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== Comment == | == Comment == | ||
*'''Reviews''' | |||
**[http://www.camerapedia.org/wiki/Leica_M4-P Camerapedia Leica M4-P] | |||
**[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] | ||
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**[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/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 . . .] | **[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 == | ||
Revision as of 16:24, 5 August 2012
- Code numbers - 10 416 (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-
- 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 Instructions XI/82/LX/L Courtesy of Joe Chan
Comment
- Reviews
- Forum discussion
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 | 1982 | 2000 |
| 1586351 | 1590350 | Leica M4-P (black) | 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 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
