Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"R. Saylor" <rlsaylor@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > > Are there any reliability problems with the M4-2? I don't need/want > the additional framelines of the M4-P. I own both cameras. If you don't need the 28mm and 75mm framelines, the M4-2 is actually preferable to the M4-P. It has: - a better 90mm frameline; - a vertical adjustment screw for the rangefinder; - no red dot. The M4-2 suffers in direct comparison to its predecessor, the M4, by not having a beautiful chrome finish and engraved top plate, and by being manufactured in Canada. So what; these are issues for collectors and equipment worshipers. I'm not aware that the M4-2 is a less reliable picture-taking machine than the M4-P -- or the M6, for that matter. If there is a problem with a particular unit, it can always be repaired/adjusted back to specifications. By now a 20 year old M4-2 will be ready for a CLA if it hasn't had one already. Remarkably, fewer M4-2's were built (16K) than M4-P's (23K) or M4's (47K chrome) yet the M4-2 is the cheapest of these on the used market. Save some money and buy more glass. - -- Pieter Bras