Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I just received my M3 back from Youxin (his name) and I couldn't be more satisfied or delighted. This was only a recovering of the "Vulcanite", but the workmanship is superb. The material he uses is very close to the original grain pattern. I heatedly recommend his service. As to the repainting, I know he is only doing screw-mount (my old terminology) Leicas at the moment. My only problem is that by painting a different color than originally made at Leica you are creating something that will someday be sold as "original". I'd like to see such items marked as being "restored" or identified as such in some way. Chuck