Mute-on Posted February 1, 2017 Share #381 Posted February 1, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) I can be a sucker for black paint too (though not so much with lenses which I think look better in black or silver chrome). Perhaps I should have said prettier? Worn black paint is sexy as hell too, just not in a pretty way I think my next Leica will be a black paint M4, having two chrome already (M2 and MP). Still, the chrome M-A is the full modern equivalent of an M2, the prettiest M of them all 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A miller Posted February 10, 2017 Share #382 Posted February 10, 2017 (edited) There is no camera on the market today that connects better to the human soul than Leica M-A - that is, a soul that is open for connection and knows what to do with it. Edited February 10, 2017 by A miller 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frase Posted February 10, 2017 Share #383 Posted February 10, 2017 There is no camera on the market today that connects better to the human soul than Leica M-A - that is, a soul that is open for connection and knows what to do with it. Really? I get it its a nice camera. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted February 10, 2017 Share #384 Posted February 10, 2017 Really? I get it its a nice camera. Oh yes. If I said it, it must be true... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted February 10, 2017 Share #385 Posted February 10, 2017 (edited) I had no idea that a black paint M4 or M2 would become valuable, but I would bet that neither in original condition would bring in a premium $ so that I could buy an M10 for the same $. See how it works? All this stuff about public recognition of the cameras escapes me, perhaps because I live (and thrive) in other than a big metropolitan city. I like it here where nobody gives a sh*t. Edited February 10, 2017 by pico Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Fagerås Posted February 25, 2017 Share #386 Posted February 25, 2017 (edited) Sold my M7, sticking with my M4 and my newly aquired M-A now. This is as close as it gets to camera perfection for me, such a wonderful camera Edited February 25, 2017 by Martin Fagerås 13 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted March 9, 2017 Share #387 Posted March 9, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Anyone's black paint M-A started to fade or rub off yet? What's underneath?? Thank youz. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB23 Posted March 9, 2017 Share #388 Posted March 9, 2017 There's no bp m-a. Under the black anodizing there's nickel. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mute-on Posted March 9, 2017 Share #389 Posted March 9, 2017 I really wish they would make a BP M-A! Pulease! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwj Posted March 9, 2017 Share #390 Posted March 9, 2017 I really wish they would make a BP M-A! Pulease! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Word on the street is you can get any film M a la carte. I believe the process is that your order on at a Leica store, and then they paint it. I assume you effectively buy a chrome model, and then send it off to be refinished at an extra cost. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nic Posted March 9, 2017 Share #391 Posted March 9, 2017 Technical-Data for the camera body: One-piece-full-metall body with rear flap; top deck and baseplate in brass with black or chrome finish. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnuyork Posted March 9, 2017 Share #392 Posted March 9, 2017 I usually prefer black Leicas, especially BP, (even though I have an M6 that is not BP). In the case of the M-A, if I were to ever get one, the chrome would be my choice here. I need to stop looking at this thread...because I do want and don't need an M-A. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
01af Posted March 9, 2017 Share #393 Posted March 9, 2017 ... don't need an M-A. Don't fool yourself! Everybody needs an M-A 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emtsoh Posted March 9, 2017 Share #394 Posted March 9, 2017 (edited) Hi everyone, I am a long-time reader here and I have never posted so I thought that is time to write and contribute as well. Long story short, the M-A is the reason why I have been putting photography theory into creative practice and that is why I love this camera. Other than following the sunny 16 rule, I use few light meter apps as well and so far almost all my exposures are correct (B&W and C41). And yes, I admit: I also thought I did not need an M-A a year ago . Then I understood that having a fresh produced Leica with an almost obsolete technology is a crazy idea and I was almost convinced that I did not want this model. And then I bought it as a back up for my main (back then) camera. Today I use only the M-A. Nothing wrong with any other film camera of course. They all take pictures in the end and they are just tools for us. But since I have been using the M-A, I have been having the best photographic experience and I have been learning so much theory in so short period like never before. I also like that this model has been built in a digital era, otherwise an M2 or an M4 are almost the same. Edited March 9, 2017 by Emtsoh 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted March 9, 2017 Share #395 Posted March 9, 2017 Sp it is black nickel? No paint? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mute-on Posted March 10, 2017 Share #396 Posted March 10, 2017 Sp it is black nickel? No paint? Black chrome, just like an M7, no paint If they ever bring out a black paint, I'll be quick to pony up J Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted March 10, 2017 Share #397 Posted March 10, 2017 Black chrome, just like an M7, no paint If they ever bring out a black paint, I'll be quick to pony up J Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk aha, so then it doesn't wear down to a different color or finish? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnuyork Posted March 10, 2017 Share #398 Posted March 10, 2017 aha, so then it doesn't wear down to a different color or finish? I don't think so, that's why I'd prefer the chrome for the M-A. If I decide to go MP, it's black paint all day long. I'll likely be sensible and stick with the M6 though. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted March 10, 2017 Share #399 Posted March 10, 2017 I don't think so, that's why I'd prefer the chrome for the M-A. If I decide to go MP, it's black paint all day long. I'll likely be sensible and stick with the M6 though. Thanks, good thing I am not jazzed about this. But I will wear the black off one way or the other. And it will continue to look beautiful no matter what is underneath! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwj Posted March 11, 2017 Share #400 Posted March 11, 2017 Black chrome, just like an M7, no paint If they ever bring out a black paint, I'll be quick to pony up J Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk So I thought I'd seen this before, but instead of a la carte, it's called Redesign your M, their website says it's available for any analogue M, and you can choose black paint. So depending on how much you want to pony up, You could wander into a store, order an M-A, then send it off to be redesigned. I wonder what the cost would be... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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