Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Leica made gold M4-2s in 1979 and the Russian cameras are polished brass which, if you were so inclined, you could do to your M4-2 as it has brass underneath them there black hills. Personally my attitude is: You think my camera looks tough right now? Wait another week and it will be worse! John Collier > From: calciua@hn.va.nec.com > > > I just had this crazy idea after I saw some of the Soviet fakes of the > screwmout Leicas. > > I thought a modern M would look great if gold-plated and my camera is not a > collector's piece so I do not care much about its looks (if I did, I would > have the black re-done and I would take the dent out of it, if possible). >