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

[Mark Kronquist]

Yes about 20  but these were al 12xxxxxx SN abd black this was years earlier 

> On Aug 11, 2018, at 10:16 PM, Mark Kronquist via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
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> 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) 
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> M4 Top plate 1180xxx SN 1967 M4 according to lists
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> M4 Sync 24 x 36 (is not POST Camera 24x27)
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> M4 ST (MDa lacked ST)
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> M4 VF RF Framelines proper
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> 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
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> 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
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> BUT THIS ALSO HAS THE STANDARD SELF M4 SELF TIMER which their conversions would not have as MD series lacked them
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> Ditto PV lever (standard M4) which MDa lacked
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> Thoughts
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> Thanks
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> 
> Mark
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> e mail for pix 
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>> On Aug 11, 2018, at 3:50 PM, Mark Kronquist via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
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>> Has rf vf st pv.  Standard pc ie not post camera.  Anyone ever see one?
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