Guest maddoc2003jp Posted July 4, 2008 Share #1 Posted July 4, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) ... now that we had the "I love my MP, M6, M7" but what about the "under-dog", the black-chrome M4-P ? The first Leica having a VF with 6 frame-lines, a motor-drive or rapid-winder can be attached, all M-lenses with or without googles (including the DR Summicron) and the Super-Angulon-M can be used without restrictions. Isn't it the most versatile and at the same time puristic camera Leica ever made ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 Hi Guest maddoc2003jp, Take a look here I love my M4-P !!. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
NB23 Posted July 4, 2008 Share #2 Posted July 4, 2008 Indeed! Not to forget it is the one camera that saved Leica after the M5 Fiasco. Yeap, the M4P is among the top ones (to me, at least ) 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBA Posted July 4, 2008 Share #3 Posted July 4, 2008 This thread is useless without pictures. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB23 Posted July 4, 2008 Share #4 Posted July 4, 2008 LOL! I have wayy to many shots and I just lose track. I don't know where and when to post. I never update my site... But still, here are 2 from this past week with the M4-P + Hexanon 28 and Beloved Plus-X! ---- P.S.: Gabor, congrats for the LFI Editor's choice! Way to go! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maddoc2003jp Posted July 5, 2008 Share #5 Posted July 5, 2008 Ned, these are great !! I like the dynamic and contrast a lot, film still rules and that M4-P rocks !! ... and thank you for the congrats !!! First time ever that one of my photos has been selected !! I used my Noctilux for this one and it was you encouraging me all the time !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maddoc2003jp Posted July 5, 2008 Share #6 Posted July 5, 2008 M4-P / Summilux 35 pre-ASPH / Portra 400 VC @ 1600 ISO / Naniwa Colorkit N C41 process Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_livsey Posted July 5, 2008 Share #7 Posted July 5, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Don't tell me M4-P users take actual photographs of subjects other than their cameras Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_n Posted July 5, 2008 Share #8 Posted July 5, 2008 Chris they got it wrong from the start but you know what? This is much better!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsh Posted July 5, 2008 Share #9 Posted July 5, 2008 Leica has never made a bad M. The only real differences between the M4-2 the M4 was the lack of the self timer, but it gained the ability to use the M4-2 Winder. The M4-P was indeed the first M with 6 Frames and, if memory serves me correctly, the first with a zinc top plate. I used both, and both were reliable, but the M5 is still my personal favorite Film M. For me, everything about it right. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Morrison Posted July 12, 2008 Share #10 Posted July 12, 2008 Yes! It's the other MP! Att: rsh, the M4-P was a transitional camera between the M4-2 and the M6. Therefore the early examples, most having no.s 15xxx, had brass top plates and late examples, 16xxx, had zinc top plates (this is not hard-and-fast). The M4-P was essentially either an M4-2 with extra frame lines or a meter-less M6. As for 'black chrome', well, "pretty is as pretty does". I hope to be ordering an MP on the A LACARTE programme. It shall be black chrome. Yours, R. Morrison, M4-P, etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepyfoot Posted July 17, 2008 Share #11 Posted July 17, 2008 M4-P gives me the benefits of using an M-system. And I'd rather spend the rest of my limited budget for lenses and film 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maddoc2003jp Posted July 18, 2008 Share #12 Posted July 18, 2008 ... and very well spent. IMHO !! The illuminated balloon in # 1 adds well to a nice dusk / dawn (which of both ?) scene. Could you share some more details, film and lens ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maddoc2003jp Posted August 4, 2008 Share #13 Posted August 4, 2008 Back from service (Leica Japan) ... Taken with this combo on Superpresto @ 1600ISO: Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamhowa Posted August 6, 2008 Share #14 Posted August 6, 2008 I loved my M4-P also, it is a great camera, too bad I don't have it anymore Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maddoc2003jp Posted August 7, 2008 Share #15 Posted August 7, 2008 I loved my M4-P also, it is a great camera, too bad I don't have it anymore You should get yourself another one ! (M4-P + Noctilux / Tri-X) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_newell Posted August 13, 2008 Share #16 Posted August 13, 2008 A chrome M4-P purchased from Don Chatterton was my second re-entry into the M world in 1984 or 1985. I traded it to Jim Kuehl in 1989 or so during my second exit from the M world. It was a great camera - I'd rather have my M6es (and still do, courtesy of my third re-entry into the M world), but the -P is a very fine camera. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k_g_wolf ✝ Posted August 13, 2008 Share #17 Posted August 13, 2008 There is a chrome M4-P somewhere in the house - together with flush M6-type windowpanes - but I still don´t know the workflow to put a photo up on this site ... Shame on me. Best 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_newell Posted August 13, 2008 Share #18 Posted August 13, 2008 Mine had the earlier brass top plate...fwiw. I now have a late chrome M4. I don't use it a lot - the M6es get more use and truth be told the RD-1 gets more use because scanning is a PITA....shame on me, too... There is a chrome M4-P somewhere in the house - together with flush M6-type windowpanes - but I still don´t know the workflow to put a photo up on this site ... Shame on me. Best Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maddoc2003jp Posted September 4, 2008 Share #19 Posted September 4, 2008 ... and a good cup of coffee ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernmelder Posted September 4, 2008 Share #20 Posted September 4, 2008 Great thread, folks. But "unfortunately" I can't participate here, since I'd write into the "I love my M4"-one. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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