Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John- I have seen Shintaro's work and it is magnificent.... however, he is not cheap, and if you are like me, a user IIIc with a modest 'Chevrolet' paint job ismore practical since you can get it - camera and all- with a CLA for about $450 from Youxin! Shintaro on the other hand, is like the Rolls-Royce of LTMS!!! I would be inclined to put his work on a shelf and just admire it!!! I suppose it depends on the outlook of the final purchaser, but Michael's photo, with the included 'Voigtlander' makes me believe he is a 'user', and not the collector type!! I admire Youxin's efforts to take peeling, ugly, lone, forlorn IIIc bodies that collectors would sneer at, and users would be afraid to buy- then 'breathe' new life into them for a reasonable price, and set them to work again! I have a IIIc and a IIIf that I use all the time, and thought the IIIf is a quieter, more smooth body, I get excellent results with the IIIc, and I can take it places where "Angels" would fear to tread! I take it to the mountains, to the beach, and sort of keep it around as a 'tote' camera, usually with the Elmar 50 or the Jupiter 35! I have to admit, that I have craved one or two of the Shintaro creations, however. They are beautiful, and he is indeed a craftsman, but moreso an artist! Dan - ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@home.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 8:08 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] the desecrated IIIc > http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/5799/shintaro.htm > > > From: "Michael E. Bérubé" <MEB@goodphotos.com> > > > > Well, in the interim of having my 'new' IIIc stripped and painted black > > someday (who does that again?) > >