Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ok I found something http://leicaphilia.com/the-mp-whats-old-is-new-again/ The old MP came out in 1956 and was a PJ version of the M3 and had a Leicavit on it. They took off the self timer. You couldn't be anybody to get one the camera was restricted to ?bonafide working press photographers.? They made 449 of them. They were like a prelude to an M2. On 3/19/15 4:14 PM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > I thought the MP had an electric shutter, like the M7????? > > I could change the wording, if you prefer...... > But if you buy it, that would save me some effort.....Interested? > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at verizon.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On > Behalf > Of Lew Schwartz > Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 12:47 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] For Sale.... Wheeler Dealer Buy a new lens to go with > that M Body! > > Isn't the MP more recent? > > -Lew Schwartz > > >> Do you still shoot film? The M6 is the most recent, metered by battery, >> mechanical camera Take out the battery and you have the same function as > a >> late M4/M3/M2!) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/