Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter Kristoffersen wrote: > Does anybody of you know anything about M4P Chrome versions? How many was > produced in comparison with the black versions? How much more is these > cameras worth, and are they considered "users" or "collectibles"? Peter, M4-P Chrome (plain) are collectibles. 1546351-1545300 M4-P 80-81 1546351-1552350 M4-P 81 1552351-1552884 M4-P 81 1562351-1564350 M4-P 82 1586351-1590350 M4-P 82 1604551-1606550 M4-P 82-83 1618551-1620550 M4-P Chrome 83 = 2000 Ex. 1620551-1622550 M4-P 83-84 1636551-1637550 M4-P Chrome 83 = 1000 Ex. 1642551-1643750 M4-P 84 ** 1649251-1651250 M4-P 84-85 1691951-1692950 M4-P 86 Total Chrome = 3000 - 2500 engraved'1913-1983' = 500* plain chrome. *Of which, I guess a few are with the M6 (flush) windows. Thats how Ghester Sartorius find that number in his "Identifying Leica Cameras" ISBN 0-8174-4026-7 . Obviously this is not correct because whe know at least 5 chrome M4-P outside of the two chrome batch. But anyway, it's a rare camera. In the Leica International Price Guide (7th edition) M4-P Black = 1000 $ R3 +/- 22 000 Ex. M4-P Chrome = 3000 $ R6 500 Ex. M4-P Chrome 70th Anniv. = 2500 $ R6 2500 Ex. R3 = Unusual Possible availability = 3-6 month R6 = Very rare availability = once in 2 years In Belgium a M4-P Black is more R2 (slightly unusual 14 days) and a M4-P Chrome (plain) is more R8 (I have seen two in 13 years) Lucien