M4-P 70th Anniversary Edition # - oddity or fishy?

[jpattison]

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On 2/6/2022 at 2:50 PM, sandro said:

I had missed this thread until now and checked my own M4-P which has I 214. It is quite possible that an additional group was made, as Leitz also made a version of a few lenses with the 1913-1983 engraving, like the Summilux 1.4/35mm.

Lex

According to Laney, some lenses and winders were also engraved, and sold in 3 different sets in North America:

Set 1: M4-P body,  Silver chrome MR-4 meter (not engraved), Black 50 Summicron-M, Black M4-P winder, all in Combi case.

Set 2: M4-P body,  Silver chrome MR-4 meter (not engraved), Black 50 Summilux-M, Black 28 Elmarit-M, Black M4-P winder, all in Combi case.

Set 3: M4-P body,  Silver chrome MR-4 meter (not engraved), Black 35 Summicron-M, Black 90 Summicron-M, Black M4-P winder, all in Combi case.

Edited January 23, 2023 by jpattison
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[sandro]

Also a 1913-1983 version of the Summilux 1.4/35mm was made for the Italian market, 150 pieces apparently. I bought one in Italy sometime. Very rare is a 75mm lens with the 1913-1983 engraving.

Lex

[sandro]

Al, are you sure about the light meter engraving? There are always quite some M4-2 Winders on the market with the engraving, and the camera's could be delivered with a black MR-4 meter, but I never saw such meter with the 1913-1983 engraving. Or did you mean that only the winders had the engraving?

Lex