Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Hello all from a new lugnut
From: Walter S Delesandri <walt@jove.acs.unt.edu>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1999 08:12:07 -0500 (Central Daylight Time)

Wanna draw attention? (why else a black pre-M4).....here's a thought
Buy a mint or mint- M2 or M3....it'd be cheap, around 1K....remove all the 
'metalwork'....have it de-plated....paint the top flat black or OD 
green, and paint all the levers bright orange....re-cover the body 
with an animal product (skin, fur, etc) of your choice....find 
someone who makes rattlesnake guitar straps (easy in Texas) and 
have a coupla straps made with split rings.....now THAT'll draw the 
attention of your fellow Leicapaths....after all, they're the only 
ones who'd notice a black M2, and they could mistake if for a 
lowly M4-2 if you're not careful.....unlike Leica folks, normal 
people won't give a black, $4000 M3 a second glance....but they 
damn sure would notice your 'modified' one....and ask you about it..
then you could tell them all about Leica...:) :) :)....be careful, 
tho....they'll suggest medications for your "depression", as recently 
happened to me:) :) :)
Walt

On Tue, 06 Apr 1999 10:31:31 +0200 Martin Howard <marho@ikp.liu.se> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> Maurice_Hamoy%STORACTIVE@storactive.com wrote:
> >
> > What's the coolest pre M4 black body M camera?  I want to add a black
> > body M2 or M3 and wonder what the group would suggest.  Also does any
> > member have one they could sell to me?
> >
> 
> Get a black MP.  And no, I don't have one to sell ;)
> 
> M.
> 
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