Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/22
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I havent seen the handiwork up close BUT I've corresponded w/ YouxinYe. Some
of you may have noticed his work on Ebay. He is taking badly pitted IIIC &
repainting them in various colored enamels. He also offers red shutter
curtains.
- -BernardDelGado
From the LUG digest:
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 18:49:09 -0800
From: "Tom Schofield"
<tdschofield@email.msn.com>
Subject: [Leica] Re:
Recovering Leicas
I saw the following
posted on the rec.photo.marketplace.35mm newsgroup and
thought it would be
of interest to the list:
(I do not known the
author and cannot vouch for it!)
I have found a
talented craftsman who recovers Leica screw mount and M mount
cameras with
replacement covering (to replace old, dried, cracked
Vulcanite).
The work is fantastic
and looks very original, as close to the Leica
covering as can be
found (even Leica does not sell matching material to the
older cameras, just
M6 covering material). Most people don't realize that
the material Leica
used originally is not leather, but a synthetic material
and the replacement
material is similar in grain, feel and appearance. The
charges for replacing
the covering start at $55 including all materials
(depending on model,
charges can go to $80). He also does CLA service at
extra charges. If
you're interested, email him directly at wye7@yahoo.com
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