Leica M4 Black paint

35mm MF film rangefinder camera • Discontinued • Collectible

  • Announced:
  • · 1967
  • Production type:
  • · Small-batch production: 5389 (five thousand three hundred eighty-nine) units
  • Availability:
  • ● Sold out
  • Country of design:
  • · FRG (Federal Republic of Germany)
  • Order No.:
  • · 10402
  • System:
  • · Leica M (1954)

Specification

Format:
35mm full frame
Film type:
135 cartridge-loaded film
Leica M [27.8mm]
Shutter:
Type:
Focal-plane
Model:
Mechanical
Speeds:
1 - 1/1000 + B
Exposure:
Exposure metering:
None
Exposure modes:
Manual
Rangefinder and Viewfinder:
Rangefinder:
Built-in, combined with viewfinder
Viewfinder:
Built-in, combined with rangefinder
Finder magnification:
0.72x
Actual rangefinder base:
68.5mm
Effective rangefinder base:
49.32mm
Bright-line frames:
35mm & 135mm, 50mm, 90mm
Parallax compensation:
Yes
Physical characteristics:
Weight:
600g
Dimensions:
138x77x33.5mm

From the editor

Rare LEICA M4 black paint finish camera produced in small batches:

BATCH #1 (1967): No. 1181501 - 1182000 = 500 units;

BATCH #2 (1968): No. 1185151 - 1185290 = 140 units;

BATCH #3 (1968): No. 1207001 - 1207480 = 480 units;

BATCH #4 (1969): No. 1225001 - 1225800 = 800 units;

BATCH #5 (1969): No. 1246201 - 1248100 = 1900 units;

BATCH #6 (1970): No. 1266001 - 1266100 = 100 units;

BATCH #7 (1970): No. 1266132 - 1267100 = 969 units;

BATCH #8 (1971): No. 1286201 - 1286700 = 500 units.

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TOTAL: 5,389 units

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