New to Lecia - Questions about the M4-P/2

[BillBingham2]

Do buy here first. I had a M6 and M4-P, both of which I purchased new. I loved both, the internal meter was handy, but not a requirement as I use SLRs for anything longer than 105.

The other great thing is that both can use a RapidWinder II, a critical addition for any M.

I should mention that I use a S3-2000 as my RF camera these days and am VERY happy with it.

B2 (;->

 

[pkuglin]

Boy, there was a pretty nice user M4-2 on eprey for $529 BIN. It only lasted about 1-2 hours though. I like both the M4-2(Late version chrome) an M4-P(early version). To me they handle the same except for the frame line difference.

 

[shadowfox]

Thanks for all the good info! After watching ebay for a few days I've come to the conclusion that the M4-Ps and M6s are going for almost the same price

Really? then maybe it's time to sell mine then
Back when I got mine, M4-P was the "workman's" Leica M.

But it's black, it has framelines for wider lenses, has a quickload spool built-in, same awesome VF/RF, and a red dot that dissapear when you use the camera

So, what is bad about it? Nothing, in my view. Unless you just have to have a built-in meter to take any pictures.