Leica M4-P "Leica 1913-1983"

35mm MF film rangefinder camera • Discontinued • Collectible

  • Announced:
  • · 1983
  • Production type:
  • · Small-batch production: 2500 (two thousand five hundred) units
  • Availability:
  • ● Sold out
  • Country of design:
  • · FRG (Federal Republic of Germany)
  • Order No.:
  • · 10416
  • 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:
28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 75mm, 90mm, 135mm
Parallax compensation:
Yes
Physical characteristics:
Weight:
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Dimensions:
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Manufacturer description

On the occasion of the 70th Year since the innovation of LEICA by Oskar Barnack LEITZ has come out with a Limited Special Series of the LEICA M 4-P, silver chromium. Every camera out of this series carries a Special Serial Number and the Special Engraving: LEICA 1913-1983.

Publication in press

From Popular Photography (February 1984):

"A 200-set limited edition of the current Leica M4-P in a new silver/chrome finish commemorates the 70'th anniversary of Oskar Barnack's original prototype - the Ur Leica. Three sets are available.

Set #1 consists of the camera, MR-4 silver/chrome meter, black 50-mm f/2 lens, black M4-P winder, and a combi case, listing at $2,691. As above, Set #2 substitutes an f/1.4 lens and adds a 28-mm f/2 lens; $3,943. Set #3 has the camera, MR-4 meter, M4-P winder, 35-mm f/2 and 90-mm f/2.8 lenses (all black), and the combi case, for $3,283.

Lenses, winder and case are engraved with "Leica 1913-1983", and camera has the production number. Each set includes certificate of authenticity and a reproduction of a 1913 Barnack photograph."

From the editor

In 1983 Leica released 2500 chrome M4-P cameras to commemorate 70 years of Leica dating from Oscar Barnack's first prototype in 1913. The back of the top plate was engraved "Leica 1913-1983", along with one of the five letters in the Leica name, followed by a number 1 to 500. A regular production serial number was also engraved on the hot shoe.

In addition to the camera, the following lenses with the engraving "Leica 1913-1983" were produced to commemorate the event:

With the exception of the special engraving, these lenses were no different from the corresponding mass-production versions. Even the order numbers were the same.

Other Leica M4-P special editions (2)


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