Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Then I was mistaken about the alloy because the M4-2 has that black "paint" which looks more like the latter generation paint on the M6 than the heavy black paint on the early bodies. A friend of mine had an M4-2 with the added framelines of the M6 as well, and I thought that was the body version where the viewfinder was updated to the current one. He must have had the M6 finder put in during repair. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+photo.forrest=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+photo.forrest=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of J. Newell Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 12:36 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: RE: [Leica] Re:M4 variants > Not the M4, M4-2 and M4-p. The latter two models were the newer generation > bodies with completely different finders, new framelines and alloy top > covers, not brass like the previous years' M's. Basically they are M6's > without meters. This is incorrect. All M4-2s and almost all M4-Ps have brass covers. Only the end of the M4-P production run converted to zinc alloy covers with flush windows, like the M6. The early M4-2 finders are identical in every respect to the M4 finder. The M4-2 finder was then converted to the version also used in the M4-P and M6, which can be subject to flare. The M4-P was the first to add framelines for the 28mm and 75mm lens. The M4-2 had only 35, 50, 90 and 135 framelines, like the M4. John _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information