)||1983||1000*
|1636551*||1637550*||Leica M4-P (13-83.chrom)||1983||1000*
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|1642551*||1643750*||Leica M4-P (chrom)||1984||1200*
|1642551*||1643750*||Leica M4-P (chrom)||1984||1200*
|-
|-
|1649251*||1651250*||Leica M4-P||1984||2000*
|1649251*||1651250*||Leica M4-P (chrom)||1984||2000*
|-
|-
|1691951^||1692950||Leica M4-P ELW||1986*||770*
|1691951 ^^||1692950||Leica M4-P ELW (black)||1986*||770*
|-
|-
|Total||assigned||serial numbers||1981-1986||22,970**
|Total||assigned||serial numbers||1981-1986||24,970**
|-
|-
^ Camera 1649649 is M6 prototype (black)
{|
|}
. * Serial numbers and batch total from [http://www.cameraquest.com/mtype.htm Gandy's List]<br>** Serial numbers from [[Serial Numbers Leica Cameras]] with computed batch total.<br>Unmarked SN's match between both lists and Gandy's batch total was used without recalculation.<br>
. * Serial numbers and batch total from [http://www.cameraquest.com/mtype.htm Gandy's List]<br>** Serial numbers from [[Serial Numbers Leica Cameras]] with computed batch total.<br>Unmarked SN's match between both lists and Gandy's batch total was used without recalculation.<br>
ELW - Ernst Leitz Wetzlar
ELW - Ernst Leitz Wetzlar

Latest revision as of 15:23, 10 October 2014

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  • Code numbers - 10416 (13-83.CHROM)
  • Production era - 1981-1987 > 24,970 cameras
  • Variants - Canadian (ELC) and Wetzlar (ELW); black, chrome, M6 Viewfinder version after s/n 1642551
  • Special editions - 1913-1983 "70 year" edition (inscribed on right shoulder of camera back - 2500 cameras)- Mount Everest (symbol centered on top plate) -1586371-1586565- (200 total)
  • Materials - First Leica with vinyl "leatherette" in lieu of "vulcanite" (vulcanized rubber) jacket material; early M4-P top and bottom plates are brass and later zinc after introduction of the M6.
  • Accessories - Motor-M Winder M4-P
  • Designers - Heinrich Janke - Hans-Kurt Uellenberg - Bernd Nickel
  • Manuals & brochures

M4-p-b.jpg

Comment

Leica M4-P Serial Numbers

^ Camera 1532885 is a M4-P per Forum discussion [4]
^^ Camera 1649649 is M6 prototype (black)

SN Start SN End Product Year Batch
1528651** ^ 1533350 Leica M4-2 ^ 1980 [4700]
1543351 1545350 Leica M4-P (chrom) 1980 2000
1546351 1552350 Leica M4-P (black) 1981 6000
1562351 1564350 Leica M4-P (black) 1982 2000
1586351 1590350 Leica M4-P (black+Everest) 1982 4000
1604551 1606550 Leica M4-P 1982-83 2000
1618551* 1620550* Leica M4-P (13-83.chrom) 1983 2000*
1620551* 1622550* Leica M4-P (black) 1983 2000*
1636551* 1637550* Leica M4-P (13-83.chrom) 1983 1000*
1642551* 1643750* Leica M4-P (chrom) 1984 1200*
1649251* 1651250* Leica M4-P (chrom) 1984 2000*
1691951 ^^ 1692950 Leica M4-P ELW (black) 1986* 770*
Total assigned serial numbers 1981-1986 24,970**
. * 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.
ELW - Ernst Leitz Wetzlar
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