Black Shutter-Counter for Leica MP?

[maxfairclough]

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Hello all, I figured this will likely be a custom job for Kanto cameras and whatnot, but does anyone know if Leica or someone will replace the silver standard Shutter Counter for the Leica MP to a black one?

Aesthetically the Leica MP Black Paint would be perfect if it had a black shutter counter as well as a black hotshoe, similar to the M-A. 

My dream is for the Leica MP Bluestein but perhaps I am better off just getting a custom job at Kanto camera....

 

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[kivis]

I like that red lettering in the shutter counter. Sweet.

[250swb]

To be honest when I read this thread I had to go to my MP (which I bought in 2003) and find out just what colour the shutter counter was. Not that I couldn't have guessed it was silver, but just to remind myself that other people have a far higher level of OCD than I have.

[Huss]

It is black on my M5 - and does look very cool.  On all my other black Ms it is silver.  And now I am annoyed thanks to this thread.

Edited May 30, 2023 by Huss

[maxfairclough]

9 hours ago, Huss said:

It is black on my M5 - and does look very cool.  On all my other black Ms it is silver.  And now I am annoyed thanks to this thread.

Yes as someone who is very aesthetically oriented, it bothers me haha.

[FilmSpiel]

One of my MPs.

its original from Leica Germany.

I could tell you, but id have to kill you if i do 🤫😜

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Edited May 30, 2023 by FilmSpiel

[LocalHero1953]

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16 hours ago, 250swb said:

To be honest when I read this thread I had to go to my MP (which I bought in 2003) and find out just what colour the shutter counter was. Not that I couldn't have guessed it was silver, but just to remind myself that other people have a far higher level of OCD than I have.

I have just sufficient OCD to check that my MP BP has a silver dial - or perhaps aluminium - or stainless steel - or chrome - or titanium. 

May I leave this thread now? It's for my mental health.

Edited May 30, 2023 by LocalHero1953

[pgk]

Fitting tinted glass might be an alternative solution.

[TomB_tx]

Treat it like some do the red dot: just cover the window with black electrical tape.

[TomB_tx]

I hadn't remembered that my black M5 had a black frame counter dial. Now I also remember that it is much harder to read in dim light (where the M5 meter excels). So I think the silver is more practical, if not stylish.

[maxfairclough]

On 5/30/2023 at 11:23 PM, FilmSpiel said:

One of my MPs.

its original from Leica Germany.

I could tell you, but id have to kill you if i do 🤫😜

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Looks great, is it a limited edition model? I'd love to know.

[FilmSpiel]

vor 25 Minuten schrieb maxfairclough:

Looks great, is it a limited edition model? I'd love to know.

thanks. no, it isn´t.

as i am in wetzlar a wellknown leica user (and collector), i get from time to time nice rewardings 🙂

[maxfairclough]

1 hour ago, FilmSpiel said:

thanks. no, it isn´t.

as i am in wetzlar a wellknown leica user (and collector), i get from time to time nice rewardings 🙂

I appreciate it, thanks!

[Cameraville]

Just for future reference, you can email spareparts@leica-camera.com for any modern spare parts. Although they do not offer anything which requires disassembly of the body for installation. So you cannot get the piece you are looking for from them, but should you need something more external they may be able to help you. 

[Huss]

On 5/30/2023 at 6:23 AM, FilmSpiel said:

One of my MPs.

its original from Leica Germany.

I could tell you, but id have to kill you if i do 🤫😜

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Now fix that shiny silver shutter button surround!

[maxfairclough]

Update. 

So Leica is doing a repair on my shutter curtain, and after some asking around and favours, Leica will be putting a black counter in my camera. In the email they said "Yes, they have provided the part number so I have added it to this weeks part order and will get it over to to repairs when it arrives. It is actually the counter used in the MP-3"

On Google, the MP-3 does not have an internal counter. Do you know what model they mean? I know of the Leica MP Classic that has one.

[grahamc]

7 hours ago, maxfairclough said:

Update. 

So Leica is doing a repair on my shutter curtain, and after some asking around and favours, Leica will be putting a black counter in my camera. In the email they said "Yes, they have provided the part number so I have added it to this weeks part order and will get it over to to repairs when it arrives. It is actually the counter used in the MP-3"

On Google, the MP-3 does not have an internal counter. Do you know what model they mean? I know of the Leica MP Classic that has one.

Probably the M3J

[maxfairclough]

On 10/23/2023 at 8:16 PM, grahamc said:

Probably the M3J

I think you are right! 

Now I need my chrome shutter release collar, button and hotshoe rails in black paint too.

Edited October 24, 2023 by maxfairclough

[grahamc]

7 hours ago, maxfairclough said:

I think you are right! 

Now I need my chrome shutter release collar, button and hotshoe rails in black paint too.

   

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[JMF]

On 10/24/2023 at 11:33 AM, maxfairclough said:

I think you are right! 

Now I need my chrome shutter release collar, button and hotshoe rails in black paint too.

The shutter release collar can be found in black chrome , let us know if you have any success locating  the button and  hotshoe  in black !