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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] lowest # Leica M
From: Marc James Small <msmall@infionline.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 16:13:32 -0400

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.

Marc

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