vintage bill
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I've got a 984xxx and it has served me well since I bought it used in 1964
Let's see your Leica M
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mgscheue
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We're serial number buddies! Terrific that you've had yours for that long. I bet you paid less for it than I did mine. 🙂 It's in really good shape, though. Having a lot of fun with it.
Very late M3 (note the missing lens release button shroud, more typical of M4s) finished in titanium ceramic coating, white-on-black frame counter, self timer release button and lens release button also finished in titanium. Finished to owner preference to mimic the M6 Ti. The owner will send it off to their favorite tech for a full CLA and leatherette. The leatherette will be custom cut due to the missing lens release button shroud.
vintage bill
Member
Very dependable, went around the world, had the flash contacts updated, had the leatherette replaced had the shutter repaired once (Golden Touch), still using original collapsible 50 Summicron.
MISH
Well-known
Happy Thanksgiving, here is something I am thankful for
kshapero
South Florida Man
Me, too
kshapero
South Florida Man
$680 USD in 2007!!!
the new m6. got it for 680 USD off of ebay and it came in the mail yesterday. seems to be in full working order. can't wait to get a lens and start shooting!
chuckroast
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A great deal, even factoring in inflation. $680 in 2007 is the equivalent of about $1100 today - and M6s at that price are thin on the ground 😉
plexi
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AveryWagg
Established
I bought this M4 new in November of 1974, and I've always wondered about the 's' in the camera's warrantee description. I've never heard of a model 's' before. It's not mentioned anywhere else at least that I can find. It's a Canadian-made M4, bought in Canada.
MISH
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Wish I would’ve been that smart in 1974. Do you remember what it cost new?
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
My 1957 Leica M3 with its original 50mm f3.5 M Elmar lens.
AveryWagg
Established
It was $694 + 5% sales tax..
Glenn2
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I was offered a black M4 by my local Leica dealer around that time in Calgary. Already had a pair of chrome M4’s and several other cameras so passed up the opportunity. One of my M4’s by the information on Camera Quest site was an ELC camera (E. Leitz Canada). I think early on that they were assembling German parts as both cameras are marked Wetzlar. Seem to recall that the price I paid in 1969 was similar and included a 50mm Summicron.
With the insane prices black Leicas are going for I would be paranoid about getting mugged while using it. Looks like you’re using it, best stay out of dark back alleys.
The “s” probably stands for Swartz, German for black.
With the insane prices black Leicas are going for I would be paranoid about getting mugged while using it. Looks like you’re using it, best stay out of dark back alleys.
The “s” probably stands for Swartz, German for black.
38Deardorff
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I had one they were circa $700 Cdn/$715 USD in '74. By '74 they were black chrome....commanding nowhere near the price of a black paint model. (several on Ebay @ $3k). I cycled through a fair number of Leicas through the years.
Ororaro
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A bp m4 is about the price of a new m6/mp
Nothing insane, really.
Nothing insane, really.
38Deardorff
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M6/MP are listing for $6400 USD..... black paint M4s 10-12,000 €
Ororaro
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get out of ebay. M4 bp can be found for 6400$
38Deardorff
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Leica Store in Vienna.... not ebay. Where do you see a bp M4 listed for $6400?
Ororaro
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Various sellers in asia, the classic ones
Contact them directly, their websites…
Contact them directly, their websites…
