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Subject: Re: [Leica] Black M4
From: Ernest Nitka <enitka@twcny.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 19:36:31 -0500

Not such a bad look, eh?

ernie
On Thursday, April 3, 2003, at 07:26 PM, (SonC) Sonny Carter wrote:

> Ernie:
>
> Not an M5, but an example of what nice brassing can do on a black 
> paint M
>
>
> http://www.sonc.com/allnew.htm
>
> Sonny
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ernest Nitka" <enitka@twcny.rr.com>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 6:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Black M4
>
>
>> Martin and Vick - thanks for the pointers - it appears to be enamel.  
>> I
>> am not sure that the dealer knows for sure - he is asking an "enamel"
>> price but I needed to verify that the unit was in fact  'enamel'.  I 
>> am
>> not a collector so I will probably pass on this purchase.
>>
>> ernie
>> On Thursday, April 3, 2003, at 06:44 PM, Martin Howard wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Look at:
>>>
>>> http://cameraquest.com/mtype.htm
>>>
>>> According to this list, 1,225,0XX was indeed a black M4.  However, 
>>> the
>>> only clue Stephen provides (presumably because there was no info in
>>> the data supplied to him) is that "earlier" black M4s were enamel,
>>> while "later" ones were black chrome.  1,225,0XX dates from 1969.
>>>
>>> Later on the same page, he has black M4 Mots, which were all
>>> apparently enamel finish.  The last numbers for these are 1,274,100.
>>>
>>> This would *suggest* that 1,225,0XX would be enamel, not chrome.
>>>
>>> Do you not have an opportunity to ask the seller what the finish is?
>>>
>>> As for value, you'll have to ask someone with the latest edition of
>>> the Leica pocket priceguide.
>>>
>>> M.
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