Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] black chrome wear
From: TTAbrahams@aol.com
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 13:12:53 EST

Gary, one of my M4P's has been worn down through the black chrome, nickel etc 
to pure brass! I bought this one new in 1981 and it has seen a lot of use. At 
the moment my wife uses it with a 35/2,5 Voigtlander "Pancake" lens. The 
first series of M4P had the same brass top-plate as the M4-2. The switch over 
came at around 16xx xxx and you can identify the version by checking the 
frontwindows of the camera. On the brass top-plate the 
viewfinder/lightgathering and rangefinder windows are countersunk. On the 
zinc top-plate they are flush (as on the M6). The last of the M4P's also 
lacked the "bulb" flash synch socket. Looking for a rare M4-P, the chrome, 
single synch outlet M4-P with the M6 top-plate has to fit into that category. 
Supposedly only 4-500 made.
Tom A