Leica M-A (Typ 127) Silver Chrome Finish Camera. Model reference: 10371.

The shutter-speed dial, the aperture ring on the lens, and the characteristic rangefinder for focusing: the new Leica M-A (Typ 127) has everything a camera needs. Many of its components were used in the very first M cameras exactly as they are today. No changes have been made to its mechanical way of working in the past 60 years and there won't be any reason to do so in the coming 60 years either. The Leica M-A is the puristic perfection of analog photography and now symbolizes a precision-engineered return to the essence of the art of photography.

• Material: One-piece full-metal body with rear flap; top deck and baseplate in brass with silver chrome finish

• Camera type: Leica M-A (type 127) compact, 35 mm rangefinder system camera with a mechanically controlled shutter

• Lens mount: Leica M-Bayonet

• Lens system: Leica M-Lenses,16–135 mm

• Exposure control: Manual setting of shutter speed and aperture with values from an external exposure meter or by estimation

• Flash connection: Hot shoe – accessory shoe with centre contact

• Synchronisation: On first shutter curtain

• Flash exposure control: Computer control by the flash unit or guide number calculation and manual setting of the required aperture value

• Flash sync speed: 1/50s; slower shutter speeds can be used

• Viewfinder principle: Large, bright, combined bright-line viewfinder with automatic parallax compensation

• Eyepiece: Calibrated to –0.5 dpt. Corrective lenses from –3 to +3 diopter available

• Image field framing: By activating two bright lines each: For 28 and 90mm or for 35 and 135 mm, or for 50 and 75 mm; automatic activation when lens is fitted

• Image field selector: Allows the bright-line pairs to be manually activated at any time (e.g. to compare detail)

• Parallax compensation: The horizontal and vertical differences between the viewfinder and lens axes are automatically compensated for in relation to the focusing distance

• Concordance of viewfinder and film image: The bright-line frame size corresponds to an image size of approx. 23 × 35 mm at the minimum focusing distance for all focal lengths; focused at infinity, and depending on the focal length, approx. 9% (28 mm) to 23% (135 mm) more will be captured on the film than is shown in the corresponding bright line frame

• Magnification 0.72× (for all lenses)

• Large basis range finder: Split or superimposed image range finder shown as a bright field in the center of the viewfinder image

• Effective measurement basis: 49.9mm (mechanical measurement basis 69.25mm x viewfinder magnification 0.72x)

• Shutter: Rubber blanket slotted shutter with horizontal movement; extremely low-noise; mechanically controlled

• Shutter speeds: From 1s to 1/1000s in whole increments, B for long exposures of any duration, (1/50s) for flash synchronization

• Shutter release: Standard internal thread for remote-release cables Film loading, advance, and rewinding

• Loading: Manual film loading after opening the bottom cover and the rear panel

• Winding forwards: Manually with quick wind lever or Leicavit M, motorized using Leica Motor-M, Leica Winder-M, Leica Winder M4-P

• Rewinding: Manual, pull-out rewind knob after disconnecting the advance mechanism with the R-lever on the front of the camera

• Frame counter: On camera top plate; automatically reset when camera baseplate removed

• Tripod thread: A 1/4 DIN 4503 (1/4“)

• Rear panel/equipment: Indicator for film sensitivity

Made in Germany. The camera comes in original packaging, with a set of documents and 2-year warranty. At Watches of Mayfair, we offer new cameras at the best price.