Which of the currently manufactured Leica analog M bodies is your favourite?

[Smudgerer]

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19 minutes ago, Fotoklaus said:

So yes, you are out in dreamland on this, I´m afraid 🙂

Ah well, not for the first time............But thanks for the information anyway.

[Surge]

MP is my favorite, which is why I bought one. 

[LeicaFan1]

Leica MP BP is my favorite.

[Leica Filmmatic]

BP MP it’s gorgeous and feels sooo good to use.

[4art]

My never seen or used black paint MP. It’s on the way! I’ve gone from film to nothing to digital DSLR and now an M11 and MP. I love the size of the rangefinders and am excited to see some film work again.

[UCProf48]

My favorite is the MP in either Silver or Black. I would eliminate the M-A. The same effect can be had by taking the battery out of the MP!

[a.noctilux]

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29 minutes ago, UCProf48 said:

The same effect can be had by taking the battery out of the MP!

How about framelines ?

This is the detail that non M-A  user spread over and over again.

Shutter release travel shorter is another subtle "thing" which can not be done when bettery is taken out.

MP is indeed a  very nice M I used for many years, but when M-A launched in 2014, I swapped.

Edited August 7, 2023 by a.noctilux

[spydrxx]

All of the modern ones are outside of my budget, but the M11 does look nice to me. I owned a M6TTL and hated it. Owned an M4 for over 30 years and it was definitely my favorite, although I now own an M2 and a bunch of Barnacks. The fascination never ends.

[Jewl]

MP BP

[junix]

12 hours ago, UCProf48 said:

My favorite is the MP in either Silver or Black. I would eliminate the M-A. The same effect can be had by taking the battery out of the MP!

I wanted to buy an MP a few years ago then tried them both side by side and went for the M-A.

• Apart from the 75mm, all other frame lines look better on the M-A
• The viewfinder is ever so slightly brighter (to me, although some people don’t “see” the difference) but it is surely less cluttered 
• The shorter shutter release travel is also “not felt” by some people, but I could feel the difference
• MP has a plastic ISO dial, the ISO dial on the M-A is just a reminder, but a nicer looking reminder to me

I sometimes did miss the light meter in the beginning..

[IkarusJohn]

M5 meter - serviceable?

M6 meter - not serviceable

M7 discontinued - issue with the shutter

M-A gorgeous!

[Emtsoh]

M-A black

and M-A or MP in silver chrome.

 

[Warton]

2 hours ago, Emtsoh said:

M-A black

and M-A or MP in silver chrome.

 

MP black paint lovers are their way to dismiss your claim, you embrace yourself. 

Edited August 8, 2023 by Warton

[Stephen.s1]

M10 Mono

[IkarusJohn]

3 hours ago, Stephen.s1 said:

M10 Mono

Black paint?  Are you using Tri-X or Portra?

[logan2z]

On 8/7/2023 at 9:57 AM, UCProf48 said:

I would eliminate the M-A. The same effect can be had by taking the battery out of the MP!

Wow, you can turn a BP or silver MP into a black chrome M-A by removing the battery?   Does Leica have a patent on that technology? 😉

[williamj]

Black. I used to say shiny black paint which means MP but the other day I saw a heavily worn black chrome Leica and it looked so proper and I know some people hate the silvery wear marks but I liked it so now I don't give a darn (euphemism) so that can also mean M-A. The Leica M4 was the first M Leica I ever saw so that shape with the angled rewind knob means Leica to me so maybe an M6 with some tape over the red dot. But given my finances I probably can only afford a black M4-2. I have a silver Leica M so I don't need another.

I would never recommend they discontinue any current model of film Leica. Good grief.