Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] differences between MR Meter and MR4?
From: leover@knoware.nl
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 04:52:51 GMT

Laney (Leica Collectors Guide) does not agree. The MR has a protruding
on/off switch, pointing towards the rewind nob. On the MR-4 the switch
has moved to the top as not to obstruct the rewind crank of the M4.

Regards,
Leo Verwoerd

>Thib,
>
>According to Eastland in the "Leica M Compendium" p.101 the "Leicameters=
 MR
>and MR-4 are identical except for the finish, chrome or black".  He =
does,
>however, at least in the copy of the Compendium that I have, refer to =
them
>in the very same sentence as "Leiameters". Eastland, according to some =
on
>the list has been known to err occasionally, but considering the erratic
>readings some of us are getting with the various Leica meters, there =
might
>be more to this than an editor a bit too anxious to get to the pub.
>
>Dave
>

>>Do anyone of you know the differences between the Leicameter MR and the=
 MR4?
>>Are there any?
>>Thanks
>>ThiB.