250swb Posted October 5, 2021 Share #21 Posted October 5, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) 1 hour ago, Al Brown said: My link above is also the official German HQ link. The store is owned by them. It says "ITEM NO LONGER AVAILABLE" and the BP MP body picture has disappeared as well. 'Item no longer available' (subtext - until we build some more). This has been the case for years and years, the film cameras are built in batches and it's not unreasonable to suppose the BP sells more than the silver so it's the first to sell out, and especially scarce as overall production will have been affected by Covid restrictions. Neither can I remember a case when Leica have not announced in advance when dropping a camera from the range, which they haven't. So we are left with the OP's hysteria, so lets hope there isn't ever a real crisis. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 5, 2021 Posted October 5, 2021 Hi 250swb, Take a look here Leica MP black discontinued?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
south64 Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share #22 Posted October 5, 2021 (edited) Well I hope you are right normally when it is not available for sale at the moment only, it says so and does not disappear altogether like now Anyway, since I own one and prices for a used black MP would increase even further, it is for my benefit when I sell finally before I die, so who cares Edited October 5, 2021 by south64 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianman Posted October 5, 2021 Share #23 Posted October 5, 2021 6 minutes ago, south64 said: Anyway, since I own one and prices for a used black MP would increase even further, it is for my benefit when I sell finally before I die, so who cares That's nice. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenInTime Posted October 5, 2021 Share #24 Posted October 5, 2021 Is it worth the effort of redesigning the MP (and M-A ) to have the rangefinder optics common with the M10 ? Or have the MP electronics ceased to be available ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Brown Posted October 5, 2021 Share #25 Posted October 5, 2021 So I have checked with Leica Shop and the issue is, they only receive one MP BP piece every couple of months or so and the back order log is so long that they had to take it down from the site. It is NOT being officially discontinued. Hope this ends the discussion. OTOH, the M10-R Black Paint also is quite rare but comes to the store much more often and thus remains on the order page. Also, as I have stated several times before, the 2000 pieces of the M10-R is NOT the final number IF THERE WILL BE FURTHER DEMAND. It was kindly explained to me that in case of LIMITED EDITION, the cameras would have been equipped with numbers as usual (XXXX/2000). 4 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted October 5, 2021 Share #26 Posted October 5, 2021 Leica discontinues product to make way for a cheaper one. Sounds convincing 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobert Posted October 5, 2021 Share #27 Posted October 5, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) 10 hours ago, andybarton said: I will eat my hat if that happens. Be careful what you say. You won’t be the first one ending up in hospital. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted October 5, 2021 Share #28 Posted October 5, 2021 You don’t know what my hat is made of. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giguchan Posted October 14, 2021 Share #29 Posted October 14, 2021 I just picked up a brand new Black Paint 2 days ago. Glad i just made it under the wire . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan2z Posted October 14, 2021 Share #30 Posted October 14, 2021 8 hours ago, Giguchan said: I just picked up a brand new Black Paint 2 days ago. Glad i just made it under the wire . What wire? https://leicacamerausa.com/photography/leica-m/m-cameras/analog/ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted October 14, 2021 Share #31 Posted October 14, 2021 Why so much angst? The chrome MP is a very nice looking camera. Let's be relieved that the MP has not been discontinued altogether... 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Albertson Posted October 14, 2021 Share #32 Posted October 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Herr Barnack said: Why so much angst? The chrome MP is a very nice looking camera. It is indeed - swathed in black gaffer tape. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriehuber Posted October 14, 2021 Share #33 Posted October 14, 2021 On 10/5/2021 at 4:32 PM, Al Brown said: So I have checked with Leica Shop and the issue is, they only receive one MP BP piece every couple of months or so and the back order log is so long that they had to take it down from the site. It is NOT being officially discontinued. Hope this ends the discussion. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted October 14, 2021 Share #34 Posted October 14, 2021 It makes a change from me ordering my MP in 2002 and completely forgetting I'd done it until my Leica stockist called early 2003 to say it was in now stock and I owed them a lot of money. One of the first, still not needing a CLA, they made them well in those days 😄 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kivis Posted October 15, 2021 Share #35 Posted October 15, 2021 Leica USA has black and chrome MP's listed. I called Leica Miami. Both MP's are just out of stock. Should be replenished early November. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giguchan Posted October 16, 2021 Share #36 Posted October 16, 2021 On 10/14/2021 at 11:36 AM, logan2z said: What wire? https://leicacamerausa.com/photography/leica-m/m-cameras/analog/ I wanted to find one before i went up to Boston .. No really a "wire" perhaps we'll call it" just in time" Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan2z Posted October 16, 2021 Share #37 Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Giguchan said: I wanted to find one before i went up to Boston .. No really a "wire" perhaps we'll call it" just in time" Ahh, I see. I thought you meant before the BP MP was no longer available, which it should continue to be since it is apparently not discontinued. Congratulations on the camera! Edited October 16, 2021 by logan2z Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giguchan Posted October 17, 2021 Share #38 Posted October 17, 2021 Hey Logan!! Thanks for the Congrats! I WAS a tad worried about the MP being discontinued- I think that was just because I had such a hard time finding one. Now i know how they're made and how often and how many shops get them I am relaxed. 0563 is my lot number... Incidentally. Does anyone know how to gauge when it was built? I have my Cards n things but i don't think it will tell me that Thanks again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted October 18, 2021 Share #39 Posted October 18, 2021 It’s printed on a white sticker on the outside of the outer brown box the camera came in. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Brown Posted October 24, 2021 Share #40 Posted October 24, 2021 If anyone is interested, it seems the MP BP is back on AT/DE, UK and US site. Adding the links, respectfully. Now even I am tempted...https://www.leicashop.com/brandnew/at/en/leica-mp-black-lacqueredhttps://store.leica-camera.com/uk/en/mp-black-lacqueredhttps://leicacamerausa.com/mp-0-72-black.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.