Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kip Babington wrote: > > I'm wondering if anyone has experience either with this seller's > refinished bodies in particular (he has a lot of positive ebay feedback, > so I'm not concerned about his business practices) or refinished IIIs in > general. I guess my concern is that even though I'm pretty gentle with > my equipment, worn chrome might look better than new paint after only a > few years. Thanks for any thoughts any of you may have. > So long as he's good at what he does and no one's passing the camera off as a costly original, what's the harm? High gloss black paint looks great on Leicas! Not as long-lasting as chrome or black chrome, but it sure can look good as it wears and it can be repainted as often as needed. In use, it'll go from Mint to Ex++ pretty fast, but what a good-looking Ex++ that is. - -- Jeff Segawa Somewhere in Boulder, Colorado