Mint condition Full set Leica M4-P ( P stands for profession ) 70th special edition 10416 ( 1913-1983) . Midland's Last Hurrah and salute to Leica Midland's CEO Walter Kluck's who save Leica . Special serial no : A418 ;production date April 1 , 1983. sn 1636805. Silver chromo much less than blank painted for M4P.
原本418 is good number . It means 世一發 in Chinese traditional interpretation. 但令我联想四日一曰二十年後!世事總有些遗憾!
從最後photo 可睇到興華(Schmidt & co ) 原来一直代理Leica 差不多半個世纪。但世間無不散之筵席!
Actually the story behind this Leica M4-P is really touching n sad though . To quote Stephen Candy , ‘What does this all this add up to in my opinion? Leica Midland Canada employees knew the goodbye writing was on the wall and wanted to remind Wetzlar Germany management that Midland had saved Leica, with one more, one last Leica M commemorative. The M4-P 70th Anniversary reaching back to Leica's 1913 beginning was Midland's swan song, the last new Leica model to be introduced from the Midland factory. To me this is one of the most memorable and interesting Leica M commemoratives, as its real meaning is not what it is officially about. I look at the M4-P 70th Anniversary sadly, a remind of jealousy between two Leica factories, and the last reminder that Midland saved Wetzlar. Nonsense? Maybe, maybe not.’
Must read this article:
https://cameraquest.com/lmp70.htm
Others :
https://www.hksilicon.com/articles/820464
http://m.discuss.com.hk/index.php?action=thread&tid=26972380&page=8