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Leitz: Leica M4 black paint

CollectiBlend Average Index

	Average	Very good	Mint
Body only	$2800-3000	$3800-4000	$7000-7500
With lens	$7000-7500	$9500-10000	$16000-17000
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Camera rarity

(Very scarce. Votes: 3)

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1967-1975. Several improvements over the M3: faster film loading and rewinding, self-resetting film counter, finder brightlines for 4 types of lenses. 58,000 cameras were manufactured. Value from least to most expensive: chrome, black chrome Wetzlar, black chrome Midland, black enamel. Black enamel (paint) cameras were manufactured approx. up to S/N 1380001.

Camera sales and other sources with added premiums,
converted and inflation-adjusted prices:

	Date	Condition		Price
	2021-06-12	B+		$34848
	2020-06-13	B-		$6780
	2019-11-23	B+		$11880


	2011-10-03	A-		$8474
	2002-01-01	B		~$2350
	2023-10-07	A-B	(body only)	$37100
	2023-10-07	B+	(body only)	$29150
	2023-06-01	6F	(body only)	$9635
	2022-11-26	B-A	(body only)	$37440
	2022-11-26	B-A	(body only)	$9360
	2022-10-08	A-B	(body only)	$8488
	2022-06-11	A-	(body only)	$5724
	2022-06-11	A-B	(body only)	$13992
	2022-06-11	B+	(body only)	$10176
	2021-11-20	B-A	(body only)	$11070
	2021-04-29	A-	(body only)	$11203
	2020-11-19	B	(body only)	$4256
	2020-10-10	A	(body only)	$14750
	2020-10-10	A-	(body only)	$9588
	2020-06-13	A-B	(body only)	$5153
	2019-11-23	A-	(body only)	$4224
	2019-10-18	B+	(body only)	$4680
	2019-10-05	B-A	(body only)	$6875
	2019-10-05	C	(body only)	$3300
	2019-06-08	A-B	(body only)	$3526
	2018-03-10	A	(body only)	$6720
	2018-03-10	A-	(body only)	$3752
	2018-03-10	B-	(body only)	$2150

	2017-06-10	A-	(body only)	$2688
	2016-12-03	B-	(body only)	$2935
	2016-12-03	D	(body only)	$152
	2016-11-19	A-	(body only)	$3780
	2016-06-11	B	(body only)	$2419
	2016-06-11	B+	(body only)	$3494
	2015-11-21	B+	(body only)	$2798
	2015-06-13	A-B	(body only)	$2441
	2015-06-13	A-B	(body only)	$2034
	2014-11-22	B	(body only)	$2254
	2014-11-22	B-A	(body only)	$2855
	2014-03-25	A-	(body only)	$3155
	2013-12-01	B	(body only)	$2796
	2013-12-01	C+	(body only)	$1610
	2013-11-22	A-B	(body only)	$1669
	2013-11-22	B+	(body only)	$3003
	2013-06-15	D-C	(body only)	$2942
	2013-06-15	D-C	(body only)	$2208
	2013-05-26	B	(body only)	$3537
	2013-05-26	B+	(body only)	$2894
	2013-05-25	B+	(body only)	$2232
	2013-04-06	C+	(body only)	$1258
	2013-04-06	D-C	(body only)	$1738
	2012-12-02	B	(body only)	$3303
	2012-12-02	C+	(body only)	$2478
	2012-11-24	A-	(body only)	$8190
	2012-05-27	C-	(body only)	$1747
	2012-05-12	B-A	(body only)	$4876
	2012-05-12	B+	(body only)	$2438
	2012-01-28	B+	(body only)	$4108
	2012-01-28	C+	(body only)	$3549
	2011-11-27	C	(body only)	$2478
	2011-11-27	C+	(body only)	$3760
	2011-11-12	B+	(body only)	$5413
	2011-10-30	A-	(body only)	$7490
	2011-10-30	B+	(body only)	$2675
	2011-05-28	A-B	(body only)	$5470
	2011-05-22	C+	(body only)	$3310
	2011-04-17	B-	(body only)	$3219
	2011-02-20	B	(body only)	$3852
	2010-12-12	C-	(body only)	$3069
	2010-12-04	A-	(body only)	$9728
	2010-05-29	B+	(body only)	$5520
	2010-05-09	B+	(body only)	$3380
	2010-03-28	B+	(body only)	$3830
	2009-12-05	A-	(body only)	$4376
	2009-12-05	A-B	(body only)	$5570
	2009-12-05	B-A	(body only)	$4773
	2009-12-05	B+	(body only)	$2984
	2009-06-07	B	(body only)	$4159
	2009-05-23	A	(body only)	$12230
	2009-05-23	A	(body only)	$13171
	2009-03-15	C-D	(body only)	$1361
	2008-11-30	A	(body only)	$7161
	2008-06-07	B-A	(body only)	$4601
	2008-06-07	B+	(body only)	$3555
	2008-05-24	A-B	(body only)	$5271
	2007-12-09	C+	(body only)	$2187
	2007-11-17	B	(body only)	$3659
	2007-11-10	B+	(body only)	$6148
	2007-05-26	B-A	(body only)	$4850
	2007-05-12	B	(body only)	$3979
	2007-04-22	D	(body only)	$1183
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