Leica M4 (Black Paint) - Camera

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Leica M4 (Black Paint) + Meter MR

$5,515.00 USD

$4,412.00 USD

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Model Details

Manual focus M mount 35mm rangefinder camera released by Leica in 1966. The viewfinder has a 0.72x magnification and frame lines for 35mm, 50mm, 90mm, and 135mm lenses. Less than 5,500 M4's were made in this black paint finish. Metal body available in black.

Shutter: Horizontal travel cloth focal plane, 1s - 1/1000s + B
ISO range: 4 - 1300 (reminder only)
Size: 138 x 77 x 34mm
Weight: 550g

Brand

Leica

System

Leica M

Lens Option

Interchangeable

Usage

Film

Camera Style

Rangefinder

Leica M

Leica’s M mount was introduced in 1953 alongside its first camera, the M3. Despite the rise of the SLR, Leica cameras have continued to succeed as their unique combination of build quality, speed, and discretion sets them apart from competition. The M bayonet mount, and the cameras introduced alongside it, offered (& continue to offer) a number of advantages over SLRs and other rangefinder cameras.

One big advantage is automatic framelines, which react to the lens on the camera to show accurate framelines in the viewfinder. This is even possible with older Leica Thread Mount (LTM) lenses if the correct adapter is used.

Other manufacturers, such as Cosina Voigtländer, Carl Zeiss, Konica, and Minolta, have also produced rangefinder cameras using Leica M mount.