Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There's one chrome M4-P for sale in Paris these days. At "Cirque Photo Video" for 6600 frs which roughly corresponds to 1000 bucks. It is not mint but its looks OK. Thib. At 16:05 20/07/99 +0200, vous avez écrit: > > >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 > >