tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post483806812434539852..comments2024-03-27T11:02:08.037-05:00Comments on LEICA Barnack Berek Blog: ODE TO A LEGEND – THE LEICA M4LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-88935734524537674472021-06-27T11:34:19.014-05:002021-06-27T11:34:19.014-05:00Earlier this year I finally had a CLA and the shut...Earlier this year I finally had a CLA and the shutter curtains replaced on my 1969 M4. It now operates as silky smooth as it did on Day 1. A seductive machine, to say the least! Holding it in my hands is like petting a favorite dog: I feel myself unwind, slow down and the comfort level is extraordinary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-38635329683378814342021-06-27T11:31:42.624-05:002021-06-27T11:31:42.624-05:00How did you manage to tour the Canadian facility? ...How did you manage to tour the Canadian facility? I heard that they did not allow tours because of the many secret military contracts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-38578726821060543212021-06-27T11:31:23.017-05:002021-06-27T11:31:23.017-05:00You are correct, however, the Leica M camera that ...You are correct, however, the Leica M camera that was manufactured at ELCAN (Ernst Leitz Canada) upon Walter Kluck's initiative was a new version of the Leica M4, the Leica M4-2. I had the good fortune to tour the plant in Midland Ontario and saw the manufacture of the M4-2 there.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-14382504527868512592021-06-27T11:30:56.609-05:002021-06-27T11:30:56.609-05:00Nice Article...Just want to add a shout out to Wal...Nice Article...Just want to add a shout out to Walter Kluck of Leica Canada without whose efforts the M4 or Leica M camera itself might not have survived.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com