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 23:35:10 -0300
References: <5.1.0.14.0.20020430171715.00a72740@pop.eastlink.ca>

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
> > >
> > >
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In reply to: Message from "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com> (Re: [Leica] Re: All Canadian M3 Black Paint M3)