Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter Jon White wrote: > > Greetings, > > The M3 came first. It has frames for 50mm 90mm, and 135mm lenses. A > few early ones don't have a self timer. > > The M2 came next. It has 35mm, 50mm, and 90mm frames. Most have self > timers. > > The M4 came next, about 1967. It has 35mm, 50mm, 90mm, and 135mm > frames, a self timer, and like the previous two, no hot shoe. > > The M5 was an ugly, (IMHO), version of the M4 with a built in meter. > > The M4-2 came next. It was almost identical to the M4 but lacked a > self timer, and added a hot shoe. It also, unfortunately, says M4-2 > on the front, making it less appealing aesthetically, (IMHO). > > The M4-P came next. It's the same as a M4-2 but adds frames for 75mm > and 28mm focal lengths. > > The M6 is an M4-P but with a meter. > > Peter Jon White Thanks for the info. I had been considering getting another body to complement my CL. Based on some recent messages, though, I'm not sure I should hang on to it, or put it in the collector's arena. Is it really that hard to repair? Will it become a paperweight if it breaks?