Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]How much does Shintaro charge for the paint job? Javier - --- "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com> wrote: > 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 > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness > >http://health.yahoo.com > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html