jmr237 Posted July 3, 2014 Share #1 Posted July 3, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) What color is the “B/off” marking on your black paint MP’s shutter speed dial? It seems like red is the most common color, but sometimes—including in the picture on Leica’s US website—it’s painted yellow. Did Leica change to yellow for more recently manufactured MPs? Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/229909-paint-color-on-mp-shutter-speed-dial/?do=findComment&comment=2623189'>More sharing options...
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NB23 Posted July 3, 2014 Share #2 Posted July 3, 2014 Depends on the camera's finish. Chrome or BP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr237 Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted July 3, 2014 My question is limited to black paint MPs. Some use red paint and some use yellow paint for the "B/off" marking. Wondering if there is any pattern in when leica uses the red or yellow color. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB23 Posted July 3, 2014 Share #4 Posted July 3, 2014 Like I said: a black Chrome mp (as on the picture) will have an orange colored B/off marking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalArts 99 Posted July 3, 2014 Share #5 Posted July 3, 2014 (edited) My question is limited to black paint MPs. Some use red paint and some use yellow paint for the "B/off" marking. Wondering if there is any pattern in when leica uses the red or yellow color. fwiw, I've never seen anything other than red on both chrome and black paint. I think that image you posted from the Leica website is a heavily photoshopped image that perhaps by mistake ended up with a yellowish looking color or it's a black chrome a la carte version (which I've seen as yellow on some a la carte ones.) But in the wild I've yet to see anything besides red on a black paint. p.s., where are these "some use yellow paint" black paint specimens you're referring to (besides that one image on the website which is most likely a black chrome a la carte.)? Maybe you're confusing them with the M7 which has yellow paint for 'auto' and 'flash' settings (?) Edited July 3, 2014 by CalArts 99 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted July 3, 2014 Share #6 Posted July 3, 2014 It's red on mine, and I agree I haven't seen any other colour. It would look like a complete cock up anyway with the two key dimples in the rewind knob being infilled red and then the Off position coloured yellow, give Leica some credit for aesthetic taste and continuity. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xalo Posted July 3, 2014 Share #7 Posted July 3, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Well, that digigraphy seems to imply muted reflections, like from black chrome. My so-colored MP had the yellow mark. I did not find it ugly, it's the same yellow which fills some of the black lenses' engravings. The red fillings in the rewind knob would go well with the red dome on the lens — or a red TA softrelease. Steve, as for giving Leica "some credit for aesthetic taste and continuity"... I look at a range of more recent products and take your words for dry British humour Cheers, Alexander Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr237 Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share #8 Posted July 4, 2014 Perhaps it's true that the yellow "B/off" marking is limited to black chrome models. Here's a link to an example. If that's true (which seems likely), I wonder why Leica would show a black chrome MP as the main image on its MP web page. You would think they would show a black paint or a chrome MP, given that those two finishes are the default options. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berth Posted July 4, 2014 Share #9 Posted July 4, 2014 Perhaps it's true that the yellow "B/off" marking is limited to black chrome models. Here's a link to an example. If that's true (which seems likely), I wonder why Leica would show a black chrome MP as the main image on its MP web page. You would think they would show a black paint or a chrome MP, given that those two finishes are the default options. Good point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madNbad Posted July 4, 2014 Share #10 Posted July 4, 2014 (edited) I don"t know how it is for the MPs' but I had an M6 TTL (black chome) and "OFF" was in yellow but on the Millennium (black paint) it's in red. Edited July 4, 2014 by madNbad addendum 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berth Posted July 4, 2014 Share #11 Posted July 4, 2014 I don"t know how it is for the MPs' but I had an M6 TTL (black chome) and "OFF" was in yellow but on the Millennium (black paint) it's in red. On my new black paint MP It's red, not yellow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
semi-ambivalent Posted July 4, 2014 Share #12 Posted July 4, 2014 My MP is BP with chrome bits and the paint is red. Otherwise would be uncouth. s-a Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr237 Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share #13 Posted July 4, 2014 Check out post #1396 in the "I love my MP" thread. Looks like a black paint MP a la carte with yellow paint on the shutter dial. Link Photo credit: Post #1396 by twiddle Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/229909-paint-color-on-mp-shutter-speed-dial/?do=findComment&comment=2624077'>More sharing options...
jmr237 Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share #14 Posted July 4, 2014 Another example of a black paint MP with the "B/off" marking in yellow: link See post #1596 of the "I love my MP" thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalArts 99 Posted July 5, 2014 Share #15 Posted July 5, 2014 fwiw, I see no yellow shutter dial markings in any of those images you've referenced, only red........ But if you're concerned, then email Leica before you make your a la carte order and ask them about it. I'm sure they will let you know before you order. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
honcho Posted July 5, 2014 Share #16 Posted July 5, 2014 Another example of a black paint MP with the "B/off" marking in yellow: link See post #1596 of the "I love my MP" thread. Not a trace of yellow. It's red. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr237 Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share #17 Posted July 5, 2014 (edited) Looks red to me ... compare it to the color of the distance markings on the lens ... I think we may have to agree to disagree. Edited July 5, 2014 by jmr237 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
honcho Posted July 5, 2014 Share #18 Posted July 5, 2014 Looks red to me ... compare it to the color of the distance markings on the lens ... I think we may have to agree to disagree. Eh??? The image in the post you linked to shows red, as I said, not yellow! Great thread! :D Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/229909-paint-color-on-mp-shutter-speed-dial/?do=findComment&comment=2624353'>More sharing options...
jmr237 Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share #19 Posted July 5, 2014 Looks red to me ... compare it to the color of the distance markings on the lens ... I think we may have to agree to disagree. My mistake! I meant to say yellow, not red. Perhaps that's a sign that it's time to move on to more important topics ... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 12, 2014 Share #20 Posted July 12, 2014 Traditionally for Leica: Silver chrome finish = red paint in shutter dial Black paint finish = red paint in shutter dial Black chrome finish = yellow paint in shutter dial, however, through the á la carte program you can get the paint to be red, so it matches the two rewinds dots... very cute. You can also buy an M Monochrom made in the the standard black chrome finish. The paint in the shutter dial is red paint, because... well, Leica doesn't always make sense... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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