[Leica] Leica oddity Leica M4 camera set up from factory with Leica MDa Shutter Crate

[Mark Kronquist]

Has the proper milled out area for a data strip (ala MD MDa MD2) factory shutter crate assembly perfect identical to the one on my MD (non a) 

M4 Top plate 1180xxx SN 1967 M4 according to lists

M4 Sync 24 x 36 (is not POST Camera 24x27)

M4 ST (MDa lacked ST)

M4 VF RF Framelines proper

Somewhere in 1967, someone special ordered a one off or a handful of Leica M4 camera/s that could use the M4 data strip or it was a prototype

Sherry K and Youxin are said to have swapped tops adding an M4-2 finder and M4-2 top plate to MDa/MD2 for a ghastly price to a tiny handful of cameras

BUT THIS ALSO HAS THE STANDARD SELF M4 SELF TIMER which their conversions would not have as MD series lacked them

Ditto PV lever (standard M4) which MDa lacked

Thoughts

Thanks


Mark

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> On Aug 11, 2018, at 3:50 PM, Mark Kronquist via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> Has rf vf st pv.  Standard pc ie not post camera.  Anyone ever see one?
> 
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