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Leica Camera | M-A Camera (Typ 127) | Black Chrome | Rangefinder Camera

Leica Camera | M-A Camera (Typ 127) | Black Chrome | Rangefinder Camera

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The Leica M-A TYP 127 is a 35mm film rangefinder camera characterized by its simplicity and unobtrusiveness. As a completely mechanical camera, no battery is required for operation and the only exposure control offered is a choice of shutter speed, up to 1/1000 sec. A large, bright 0.72x-magnification viewfinder pairs with a precise rangefinder mechanism to enable comparative manual focusing control with M-mount lenses, along with parallax-corrected compositional framing. The body features black-colored chromed brass top and bottom covers, as well as an all-metal body design, to offer both durability as well as an aesthetic, minimal appearance. Designed for intuitiveness and efficient operability, the precision afforded by the M-A serves to complement a straight-forward working method.A rear ISO dial can be used to indicate the speed of film in use. The top shutter speed dial permits selection of speeds from 1/1000 sec. to 1 sec., with a bulb setting also available for long exposures. Flash sync is available at all speeds up to 1/50 sec. The hot shoe incorporates a center contact for compatibility with a wide array of flashes. Compatible with all M-mount lenses ranging in focal lengths from 16mm to 135mm. Image field frame lines are automatically activated with each mounted lens and offer an accurate, parallax-corrected reference for image composition. Alternatively, image field lines can be selected to pre-visualize the composition of other focal length lenses.

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Price history

Reviews

Almost perfect

5 September 2019

Daniel

originally posted on bhphotovideo.com

Anyone who is willing to pay the price for this camera expects nothing less than the best rangefinder. This camera feels incredibly well built. It's just beautiful. The film
advance feels superb. However, when I finished my first roll, I noticed there was a grease mark (or a scratch) near the number 40 on the counter. Should I return the camera
because of this? No. Does it affect the performance? No. Is it annoying? Yes! I know it's there and it drives me nuts just to think of it. I paid a lot expecting an immaculate
camera. Leica left a hair in a very expensive soup and it just takes something away from the experience :(... Show more

Best Leica M money can buy!

27 August 2015

Leon F

originally posted on bhphotovideo.com

Film Is Not [Yet] Dead

25 June 2024

Mark

originally posted on bhphotovideo.com

Specification

Body Type	35mm film Mechanical rangefinder
Lens mount	Leica M Bayonet
Viewfinder magnification	0.72x
Max Shutter Speed	1/1000 sec
Dimensions (WxHxD)	138 38 77mm

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Price history

Reviews

Almost perfect

5 September 2019

Anyone who is willing to pay the price for this camera expects nothing less than the best rangefinder. This camera feels incredibly well built. It's just beautiful. The film advance feels superb. However, when I finished my first roll, I noticed there was a grease mark (or a scratch) near the number 40 on the counter. Should I return the camera because of this? No. Does it affect the performance? No. Is it annoying? Yes! I know it's there and it drives me nuts just to think of it. I paid a lot expecting an immaculate camera. Leica left a hair in a very expensive soup and it just takes something away from the experience :(... Show more

Daniel

originally posted on bhphotovideo.com

Best Leica M money can buy!

27 August 2015

I did not buy this camera through B&H but will do a review here. With the release of this fully mechanical film camera in an age where everything is digital I cannot else but say that Leica totally get it. Leica understands that real photographers don't need a lot to take good pictures, basically an understanding of light and exposure an aperture, shutter and some light sensitive material aka 35 mm film. How else did all the masters of the 1930's through to the 1960's take their pictures? They did not have any of the bells and whistles that modern digital cameras have. Simplicity sparks creativity. Less is more. Few companies seem to understand that concept anymore. Don't be fooled by thinking that a digital M is the same as fully mechanical M, they are not. They ... MoreI did not buy this camera through B&H but will do a review here. With the release of this fully mechanical film camera in an age where everything is digital I cannot else but say that Leica totally get it. Leica understands that real photographers don't need a lot to take good pictures, basically an understanding of light and exposure an aperture, shutter and some light sensitive material aka 35 mm film. How else did all the masters of the 1930's through to the 1960's take their pictures? They did not have any of the bells and whistles that modern digital cameras have. Simplicity sparks creativity. Less is more. Few companies seem to understand that concept anymore. Don't be fooled by thinking that a digital M is the same as fully mechanical M, they are not. They may look the same but in terms of quality, feel and responsiveness, the digital M's don't even come close to this Leica M-A or the 2003 Leica MP for that matter. The digital M's are basically expensive computers with a piece of glass destined to be outdated in 5 - 10 years from now, as overall digital technology will improve. Despite the high quality materials that Leica uses, they still are digital cameras or commodity electronics. Who would buy a 10MP digital Leica M8 from 2006 today and for how long will it continue to work without problems ? For the Leica M-A, there is nothing to improve. It's fully mechanical. Nothing to upgrade. No screens, no megapixels, no firmware. It produces negatives that cannot get corrupted on faulty hard drives. It uses zone focusing on the lens and allows you to focus faster than the fastest DSLR available. You can make traditional darkroom prints but also digital inkjet prints if you want to. It will not be obsolete in 10 years from now as, contrary to what they want you to believe, film is not dead. Not at all. It will never be dead either. The joy of holding and using this camera is something you have to experience. If you have the funds, go out and buy it. It will be the best and most pleasurable camera you have ever owned. It rises far above ANY digital camera ever released. It's just about the image and the fun of taking pictures. All else is secondary. Thanks to Leica for understanding this!... Show more

Leon F

originally posted on bhphotovideo.com

Film Is Not [Yet] Dead

25 June 2024

Leica first introduced the M-A in 2014. A moment in time when many thought digital was poised to bury film once and for all. In the years since its introduction, countless technical reviews of the M-A have been written by those far more experienced than I, so I'll not talk about the technical reasons I love this camera.As digital was settling into its presumed place of perpetual dominance, preparing to relegate film to history, something unexpected happened. Somewhere along the way analog became a parasitic meme. Slowly spreading from one person to another. This began not only with film, but also audio (with a renewed interestin vinyl) and print (with specialty bookbinding).It feels truly liberating to return to the simplicity of the fundamentals in photography ... MoreLeica first introduced the M-A in 2014. A moment in time when many thought digital was poised to bury film once and for all. In the years since its introduction, countless technical reviews of the M-A have been written by those far more experienced than I, so I'll not talk about the technical reasons I love this camera.As digital was settling into its presumed place of perpetual dominance, preparing to relegate film to history, something unexpected happened. Somewhere along the way analog became a parasitic meme. Slowly spreading from one person to another. This began not only with film, but also audio (with a renewed interestin vinyl) and print (with specialty bookbinding).It feels truly liberating to return to the simplicity of the fundamentals in photography and there is no better way in my opinion to do this than a simple rangefinder. And who better to offer such a tool to the contemporary photography enthusiast or professional than the company that started it all with Oskar Barnack 99 years ago?My first experiences with photography were half a century ago with an Olympus SLR and one prime lens. I had a darkroom within a couple years and was developing my own chrome. At that time for me, every shot was purposeful. Most of those photos are now cherished memories.Fast forward a couple decades and an early Nikon D series is now in my hand. I took some twenty thousand photos over the span of one year. Maybe half a dozen of these were actually worth capturing. The D died the next year, I bought a smaller, higher resolution Lumix to replace it and the trend of indiscriminately capturing images continued.Another decade passes and I get a Sony Alpha 6500 “mirrorless”. It’s a great camera as digital goes. I equiped it with a very capable Sony G 4/18-105 lens. Now each of my random images can take up even more space. The quality of the stuff I collect with this camera has improved but the creative process and forethought I once exercised is still missing. The ‘cost’ of each shot is too little to matter.All through this process there was a nagging voice in the back of my mind. It tended to get particularly raucous whenever I perused folders of my digital pics. “Gee, I could, should, delete most of these. Maybe one out of a thousand is really worth printing. The rest are pointless. Have I lost my ‘eye’ for this craft?”So I started thinking about the things that had changed in the decades that my ‘craft’ should have been improving, but was in fact not. At some vague point in the process, I realized the single biggestdifference was the time devoted to each shot. And the answer was clear: “slow down. Be deliberate again.”I tried this with the digital tools I have. I can’t articulate why it was so difficult. And I’m sure relatively certain the fault is not the tools themselves. Only a poor craftsman blames his tools for his own mistakes. But in the end, I decided to eliminate the distractions, and minimize my ‘tookit’ to the barest of essentials. That’s where the M-Acomes in. I feel in many ways as if I’m starting all over again. And along with that comes a renewed sense of discovery, and not just the patience, but the desire, to slow down.If you treasure the craft of photography, and want to be solely responsible for the outcome of your work, I can’t recommend this camera highly enough.Thank you Leica for keeping Oskars dream alive for generations, and for reigniting my passion. I can only hope the revival in the interest in analog continues with enough vigor to keep companies like Kodak, Fuji, Illford, Foma, and the others interested and motivated to continue making 35mm film.... Show more

Mark

originally posted on bhphotovideo.com

Great when it works but awful quality control

16 January 2022

I love shooting Leica. I have owned most film M's and the build quality and shooting experience are incredible. However, the lack of quality control by Leica is quite concerning. I have purchased two new Leica M-A's that were faulty out of the box. The first one was suffering from a counter that was stuck. The second one had a faulty focusing mechanism where focusing from .7m to 1m was not working. Of course, both were replaced immediately but for this price, one would think Leica makes sure their precious film bodies are quality checked before they hit the shelves.... Show more

jakob

originally posted on bhphotovideo.com

Leica M-A Body Black Chrome Typ 127 10370

29 November 2017

Picture if you can an absolutely gorgeous black body Leica M-A with black Artissan&Artist silk strap, with a silver 1950s collapsible Leica Summitar f2 50mm lens. No red dot. No Leica engraving. Matt black paint over brass. The first film is just finished, the camera arriving from Wilkinsons just a few weeks ago, so I attach if I can a photograph with this lens taken on a recent visit to Italy. The viewfinder on the M-A is the clearest I have ever seen in a Leica rangefinder and altogether it is perfect. All my flirtations with Leica digital? Seems a long time ago now.... Show more

Mr John M

originally posted on wilkinson.co.uk

Leica M-A is the new face of film M Leica franchise

3 November 2015

Why Leica M-A when we have the M3, M2, M6, MP... It is more a philosophical discussion and less a technical one. I am sure there is no possible technical way you can justify creating a new Leica M unless you would dilute the lineage by introducing frivolous digital-type technology. For the film Leica M purist Leica M-A is a completely new camera that is fully mechanical and does not have a meter and needs no batteries - hence it is closer to the M3/M2 in lineage. In my opinion even though it is not different than an MP, if you have, like me, shot used Leicas in the past, this gives you an opportunity to shoot with a brand new M body. Every thing is buttery smooth and it feels like a new M camera - which is an experience probably my dad had when he got his Leica M 35 ... MoreWhy Leica M-A when we have the M3, M2, M6, MP... It is more a philosophical discussion and less a technical one. I am sure there is no possible technical way you can justify creating a new Leica M unless you would dilute the lineage by introducing frivolous digital-type technology. For the film Leica M purist Leica M-A is a completely new camera that is fully mechanical and does not have a meter and needs no batteries - hence it is closer to the M3/M2 in lineage. In my opinion even though it is not different than an MP, if you have, like me, shot used Leicas in the past, this gives you an opportunity to shoot with a brand new M body. Every thing is buttery smooth and it feels like a new M camera - which is an experience probably my dad had when he got his Leica M 35 years back and I never had. That may not mean much in terms of imaging quality as I am sure you can get same images from any of the Leica M bodies with good glass. But considering the big picture it shows that Leica is committed to the film fraternity and is investing in this space. I have the Leica M2, M3 and an M6 and I still got the M-A because it just felt like a modern take on every possible good thing from past Leicas (Like the deviation from the plastic ISO dial at the back to a metal one - small detail but makes the camera look and feel so much better). If we read regular blogger reviews that delve in the technical mumbo jumbo of camera bodies, surely you will come away feeling underwhelmed. I love the pull-up grater style film rewind and some people just hate it. So most of your decision will be based on what you feel the M-A is worth. Technically it is not a better camera than MP or an M3 or even and M2. The Leica M-A has that Je Ne Sais Quoi as the french say - something pleasant but hard to describe. I would recommend going to a Leica store and holding this beauty in your hands - It looks and feels much better in person.... Show more

ribnar

originally posted on bhphotovideo.com

Leica repurposing M6 bodies?

19 February 2023

Leica MA - handmade, excellent craftsmanship? My brand new Leica MA had a round indentation on the leatherette that caught my eye. This indentation was exactly where normally a battery door would be on the Leica MP and M6 - on closer inspection, pressing on that area, there was some give. Leica had repurposed a body that has a battery hole/door, filled it in and did a poor job at that and covered the hole up with leather! This is an MA and it is not supposed to have holes on the body for batteries. We pay a lot of money for these cameras at least use a body that is true to the design of a camera that should not have battery compartments. EXTREMELY disappointed, what an insult.... Show more

Dora

originally posted on bhphotovideo.com

Modern M3

4 October 2018

I own an M3 and M6. I recently bought the M-A. I love all three Leica cameras. The M-A is completely mechanical. It's essentially a modern M3. It's a beautiful camera that takes great photographs. Mine is black chrome. I love street photography. With a black lens, it's essentially stealth.... Show more

James

originally posted on bhphotovideo.com

Simplistically Elegant

9 December 2016

I am returning to film photography after a stint with some great digital cameras like Nikon D810, Sony A7R II, and Fujifilm X-Pro 2. As it stands now, I sold all those cameras and my Leica M-A is still with me and going strong. Don't get me wrong, all those digital cameras take great pictures, but I always feel like something is missing from the experience. Shooting the M-A is as much about the result as it is about your picture taking experience. In that sense, the Leica M-A is superb. It reduces photography to its bare essentials, and by doing so, photography feels like an intimate conversation with one's own creativity or vision. If I could read this very review just a year ago, I would probably laugh at myself! Now, it's all too late for me. Save yourself and ... MoreI am returning to film photography after a stint with some great digital cameras like Nikon D810, Sony A7R II, and Fujifilm X-Pro 2. As it stands now, I sold all those cameras and my Leica M-A is still with me and going strong. Don't get me wrong, all those digital cameras take great pictures, but I always feel like something is missing from the experience. Shooting the M-A is as much about the result as it is about your picture taking experience. In that sense, the Leica M-A is superb. It reduces photography to its bare essentials, and by doing so, photography feels like an intimate conversation with one's own creativity or vision. If I could read this very review just a year ago, I would probably laugh at myself! Now, it's all too late for me. Save yourself and look elsewhere if you can. If not, you might embark on a lifelong love affair with Leica.... Show more

Arthur H.

originally posted on bhphotovideo.com

So glad they make it

20 May 2016

I do not own an M-A, but had the use of one during a Leica Akademie film workshop and am now saving my pennies. The M-A takes the best of all previous meter less Leica M cameras and combines it all in one, brand-new body. There are some who may prefer the crank film rewind from the M4, M6 and M7 or wish for the return of the self-timer, but those are minor niggles. The M-A brings back the level of build quality that we had in the M3 through M5, but in a simpler form. My regular film camera is a Leica M5 and I will admit that I like having a meter, but there is something about brand-new, and the M-A really does look and feel just a smidge better than metered MP. I think its the metal instead of plastic disc at the back for ISO, which on the M-A is just a reminder ... MoreI do not own an M-A, but had the use of one during a Leica Akademie film workshop and am now saving my pennies. The M-A takes the best of all previous meter less Leica M cameras and combines it all in one, brand-new body. There are some who may prefer the crank film rewind from the M4, M6 and M7 or wish for the return of the self-timer, but those are minor niggles. The M-A brings back the level of build quality that we had in the M3 through M5, but in a simpler form. My regular film camera is a Leica M5 and I will admit that I like having a meter, but there is something about brand-new, and the M-A really does look and feel just a smidge better than metered MP. I think its the metal instead of plastic disc at the back for ISO, which on the M-A is just a reminder unlike the actual (plastic) control on the MP. Simply put, there is nothing better on the market today.... Show more

asiafish

originally posted on bhphotovideo.com

Specification

Body Type	35mm film Mechanical rangefinder
Lens mount	Leica M Bayonet
Viewfinder magnification	0.72x
Max Shutter Speed	1/1000 sec
Dimensions (WxHxD)	138 38 77mm