Resurrection of a Dead Legend: Leica M4 Complete Restoration

A friend recently handed me a heavy, silent Leica M4 and asked a simple but daunting question: "Could you repair it?" The camera was seized, the shutter was dead, and it had clearly seen better days. The Leica M4 is often considered the high-water mark of the M-series rangefinders, and I couldn't let this one stay a paperweight. In this video, I take on the challenge of a full mechanical and aesthetic overhaul to prove that these legendary machines are never truly "gone."

Chapters
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00:00 Intros
00:50 Disassembly
07:00 Shutter Disassembly
11:30 Reparing the shutter
19:44 Remaking the shutter curtain
27:00 Shutter Reassembly
33:51 Film Counter and Speed Control
41:36 Adjusting the shutter speed
47:50 Self-timer
51:07 Viewfinder
53:46 The body frame
58:08 Repainting the body
01:01:36 Flange to focal distance
01:03:35 Viewfinder adjustment
01:07:42 Leather Replacement
01:10:19 Refilling the letters
01:12:18 Film loading test
01:12:52 Outro and test shots.

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