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vor 2 Stunden schrieb smkoush:

The serial number on this MP is right on the edge (both to the front of the camera and toward the shutter speed end), is this new? Compare this to the location of the serial number in my ALC MP in post #4509 where the serial number is more "centered" in that general area of the camera.  

I have not seen this before. 

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early MP serial # positioning

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They have added a space before and after the hyphen. Mine is again different to both 4510 and 4518 as it has no white space surrounding the hyphen and is center aligned to the shoe rather than being left aligned as on 4510.

Note: I wish to apologize for the appalling state of my MP. I'm off to clean it right away and there will be no dessert for me for a week!!

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On 10/15/2021 at 3:56 AM, mr35mm said:

Hi,

my new silver MP, produced Oct,7th, 2021 , bought in Vienna on Oct, 13th 🙂 

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I just  took delivery on my MP BP that I pre-ordered four months ago, and it has a production date of 2021/10/08. 

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4 minutes ago, RayD28 said:

Wow. 16,710 unit difference between two days.  The Leica elves are busy. 

Stocking the shelves with "out of stock" much sought after stock? Do I need a backup silver chrome? Ha, ha, ha!

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My Leica MP I received on my Birthday this year:

 

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vor 17 Stunden schrieb RayD28:

Wow. 16,710 unit difference between two days.  The Leica elves are busy. 

Nowadays the serial numbers do not correlate with the completion date of the respective camera. The number is engraved at the time the cover plate is manufactured. The assembly of the individual parts into a camera can take place much later. Therefore a newer camera may have a lower number than an older one. Also it is not possible to draw conclusions about how many cameras were built in a period "x". I received this information directly from Leica Wetzlar.

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On 11/14/2021 at 11:14 PM, Steven said:

How long is that, if we assume that the male life expectancy in the US and Europe is around 79 years (as of 2021)?

Oops, it's time to sell my Leica's........quickly.

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57 minutes ago, RAW said:

Nowadays the serial numbers do not correlate with the completion date of the respective camera. The number is engraved at the time the cover plate is manufactured. The assembly of the individual parts into a camera can take place much later. Therefore a newer camera may have a lower number than an older one. Also it is not possible to draw conclusions about how many cameras were built in a period "x". I received this information directly from Leica Wetzlar.

Great info and makes sense. 

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I’m done buying cameras for a while. Just scored this slightly used MP (was hoping to have a brand new black paint mp buy now). Adiós to my M6…

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54 minutes ago, Leicasb314 said:

I’m done buying cameras for a while. Just scored this slightly used MP (was hoping to have a brand new black paint mp buy now). Adiós to my M6…

 

I have a black paint but a silver chrome has a classic look that I like very much.  My next new digital may well be silver chrome.  Brassing on a BP is nice but a classic look right out of the box is great, too.  

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