Leica MP

A bona fide classic in design and construction. Thousands of lens options, since every piece of M-mount glass made by Leica is still game. Stripped-down shutter-speed dial and manual focus ring are simple to use. Understated looks, compact design and...

At ,000 for the body alone, the MP’s price is almost as inflated as its legacy. Lenses are extra, and they are expensive. Range finders have limitations that make them less than ideal for sports or nature photography. The permanence of film will make...

I was so impressed with this particular all-mechanical Leica, and so taken with the legacy, that I may write a new book ¡°starring¡± this camera. The story of a creative tool that has been gradually perfected over five decades, and upon the point of...

Viewfinder ; ease of focus ; heft ; fit and finish ; feel in the hand ; the photos

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Manual operation / Great Center Weight Meter - Exposures are great starting points that I can adjust from & It actually made me realize that this is all you really need. / Construction - I never realized that a 35mm camera of this size could weigh so...

Very Expensive & the prices keep going up. I only buy new because I never sell & I use the hell out of my cameras. Collectors are driving the prices up. Lenses are very expensive. This is not an camera system easily justified from a dollar perspective,...

Its called a "Mechanical Precision". I could not have thought of a better name ; Fast intuitive and confidence inspiring

All of the limitations of a rangefinder, i.e, limited focal length, no reflex view, no flash TTL, but in its niche applications it can not be faulted

mechanical precision ; quiet operation ; lack of needless features ; straightforward layout of controls ; a minimalist's dream come true ; good value over a lifetime of ownership ; simplicity

prohibitively expensive up-front price tag ; film loading is slow and tedious at first

Quiet. Reliable. Smooth. I think Leicas are the only cameras where pressing the button FEELS good! (Perhaps I should get a life!)

None whatsoever. Not cheap, but it will last a lifetime, as has the 50-year-old IIIg I've just started using!

Well-damped, low shutter vibration (I have most of 1/4s photos shot sharply) - solid ruggedness - shortest shutter delay - bright viewfinder (no flare) - electricity independent, even with flash (except light meter) - M3 classic style and presentation...

The shutter lag is too short, so the flash sycn time can only be 1/50s (the shutter opens even earlier than the flash shoots) - Heavy, due to the brass body - No lens beyond 135mm - Expensive

Simplicity of operation. This takes us back to the days when the photographer was the one who maintained the ultimate control over focus and exposure,--not someone's program. Leica lenses are truly unique in the world of miniature photography. There...

The rangefinder (mine is the .72) is fairly quick but not quite as fast as my SLRs. Loading is less of a problem than it used to be. I sometimes wish there was an easy way to see if the shutter is cocked or not on the top of the camera.