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Leica M-A Film Rangefinder Body - Hammertone

Leica·CW ID: LI10380·MFR ID: 10380

M-A Film Rangefinder Body - Hammertone

$8,000.00

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Brand Leica System Leica M

The Leica M-A Hammertone is the fully mechanical M-A in a finish Leica rarely uses. There is no light meter and no battery: you set the exposure yourself, with a handheld meter or by eye, and the camera does exactly what you tell it. The solid brass top and base plates carry a hammertone coat whose texture forms as it dries, so no two cameras look quite the same.

Cross knurling on the controls, a shiny silver shutter release, white engravings and black vulcanite-style leatherette keep the design plain and classic. Underneath it is the standard M-A, with a 0.72x bright-line finder and a quiet cloth shutter running from 1 s to 1/1000 s plus B. A roll of Kodak Tri-X 400 comes in the box. If you are coming to film from digital, or want help choosing a meter and a first lens, our team can walk you through it.

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  • Hammertone finish on solid brass top and base plates; each camera's texture is unique
  • Cross-knurled controls and shiny silver shutter release
  • Black vulcanite-style leatherette with white engravings
  • Fully mechanical; needs no battery and has no built-in meter
  • Mechanical cloth focal plane shutter, 1 s to 1/1000 s plus B, very quiet
  • 0.72x bright-line viewfinder with automatic parallax compensation
  • Frame lines for 28/90, 35/135 and 50/75 mm, with frame selector lever
  • Long-base coincident rangefinder, 49.9 mm effective base
  • Hot shoe with center contact for flash
  • Compatible with Leicavit M and Leica motor winders
  • Roll of Kodak Tri-X 400 included

A one-of-a-kind finish

The hammertone texture forms during drying, as metal pigments and additives create small variations in surface tension, so the pattern on every top and base plate is its own. Leica Manufacture specialists in Wetzlar apply it to solid brass. Leica has used it on only a few M cameras before, including the 1964 Leica MD and the 2003 MP LHSA.

Purely mechanical

The M-A has no light meter and needs no battery. Every setting is made by hand, and the shutter runs mechanically from 1 s to 1/1000 s plus B. It suits photographers who meter with a handheld meter or by eye and want a camera that works the same way decades from now.

Classic M handling

The 0.72x bright-line finder has frames for 28 to 135 mm and a selector lever to preview them, and the long-base rangefinder makes focusing quick. You load through the base with the rear flap open, advance with the lever or a Leicavit M, and the frame counter resets itself when the base comes off.

Scope of Delivery:

  • Leica M-A Hammertone
  • Carrying strap
  • Kodak Tri-X 400 film
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Registration leaflet
General

Order no.: 10380

Finish: Hammertone top and base plates (solid brass), black vulcanite-style leatherette, white engravings

Camera type: Leica M-A (Typ 127), compact 35 mm rangefinder with mechanically controlled shutter

Lens mount: Leica M bayonet

Lens system: Leica M lenses, 16 to 135 mm

Exposure control: Manual shutter speed and aperture, using an external meter or estimation

Viewfinder and Rangefinder

Viewfinder: Large, bright combined bright-line finder with automatic parallax compensation

Magnification: 0.72x (all lenses)

Frame lines: 28/90 mm, 35/135 mm, 50/75 mm, set automatically by the mounted lens

Frame selector: Lever to preview other frame pairs without changing lenses

Rangefinder: Coincident and superimposed image, bright field in the center of the finder

Effective rangefinder base: 49.9 mm (69.25 mm mechanical base x 0.72)

Diopter: Set to -0.5 dpt; correction lenses available from -3 to +3 dpt

Shutter

Shutter: Horizontal rubberized cloth focal plane shutter, mechanically controlled, very low noise

Shutter speeds: 1 s to 1/1000 s in full stops, plus B

Shutter release: Standard internal thread for cable release

Flash

Connection: Hot shoe with center contact

Synchronization: First shutter curtain

Flash exposure: Auto-control by the flash unit, or guide number calculation with manual aperture

Film Handling

Loading: Manual, through the base with the rear flap open

Advance: Rapid wind lever or Leicavit M; motorized with Leica Motor-M, Winder-M, Winder M4-P or Winder M4-2

Rewind: Manual, pull-out rewind knob, released with the R lever on the front

Frame counter: On the top plate; resets automatically when the base plate is removed

Rear flap: Film speed reminder dial

Dimensions

Body: One-piece full-metal body with rear flap

Tripod thread: A 1/4 DIN 4503 (1/4 in)

Dimensions (L x D x H): Approx. 138 x 38 x 77 mm (5.4 x 1.5 x 3.0 in)

Weight: Approx. 578 g (20.4 oz)

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