Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 06:26 PM 4/30/2002 -0700, Javier Perez wrote: >How much does Shintaro charge for the paint job? >Javier He charges $500 to $700 depending on whether he paints the back door and strap lugs or has to pound some dents out. He has a guy who specialized in hammering out the dents. Regards, Robert >--- "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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html