Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Johnny: The M4-P film speed indicator was a round sticker that you write on with a pencil, It sounds like you described such a label or sticker. As for the battered back, the backs were usually enamel paint which scraped off in spots if the camera was well used. This means rather than sitting pretty on a shelf, it was swinging from somedodys neck and scratching the cack on buttons, zippers and the like. What is a thumb grip? Do you mean the plastic tip on the film advance? If it is that screw, bring it back where you just recently bought it and get them to find a screw for it. If you did not buy it at a dealer, try an aolder dealer that may have a drawer full of odd screws that they take out of scrapped cameras. You may get lucky and find one that fits. Regards, Robert At 01:02 PM 9/23/99 +0100, Johnny Deadman wrote: >My new M4-P is in nice condition, but the back looks a bit battered, like it >might have belonged to another camera. Also, oddly, the film speed dial is >missing the centre...but looks like it never had one. IE the centre of it is >blank and smooth. I noticed another M4-P advertised on ebay with the same >'feature'. Anyone know anything about this? My serial # is 1621***, which >makes it a 1983 model according to Stephen Gandy's amazing list of lists. > >Also the little plastic thumbgrip retaining screw seems to have dropped out. >Let me guess: I'm gonna have to pay a hundred bucks for a replacement and >another hundred for someone to screw it in. >-- >Johnny Deadman > >"The obscure man's reflections may be aw wise as the rich cheese-maker's, on >everything but cheese" - Haskins > >