Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/16

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Subject: [Leica] Painting M3 / M2 / M4 Black
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)
Date: Sun Jan 16 12:10:41 2005
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Sorry, I don't buy British.
S. Dimitrov

On Jan 16, 2005, at 12:10 PM, Feli wrote:

> Here's another British chap who repaints M and LTM cameras.
>
> http://www.angelfire.com/biz/Leica/page3.html
>
>
> feli
>
> On Jan 16, 2005, at 11:19 AM, Steve Unsworth wrote:
>
>> I believe that Malcolm Taylor in the UK also paints the older bodies.
>> I've used him in the past, though not for painting. I don't know what 
>> he
>> charges.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: lug-bounces+mail=steveunsworth.co.uk@leica-users.org
>> [mailto:lug-bounces+mail=steveunsworth.co.uk@leica-users.org] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of Stephen Gandy
>> Sent: 16 January 2005 19:09
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Painting M3 / M2 / M4 Black
>>
>>
>> no one in the states (that I know of)  does as good a M paint job as
>> Shintaro Stephen
>>
>> Slobodan Dimitrov wrote:
>>
>>> Stephen;
>>>   Who can it in the States?
>>> S. Dimitrov
>>>
>>> On Jan 16, 2005, at 10:17 AM, Stephen Gandy wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Slobodan Dimitrov wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>  I'm much more interested about getting the M3 painted in black
>>>>> enamel, but without having to deal with sending the camera
>>>>> overseas.
>>>>
>>>> real world, it's not a worry. Shintaro does a great job dependably--
>>
>>>> actually inexpensive considering that his cameras turn out better
>>>> than the original black M3's or M2's  easy to wear off finish.  not
>>>> fast, takes an
>>>> average of 4 months to get a camera back
>>>>
>>>> Shintaro  will also paint your M3 a silver hammertone which is much
>>>> much better than the hammertone finish of the LHSA MP.  better
>>>> color, prettier,
>>>> much tougher finish.
>>>>
>>>> Shintaro's email is mp-3.shintaro@nifty.com
>>>>
>>>> Stephen
>>
>>
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Slobodan Dimitrov
Photography


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