Leica film cameras 101 please

[TG14]

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Bit confused about leica film cameras. There is the MA and the MP.

What is the difference?

What is the m10 equivalent?

Thanks.

[spydrxx]

If you go to the top of this page to the Leica Wiki tab you can see a chart of differences among the Leica camera bodies

[Paul Verrips]

M-A = fully manual camera, no lightmeter (so use an external meter or shoot sunny 16);
MP =  fully manual camera + built in lighmeter, but there is no A or S priority mode;
M-A = black chrome --> no engraving, stealth & cleaner look OR silver chrome with engraving;
MP + paint black with engraving OR silver chrome with engraving
Both viewfinders are superb, but M-A viewfinder is claimed to be slightly better;
M-A viewfinder has no exposure information taking up space at the bottom;

Black paint, black chrome or silver chrome...... It's all a matter of taste.

M10 equivalent? There is no, it's being in another league.

[ianman]

The MP has a built-in lightmeter, the MA hasn't. So obviously the MP has a small battery compartement.

As a result, I believe that the viewfinder of the MA is slightly less cluttered as it does not display lightmeter info.

The skin is also different. I really dislike the standard skin of the MP but you can choose a different one if you buy "à la carte". 

[TomB_tx]

The closest film M to an M10 would be an M7, which had an Auto shutter speed selection, but it is out of production - though available used.

[TG14]

11 hours ago, spydrxx said:

If you go to the top of this page to the Leica Wiki tab you can see a chart of differences among the Leica camera bodies

Thanks. 

Found an error. According to the wiki summary table, the MA has the same metering system as the MP. On wikipedia, it does not.

[a.noctilux]

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8 hours ago, TG14 said:

Thanks. 

Found an error. According to the wiki summary table, the MA has the same metering system as the MP. On wikipedia, it does not.

As M-A user since 2014 after MP, I can say that M-A has no metering system 😇.

Seen this in Wiki here M-A (type 127)

"... in M-A page

• Exposure control - Manual setting of shutter speed and aperture with values from an external exposure meter or by estimation

Flash exposure control

Flash connection - Hot shoe – accessory shoe with center contact

Synchronization - On first shutter curtain

Flash exposure control - Computer control by the flash unit or guide number calculation and manual setting of the required aperture value

 

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