Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: All Canadian M3 Black Paint M3
From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 17:19:43 -0300
References: <5.1.0.14.0.20020430144248.029529b8@pop.eastlink.ca>

Javier:

It was a Shintaro paint job that I just had done.  Even fake black paints 
are worth 2k if well done like Shitaro's work.  I have a M2 on this page 
now.  It was done at the same time.  Not Canadian made, but a Canadian 
Summicron mounted to it.

http://home.istar.ca/~robsteve/photography/M3.htm

Regards,

Robert

At 11:34 AM 4/30/2002 -0700, Javier Perez wrote:
>Guys
>Let me remind you that with black paint Ms costing up
>to 5K It is feasable to strip a mint chrome top bare
>and have it panted black and baked using industrial
>quality paint and processes. The result is a black
>paint camera that is indistinguishable from the
>originals. Only the serial number can denote a
>discrepancy but since some were converted by the
>factory it doesn't mean much. I would be very
>skeptical about black paint Ms at this point.
>Particularly minty ones.
>See Ya
>Javier
>
>
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