Leica M4-2 Gold

[dave lackey]

Dang...why do I like these so much?😱

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photograph...M6/LEICAM6_GoldSultanBrunei/M42-Gold_link.jpg

And, of course,

the Platinum ain't bad either...

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photograph...m-Series/M6Platin_SultanBrunei1996/index1.htm

 

[kbg32]

You have very rich tastes Dave. I am basically a dress down kind of guy. Basic black goes with everything in my wardrobe.

 

[dave lackey]

You have very rich tastes Dave. I am basically a dress down kind of guy. Basic black goes with everything in my wardrobe.

Rich taste? Nah...I don't own a single gold anything, not a watch, ring, or anything. But for some reason, the aesthetics appeal to me much in the same way the black and gold Trans Am cars in the late 70s and early 80s did. Never did own one of those either but I loved the look.

But then, I do own a Verdigris M3!😛 I guess I'm just different...

 

[MISH]

I don't know about the gold one but I sure have a craving for one of the platinum, too bad I will never be able to afford one. Maybe one the members here from the Netherlands could pick up this one for me

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Leica-Leitz...877988574?pt=Film_Cameras&hash=item1e78ef9ede

that lens is looking pretty good to me also

 

[hausen]

I like it a lot. You like what you like I think Dave. No harm in that.

 

[maddoc]

I have only met one guy ever carrying a gold-plated M4-2 with gold-plated lens (Summilux 50/1.4 ?), an elderly Japanese guy at Lemonsha Camera in Ginza (Tokyo). 🙂

 

[Dan]

Dang...why do I like these so much?😱

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photograph...M6/LEICAM6_GoldSultanBrunei/M42-Gold_link.jpg

And, of course,

the Platinum ain't bad either...

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photograph...m-Series/M6Platin_SultanBrunei1996/index1.htm

I think the dressed up version in your avatar is sublime and much, much more sophisticated looking than that gaudy gold body.

 

[dave lackey]

I think the dressed up version in your avatar is sublime and much, much more sophisticated looking than that gaudy gold body.

Why thank you, Saul...as the third RFF member owner of this beautiful M3, I can tell you the last 4+ years shooting it has been a pleasure...I do need to find a lens for it don't I?😛

 

[gb hill]

To me Garry Winogrands old beater M4 looks much better & so much more desired than those two russian copies.😀 Yes I meant to say russian fakes😉

http://www.cameraquest.com/LeicaM4G.htm

 

[hepcat]

Dave, I tend to lean more toward the understated elegance of a black paint body with a black painted lens. Of course, I've been told that my taste is all in my mouth. 😉

 

[tjh]

I remember seeing a bunch of gold cameras at a shop in Frankfurt Airport, about 20 or so years ago. There was a gold Leica M, a Nikon, and a couple of other brands of cameras. I assumed at the time that they were aftermarket embellishments. Did Leica actually make any gold plated cameras?

Tom

 

[dave lackey]

I remember seeing a bunch of gold cameras at a shop in Frankfurt Airport, about 20 or so years ago. There was a gold Leica M, a Nikon, and a couple of other brands of cameras. I assumed at the time that they were aftermarket embellishments. Did Leica actually make any gold plated cameras?

Tom

Absolutely! Go to the bottom of this page:

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/Leica/Leica-M6/LEICAM6_GoldSultanBrunei/

You will see that not only Leica, but Nikon, Pentax, Canon, Olympus....

Quite the thing to do some 30 + years ago.

 

[dave lackey]

BTW, the reason I picked up on the M4-2 Gold Edition is because KEH has the complete kit in stock with gold 50 Lux and presentation box for a very reasonable sum....a lot less than the cost of an M-E.

 

[hepcat]

BTW, the reason I picked up on the M4-2 Gold Edition is because KEH has the complete kit in stock with gold 50 Lux and presentation box for a very reasonable sum....a lot less than the cost of an M-E.

That's the price of a current Summilux alone! I'm not a collector, but that would be fun to show off.

 

[tjh]

Absolutely! Go to the bottom of this page:

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/Leica/Leica-M6/LEICAM6_GoldSultanBrunei/

You will see that not only Leica, but Nikon, Pentax, Canon, Olympus....

Quite the thing to do some 30 + years ago.

Thanks Dave. It was quite something to see all those gold cameras in one place -I hadn't seen even one before that. Now that you mention it, I probably saw those cameras closer to 30 years ago.

Tom

 

[Rico]

I don't know about the gold one but I sure have a craving for one of the platinum, too bad I will never be able to afford one. Maybe one the members here from the Netherlands could pick up this one for me

Have to agree with Don that the platinum editions are tastefully (if expensively) rendered, particularly the Bruckner.

 

[Penny Lane]

To me Garry Winogrands old beater M4 looks much better

I still say the beater look will be the next big thing 😀

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