Leica M-A (Typ 127) 35mm Film Rangefinder Camera, Silver

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

Leica M-Bayonet

Leica M-Lenses,16-135 mm

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

Hot shoe - accessory shoe with centre contact

On first shutter curtain

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

Large, bright, combined bright-line viewfinder with automatic parallax compensation

Adjusted to -0.5 dioptres; correction lenses available for -3 to +3 dioptres

By projection of pairs of bright-line frames for 28 and 90 mm, 35 and 135 mm, 50 and 75 mm lenses; automatic display of corresponding frames when lenses are locked into the bayonet mount

Lever enabling alternative frame pairs to be displayed in the viewfinder without changing lenses (e.g. for framing comparisons)

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

The bright-line frame size corresponds to an image size of approx. 23 x 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

0.72x (for all lenses)

Coincident and superimposed image rangefinder, shown as a bright field at the centre of the viewfinder image

49.9 mm (mechanical rangefinder base 69.25 mm x viewfinder magnification 0.72x)

Horizontal rubberized-cloth focal plane shutter; extremely low noise; mechanically controlled

From 1 s to 1/1000 s in one-stop increments, B for exposure times of arbitrary length

Standard internal thread for remote-release cables

Manual loading after removal of the base and opening the rear flap

Manually, with rapid wind lever or Leicavit M; motorized, with Leica Motor-M, Leica Winder-M, Leica Winder M4-P or Leica Winder M4-2

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

On camera top plate; automatically reset when camerabaseplate removed

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

Thread A 1/4, DIN 4503 (1/4")

Reminder dial for film sensitivity

5.43 x 1.49 x 3.03" / 138 x 38 x 77 mm

Approx. 578 g / 20.38oz

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