LEICA MP, a new tool for professional and dedicated amateur photographers

[sleepyhead]

Since this old thread got revived, I thought I'd throw in my two cents: when the MP first came out I wanted one badly, or so I thought. Then I realised that for the money I could buy 4, 5, maybe 6 user M4-Ps. So the super reliability argument got shot down. I got two M4-Ps instead.


There is of course the built-in meter in the MP, which I wouldn't use anyway because a hand-held incident meter is better...

 

[kshapero]

Who wants to tackle this?
State the differences between an MP and a M6?

 

[Tuolumne]

Why is this here?

/T

 

[Mackinaw]

Who wants to tackle this? State the differences between an MP and a M6?

See:

http://www.imx.nl/photo/leica/Cameratest_MP.html

http://www.imx.nl/photo/leica/camera_review_mp_and_philos.html

http://www.imx.nl/photo/leica/rangefinder_engineering_fro.html

 

[MartinP]

Perhaps things might be more tidy if threads were moved to a "history" status, say twelve months after the last posting was made. That way they can be read and linked to, but not accidentally resurrected out of the context of their time . . . ?

 

[kshapero]

Why do some folks have a problem drudging up an old thread? Gives perspective if nothing else.

 

[leicapixie]

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=125

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=125

2003.
The Leica MP definitely became the tool of the professionals.😀
The Digital onslaught was stopped in it's tracks.:bang:
Leica was not going to build a digital any time soon..:angel:

2014.
The Leica MP is a special order item..
Leica is now almost totally digital.
The prices of all Leica products has climbed out of sight.
Repeated to me, a person attending a recent Magnum workshop,
that as he arrived with the latest Leica M,
fancy Asph lens, in Luigi case,
"Anyone using that camera, does NOT shoot for a living!".
A bit more than a decade..

 

[kshapero]

I know a few photographers using MP's for their photo livelihood.

 

[Pioneer]

Against Canon and Nikon I don't think there is any comparison.

 

[David Hughes]

"Like all Leica system cameras, the LEICA MP is assembled with manual craftsmanship in Solms in central Germany... "

Did they really say that?

Regards, David

 

[Ming Rider]

Who wants to tackle this? State the differences between an MP and a M6?

Err, knob rewind, no leica badge, £2k (used) and errr . . . Give me a minute and I'm sure I'll think of more. 😀

 

[Bruno Gracia]

I know a few photographers using MP's for their photo livelihood.

Could You post an example?

 

[kshapero]

MP photog

https://www.flickr.com/photos/riccis/