Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] A question for collectors - M4 Midland (black chrome)
From: TTAbrahams@aol.com
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 19:06:18 EST

William. the Midland M4 black chrome and it's counterpart, the black chrome 
M4 Wetzlar are the last of the M4 series. The production of Midlands M4 
reached about 2500 units and the Wetzlar almost 2000 units. It is a 
reasonably rare camera in mint condition, but you do run in to the good users 
at decent prices. The Midland M4 is interesting as this was the camera that 
later became the M4-2 which in it's turn evolved to the M4-P and on to the 
M6. They are priced high in Japan and in Europe but tend to be more modestly 
overpriced in US/Canada. The box is a nice touch and it would be a simple 
sell. Buy it, if the price is reasonable, and swap it for a M6 or M6TTL or 
some desirable lens. Or just buy it and shoot away with it, it is not 
'valuable" enough not to use it. Great camera with a 35/2
Tom A