welcome aboard trchandler62. A very nice trio you have. Any bit of history here? Keep posting. You will find a fine bunch of lads (and a lassie or two, as well) here. Cheers.
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I seem to recall another member also covering up the battery chamber on his MP. Did you close the battery chamber with something before recovering?
It's an MP Classic – a special edition commissioned by Schmidt for the Asian market in around 2005. It is meterless, like the M-A. It also has the exact same frame-lines as the M-A. It's a terrific camera. I owned one a few years ago (mine was even nicer😀, having a black hotshoe too) and have since wished I hadn't sold it.
Black hotshoe?? wowwowoow Ian! You always surprise me!
Such a nice camera, if only the ISO selection dial was like the M4 and the serial number was centered on the hot shoe it would be perfect!
Do you have the matching summicron?