The Leica MP is a 35 mm film camera manufactured by Leica Camera AG that was introduced in 2003. It is an all-mechanical rangefinder focusing camera that follows in a long line of cameras since the Leica M3 was introduced in 1954. The camera uses the Leica M-mount , which accepts all Leica bayonet-mount lenses (21 mm through 135 mm) made since 1954. The 'MP' designation stands for "mechanical perfection."
6-507: Unlike the preceding Leica M7 , the camera has adopted many retro design features from the earlier M3 . These include a M3 type metal film advance lever, knob film rewind design and M3 type frameline adjust lever. The basic classic design remains unchanged and the design for loading film from the bottom has been retained. The camera comes in black paint or silver chrome finishes and could be further customised with Leica AG's à la carte program until July 7, 2019 when Leica officially discontinued
12-575: A second are mechanically governed if the battery fails. Unlike the M6 TTL whose "off" position only disables the meter, the M7 features a switch on the shutter release, which prevents both metering and the shutter from firing. The shutter release is redesigned with two distinct levels of pressure: the first detent locks the exposure reading, the second fires the shutter. The M7 is also the first Leica M series to support film DX encoding and exposure compensation using
18-494: Is a 35 mm rangefinder camera introduced by Leica AG in 2002 as a direct successor to the M6 . The electronic Leica M7 is a departure from previous mechanical designs for the M series. The M7 introduced auto-exposure in aperture priority mode: the user sets the aperture on the lens manually, and the camera chooses a shutter speed. Manual exposure is also available. The shutter is electronically controlled, but speeds of 1/60 and 1/125 of
24-520: Is improved to reduce flaring with multicoated glass elements and a condenser lens. The camera is also compatible with Leica Motor-M, Winder-M, Winder 4-P and Winder 4-2 motorised film winders and the Leicavit manual winder. References Mechanical | Mechanical TTL | Electronic Controlled Shutter TTL This photography-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Leica M7 The Leica M7
30-571: The dial that has been on the back of Leica cameras since the M3 . Originally used simply as a reminder of the sensitivity of the film, and then as film speed setting coupled to the light meter starting with the M6 , the dial now controls exposure compensation on the M7. The M7 offers viewfinders with magnifications 0.58, 0.72 (28 mm) and 0.85 (35 mm). The viewfinder optics are multicoated to reduce flare. It's been reported on Red Dot Forum on 2018 May 24 that Leica has officially discontinued producing
36-476: The program . The Leica MP, the same as the M6, also includes limited special editions. Features include an integrated silicon photodiode TTL lightmeter that works from EV-2 to EV20. Only the lightmeter requires batteries to operate; the rest of the camera is fully mechanical, unlike the M7, and will operate without electricity. The camera's viewfinder is available with different magnifications of 0.58x, 0.72x and 0.85x and
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