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M4 with [[F = 3.5 cm 1:2 Summicron I]] lens | :M4 with [[F = 3.5 cm 1:2 Summicron I]] lens | ||
[[Image:M4-top.jpg|400px]] | [[Image:M4-top.jpg|400px]] | ||
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M4- | :M4 edition KE-7A with [[ELCAN f/2 50mm]] Lens | ||
* '''Production era''' - 1967-1975 | *'''Production era''' - 1967-1975 | ||
* '''Variants''' - | *'''Order no.''' - 10400 | ||
*'''Special editions''' - Jubilee | *'''Variants''' - aprox. units sold | ||
*'''Designers''' - [[Heinrich Janke]] | :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''' | |||
**[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 == | ||
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**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/film-forum/128375-my-new-m4-problem-help.html] | **[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/film-forum/128375-my-new-m4-problem-help.html] | ||
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/140021-help-m4-history.html] | **[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/140021-help-m4-history.html] | ||
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/160037-any-ke-7a-enthusiasts-out-there.html M4-KE-7A] | |||
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/film-forum/160091-i-love-my-m4.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/film-forum/160091-i-love-my-m4-2.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/film-forum/160091-i-love-my-m4-3.html] | |||
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/196993-fontenelle-archives-87-leica-ke-7a.html M4-KE-7A] | |||
== Leica M4 Serial Numbers == | == Leica M4 Serial Numbers == | ||
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!Batch | !Batch | ||
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|1175001||1178000||Leica M4||1967||3000 | |1175001||1178000||Leica M4 (chrom)||1967||3000 | ||
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|1178001||1178100||Leica M4 ELC||1967||100 | |1178001||1178100||Leica M4 ELC (chrom)||1967||100 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1178101||1185000||Leica M4 (black)||1967||6900 | |1178101||1185000||Leica M4 (chrom+black)||1967||6900 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1185001||1185150**||Leica M4 mot "M4-M"*||1968||100 | |1185001||1185150**||Leica M4 mot "M4-M"*||1968||100 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1185151||1185290||Leica M4 Schwz Lackiert||1968||140 | |1185151 ^||1185290||Leica M4 Schwz Lackiert||1968||140 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1185301||1195000||Leica M4||1968-69||10000 | |1185301||1195000||Leica M4 (chrom)||1968-69||10000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1206737||1206751||Leica M4 mot "M4-M"*||1969||15 | |1206737||1206751||Leica M4 mot "M4-M"*||1969||15 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1206752||1206891||Leica M4 mot||1969||140 | |1206752||1206891||Leica M4 mot (Schwz Lackiert)||1969||140 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1207001||1207480||Leica M4 Schwz Lackiert||1968-69||480 | |1207001||1207480||Leica M4 Schwz Lackiert||1968-69||480 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1207481||1215000||Leica M4||1968-69||7520 | |1207481||1215000||Leica M4 (Schwz Lackiert + chrom)||1968-69||7520 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1225001||1225800||Leica M4 Schwz Lackiert||1969||800 | |1225001||1225800||Leica M4 Schwz Lackiert (+ chrom)||1969||800 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1225801**||1235000**||Leica M4||1969||9200** | |1225801**||1235000**||Leica M4 (chrom)||1969||9200** | ||
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|1246201||1248100||Leica M4 Schwz Lackiert||1969-70||1900 | |1246201||1248100||Leica M4 Schwz Lackiert||1969-70||1900 | ||
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|1248101**||1248200**||Leica M4 mot||1969||100** | |1248101**||1248200**||Leica M4 mot||1969||100** | ||
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|1250201**||1254650**||Leica M4||1970||4450** | |1250201**||1254650**||Leica M4 (chrom)||1970||4450** | ||
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|1266001||1266100||Leica M4 Schwz Lackiert||1970-71||100 | |1266001||1266100||Leica M4 Schwz Lackiert||1970-71||100 | ||
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|1266132||1267100||Leica M4 Schwz Lackiert||1970||969 | |1266132||1267100||Leica M4 Schwz Lackiert||1970||969 | ||
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|1267101||1267500||Leica M4 mot||1970||400 | |1267101||1267500||Leica M4 mot (Schwz)||1970||400 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1267501**||1273921**||Leica M4||1970-71||6421** | |1267501**||1273921**||Leica M4 (chrom)||1970-71||6421** | ||
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|1274001||1274100||Leica M4 mot||1971||100 | |1274001||1274100||Leica M4 mot||1971||100 | ||
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|1286201||1286700||Leica M4 Schwz Lackiert||1971||500 | |1286201||1286700||Leica M4 Schwz Lackiert||1971||500 | ||
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|1293771||1293775||Leica | |1293771||1293775||Leica KE-7A (Schwz)||1972||5 | ||
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|1294501||1295000||Leica | |1294501||1295000||Leica KE-7A (Schwz)||1972||500 | ||
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|1380001||1380400**||Leica M4 Schwz||1974||400 | |1380001||1380400**||Leica M4 Schwz||1974||400 | ||
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|1384001||1384600||Leica M4 Schwz||1974||600 | |1384001||1384600||Leica M4 Schwz||1974||600 | ||
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|1412551**||1413350**||Leica M4 Schwz (J-ELC)||||800** | |1412551**||1413350**||Leica M4 Schwz (50+J-ELC)||||800** | ||
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|1413351||1414150*||Leica M4 Schwz||1975||1800 | |1413351||1414150*||Leica M4 Schwz (50)||1975||1800 | ||
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|1414151*||1415000||Leica M4 Schwz||1975||850 | |1414151*||1415000||Leica M4 Schwz (50)||1975||850 | ||
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|1443001||1443170||Leica M4 Schwz||1975||170 | |1443001||1443170||Leica M4 Schwz||1975||170 | ||
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|Total||assigned||serial numbers||1967-1975||60,691 | |Total||assigned||serial numbers||1967-1975||60,691 | ||
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^ Camera 1185270 1s M1 (black paint) | |||
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. * 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> | ||
ELC - Ernst Leitz Canada<br> | ELC - Ernst Leitz Canada<br> | ||
Schwz Lackiert - Black lacquer<br> | Schwz Lackiert - Black lacquer<br> | ||
Schwz - Black anodized aluminum known as "black chrome". | 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".<br> | ||
mot - M4-M and mot - all the motor driven versions were believed to be in black lacquer. | mot - M4-M and mot - all the motor driven versions were believed to be in black lacquer. |
Latest revision as of 20:20, 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.