[Leica] M4 - M4P - M4-2

[jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier)]

It was Leitz Canada that pushed Father Leica for the permission and 
tooling to make the M cameras again. Much of Leitz Canada's business 
was making M lenses and they realized that wouldn't last long without a 
body in production. Production was modernized and simplified as it 
would have not been economically feasible otherwise.

I had a very early M4-2 and it was very first time I ever "almost" had 
Gerry (Kindermann) break down on the phone. He worked on the camera for 
three months and tested it every day until he was sure it was right. I 
sold it immediately with a one year return privilege. DO NOT BUY AN 
EARLY M4-2 PERIOD.

I use RapidWinders and much prefer the later cameras with the 
motor/winder coupling.

John Collier

On Nov 18, 2004, at 11:08 AM, Feli di Giorgio wrote some very good 
stuff!