Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/19

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Subject: [Leica] Re: m4-2 #
From: jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier)
Date: Fri Nov 19 05:40:11 2004
References: <BAY14-F91EB70E5D07E59340DE05B2C30@phx.gbl>

There is no specific serial number where we can say under this bad and 
over this good. Generally the early batches are suspect though there 
are some good cameras in there. Anything above 1 5xx xxx should be 
fine. I had a late M4-2 (153xxxx) and it was a great camera. I sold it 
to finance my first TTL. I subsequently bought an early one (148xxxx) 
partly to see what they were like. What a chump. I paid a good price 
because it had a fresh CLA from a distributor. I then paid a for a 
complete overhaul (more expensive than a CLA) at Kindermann and ended 
up selling it cheap with a warranty. OUCH!

John Collier

On Nov 19, 2004, at 12:26 AM, Alexander Glissan wrote:

> I am about to buy an M4-2 as a second body (I wanted the 4 frame lines 
> and brass shell) and the number is above 15....... Is this an early 
> generation. The owner is a forum member and sayd the camera is fine 
> but wondered if anyone could enlighten me as to EXACTLY where they go 
> bad. Am I in the Clear.


Replies: Reply from raimo.m.korhonen at uusikaupunki.fi (Raimo K) ([Leica] Re: m4-2 #)
In reply to: Message from alexglissan at hotmail.com (Alexander Glissan) ([Leica] Re: m4-2 #)