Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mike, what is the serial number of your camera? Does your camera have flush or recessed windows? If the windows are recessed, you have a brass top plate on your camera. What you're seeing is probably the nickel flash coat under the black chome surface finish. Cast zinc M4-P top plates all have flush windows, like the M6. Brass top plates can be painted black, but first all the plating has to be removed down to bare brass. Otherwise, the camera will not "brass" properly. Cast zinc can be painted as well, but this will certainly not "brass". The finish of the top plate must be perfectly smooth, blemish and dust free. Gloss black paint magnifies every defect in the paint surface. These were some of the problems to be overcome in the production of the LHSA black paint camera. Sounds fun, doesn' it? Bill Rosauer