Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] lowest # Leica M
From: Dan C <leicaman@sympatico.ca>
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 17:11:19 -0400
References: <200309280142.VAA11495@poseidon.proxymedia.net>

And I must be missing something as well, for isn't 1185136 greater than
700000?

dan c.

At 04:13 PM 28-09-03 -0400, Marc James Small wrote:
>At 09:50 PM 9/27/03 -0400, Emanuel Lowi wrote:
>>I believe lowest production for a standard issue (not SE or military)
>Leica M model
>>would be the M4-M, with just 150 cameras so designated. Similar -- but not
>identical
>>-- to the more common M4-MOT. I used to own #1185136.
>>
>>For collectors, though, mere scarcity isn't everything. That would be
boring.
>>
>
>Emmanuel
>
>I must be missing something.  M3 production commenced at 700,000. There
>MIGHT have been some versuchs-kameras prior to this but I've not researched
>that point.
>

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