Which Leica M bodies have the following...

<p>Which Leica bodies have self timers?<br>

Which Leica bodies have brightlines for 75mm?<br>

Which Leica bodies have Aperture priority?<br>

Does any Leica body have all three?</p>

<p>None that I am aware of.</p>

<p>STs: M2 (later types), M3, M4, M5<br>

75mm: M6, M6ttl, M7, MP(?)<br>

AP: M7<br>

ergo: no!</p>

<p>M4-P also has 75mm frame corners, at least mine came that way new. It is an early brass top model. No M has complete 75 mm lines. M2 M4 M4-2 and M-5 can be fitted with 75mm frame corners if you substitute a later camera`s mask for the existing one. </p>

<p>A CV 75mm bright line finder has the best view for a 75mm lens that exists. Full frame lines and 1:1 magnification. It is also sized for accuracy rather than the too small areas of later M RF masks designed to squeese in a 28mm frame line. That is what I use even on cameras that have frame corners built in. </p>

<p>Only later M3 had self timers. Serials starting around 900,000, definitely by 1,000,000. Early M3 had DS film advance which few like. Some experts say that it was made better than the later SS. I had my cameras converted. Self times and frame line previews could also be added. </p>

<p>In fact the 50 90 135 BL Leica finders are the most accurately sized frame lines of any Leica camera ever made . </p>

Leica M8 has all three of those features.

<p>If you want them all in an M mount film camera, the Hexar RF has all of those. </p>

<p>M7 with one of these:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.speedgraphic.co.uk/prod.asp?i=6195&1=Mechanical+Self+Timer">http://www.speedgraphic.co.uk/prod.asp?i=6195&1=Mechanical+Self+Timer</a></p>

 

<p><strong>Mr Khan, please google it and you will have all the answers you need. Regards- Afzal</strong></p>

<p>Until the M8 digital came along all self timers were mechanical. The M8 self timer is electronic. When the internal meter came along the mechanical self timer was replaced by a battery compartment. So all M's with the internal meter - except the M8 - lack the self timer. Some older M's also lack the self timer, but it could be added as an upgrade. <br /> Not sure when the 75mm frameline was introduced, but it can be added to any M by Sherry, DAG, etc. Certainly the M6, M7, M8, and (new)MP.<br /> Aperture priority - requiring an electronic shutter - is available only on the M7 and M8. All other M's have a mechanical shutter.<br /> So Kris has it right - only the M8 has all three.</p>

<p>Hexar RF's got all.</p>

<p>Not a trivial question: Leica built a bewildering lot of special models and offered many modifications.<br>

My M7 has it all - as soon as I screw in that no-name heavy-as-lead external mechanical selftimer.</p>

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<p>"Until the M8 digital came along all self timers were mechanical. The M8 self timer is electronic... Not sure when the 75mm frameline was introduced, ... So Kris has it right - only the M8 has all three."</p>

<p>For M cameras, the above is correct. </p>

<p>75mm framelines were introduced (along with the release of the 75mm Summilux-M) with the M4-P.</p>

 

<p>If you're using a self-timer with a 75mm lens at f1.4, even with Aperture Priority you'll have a tough time getting into the DOF for the money shot.</p>

<p>The Leica M5 has 2 of the qualities you're looking for and you can get all three by changing the rangefinder with a M6 finder. First, the M5 has a mechanicall timer. Second, you can set the aperture to whatever you wish. Then while looking into the finder change the shutter speed dial up or down to where light meter arm and indicator arm X crosses (volla, you have aperture priority or set the speed and move the aperture and get shutter speed priority). Third, if you really need a 75mm frame, get the rangefinder changed. The M5 was truly a camera ahead of it's time. Thanks.</p>