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I just received my M4/Summaron combo back from Fotomechanik Reinhardt and can I just say that I never thought that a CLA by an expert could bring such tangible improvements. The camera is like new, and the handling is clearly much smoother than that of an M4-P I once had.

 

So, now I am going out to shoot film all weekend

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My M4 got a new friend the other day...

 

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I borrowed one of these a couple of months back. I hadn't used anything wider than 28 (or 18 on aps-c dslr) so I wanted to try it before I bought one myself. I really liked it and finally got one! This is going to be fun... :D

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Recently picked up an M4, smoothest M I have ever owned.

Now I just need to go out and take more photos.

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My new lovely black chrome M4-P (CLA by Will van Maanen) with the 28mm asph elmarit... smooth like velvet in my hands.

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M4 has to have one of the nicest of all the Leica M finders- love that uncluttered space- next best thing to the M3- but even better with 35mm lines. Here is my black paint camera- paint is not original apparently- but looks as good as any Leica factory work:

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Jaques,

That is one beautiful camera. Is it an M4-P? It is missing the Big Red Dot on the side and has the Classic scripting on the top. The 35mm 'cron is also a beauty. It all looks brand new! Only thing missing on an M4 is a light meter, but for B&W one can almost get away without one.

Great photo too, Lincoln

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That is one beautiful camera...

 

Sure is a superb looking specimen - and there was me thinking that my chrome version was the bee's knees (for non-native English speakers this translates as the best thing since sliced bread). ;)

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Hallo,

my new Black Paint M4 as well as Jim Marshall configuration's.

Recently I get a CLA to Leitz Service of Genoa, SAM.CA, Italy.

Nice peoples and great experience.

The advance lever movement is smooth like butter.

 

 

**Sorry for the poor quality picture but the HTC phone it's only phone & an garbage camera.

 

Cheerio.

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That is a very nice looking M4 indeed! I am currently saving for one....so though I can't claim to love a M4 yet, someday I hope I will have one that I love to use. The only modification I will do to my yet-to-be found and purchased M4, involves switching the M4 advance, preview and self-timer levers to the all-metal M2/3 style levers.

 

Here's an example of what I am saying...

 

 

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Leica M4 + 35mm Summicron by Huub L, on Flickr

 

 

I thought they had a plastic tip on the advance lever. Was that changed during production?

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