Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/23

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Subject: [Leica] M4 M3 M2 M4-2 M4-P
From: "Michael Darnton" <mdarnton@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 06:20:33 PDT

Yes, I completely agree with the prevailing idea that the M4-2 and M4-P are 
trash cameras, completely unworthy of the Leica name. Worthless! Garbage! So 
If you've got one and want to throw it away, I'll send you the postage to 
ship it to me for recycling--I need another M4-2 for, uh, parts ;-)

More seriously, I think it's interesting that the -2 and -P are always 
looked down on because of their cost-cutting "cheap" covering, flare-prone 
finders, and lack of a self-timer, but no one thinks to criticize the 
various M-6 versions for the same thing. Did the new LHSA model come with 
retro vulcanite, the old flare-free finder, a self-timer? If not, by those 
standards, it's a cheap camera, too, right?

- --Michael Darnton
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