Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Steve said: > > "...if Leica came out with a...Black Paint USER M6 I would be the first > in line to buy two, maybe three of them." > > > Boy, do I have a deal for you... > > The LHSA M6 is obviously being marketed as a commemorative collectors' > piece. In years to come these limited edition machines may or may not > command premium prices. Who knows? "Mint" condition ones may be more > desirable than "brassy" ones...or it could be the other way around. Again, > who knows? If you want one, buy one...and either put it in a display case > or bang it around. It's yours to do with as you will. > > Personally, I think somebody who just wants a black paint M6 should do what > we used to do with M4s...buy scratched up chrome ones, have the chrome > removed by a electroplater and have the pieces black lacquered by an auto > body shop. Once the chrome is stripped, you can actually (gasp) paint it > yourself!! > > An lawyer friend confirms that there is no law (at least in the U.S.) that > prohibits modifying a Leica. > > Craig > Boston > don wan no steenkin colector camera Steve Annapolis