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: Javier Perez <summarex@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 18:26:39 -0700 (PDT)

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
> >
> >
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