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#Leica m4 p software#
Leica snobs want expensive jewelry that they can brag about.This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Just like the Japanese, Leica tried to improve with each successive generation but the Uber-Leica-Snobs do not want improvements in engineering and technology. There are many very good engineering reasons that virtually every camera mfgr switched from brass to various modern alloys of zinc, aluminum and magnesium once those alloys became feasible. Zinc Alloy has superior mechanical properties compared to brass. The implication is that on one of the earlier models (eg, M4, M2 but not the M3 which should be avoided anyway) the entire view finder area can be used for framing with the 28mm lens. Get an M6 and flip the little lever to bring up the 28mm frame lines - you will see that they encompass the entire view finder. See if the ergonomics actually work for you. Get your hands on a Leica M film camera. Any of the top Japanese brands (Nikon, Pentax, Minolta, Olympus, Canon) are similarly capable. They're nice and if skillfully used, are capable of producing nice results but other than the outrageous price of entry, they are nothing special. It is just a camera that cost stupid money. Try to ignore the loathsome marketing hype and mindless romanticism. The condition of the individual will be far more important than any differences between the models. These cameras (M6, M4-P, M4-2, M4, etc.) are all OLD now. It also has a built in meter, so that is an option and a whole different set of arguments! My M5 has the MP frame set, which means it has the 28mm lines. And that is really what it comes down to - if you want 28mm frame lines you are looking at the M4-P, M6, MP, MA, M7. To me this is one of the most memorable and interesting Leica M commemoratives, as its real meaning is not what it is officially about. The M4 IS a mechanically superior camera to the M4-P, but if you want 28mm frame lines it rules it out. The M4-P 70th Anniversary reaching back to Leicas 1913 beginning was Midlands swan song, the last new Leica model to be introduced from the Midland factory. The smart thing to do then is get the MP. I've seen some M6s just a few hundred dollars less than an MP. M6s have really shot up in price, as have the M4-2/P series. A scientific version without a viewfinder was made as Leica MDa (similar to the Leica M1).
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The flare can still occur, but is much better than before. An olive coloured Leica M4, originally designed for the German Army, sold at auction in 2009 for 87,600.
#Leica m4 p skin#
The flare IS a real issue, but mine was minimized by Youxin Ye who applied a coating to the view finder. Arte di manoHandcrafted by JnKLeather Skin for Leica M4-P series.Sample leather - Camouflage (Vegetable tanned, Italy)You can buy skin only for this model. The M4-2, -P, 6 all STILL feel fantastic in hand and to take pics with. I love using my M4-2, even though I have 'better built' Ms. Later when the MP was introduced replacing the prior models, Leica switched back to brass.īut here's the thing.
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Once Leica got to the later M4-2s and then the M4-P they switched to zinc covers instead of brass.
#Leica m4 p Patch#
I have an M4-2, which turned into the M4-P when Leica added the 28mm frame lines.Īs for it being superior to every Leica before it? Well no Leica before it had a RF patch that flared, had the flash sockets that are mounted in plastic so they snap off if you snag them on something, nor had the script stamped instead of engraved.Īfter the first time my sync sockets snapped off because they got snagged onto my sweater (!), I made sure to never use the cover caps on them again.