Leica M4
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| Photo of Leica M4 with Summicron-M 50mm/2 Dual Range equipped for close-up use. image by Christopher Robin Roberts |
The Leica M4 was introduced in 1967, and replaced the 1954 Leica M3. The Leica M4 is considered by many photographers and collectors alike as the definitive model of the Leica rangefinder cameras.
The M4 is an all mechanical manual exposure camera without a built in exposure meter. A clip on coupled exposure meter was available as an accessory. Also available was the 'Visoflex' reflex head, which turned the camera into an SLR. Visoflex lenses have a different mount and cannot be used except wht the Visoflex.
Leica M4-2
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Following the disastrous M5, the M4 was reintroduced in 1978 as the M4-2 manufactured in Canada, with only detail differences.
Links
- Leica M4-2 at Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr
- Leica M-series guide at Stephen Gandy's CameraQuest
