Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Joseph: I'd love to see your SL Please send jpeg to: wilcox@tir.com Thanks! Ken Wilcox At 6:06 +0800 4/28/0, a fine scholar, Dr. Joseph Yao wrote: >I had my Leicaflex SL painted in Hammertone grey by Shintaro last year. If >anyone is interested in what it looks like please e-mail me privately and I >will forward a jpeg. > >Cheers, > >Joseph >yaojkfdr@netvigator.com > > >on 28/4/00 1:42 am, Tom Finnegan at tomf@piengr.com wrote: > >> ******************** >> I've been trying to talk him in to re-finishing Leicaflexes His LTM's are >> beauties. >> >> Doug Herr >> Sacramento >> ******************** >> >> Shintaro Yaginuma will paint Leicaflex SL and SL2's. I had briefly >> considered this since my SL shows some small signs of corrosion under the >> chrome on the back of the camera. I just couldn't justify the expense at >> this time. The cost is $400 and it takes 4 weeks. Tom A and Hans have had >> cameras painted by him and I think would recommend him highly. Additional >> info can be found on Hans' website. >> >> Shintaro thought the SL would look especially good in Hammertone. >> >> Tom Finnegan >> Seattle >> - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com> <kwilcox@gfn.org>