Re: [Leica] Handled the MP - Patina

[tripspud <tripspud@transbay.net>]

Hi Dan,

      Yeah ugly, I'll give you $50 for that ugly brass thing.
Gee, it's an M3 original black paint.  I'm sure folks find
deals like this because the camera's 'ugly'.  Or pass up
on the deal and tell them they can have it repainted to
look like new for $400.  You could do it as well and
your ugly camera would look like new.  Lots of owners
do just that and why not?

Cheers,

Rich Lahrson
Berkeley, California
tripspud@transbay.net

Dan C wrote:

> Sheesh....If I used a camera for so long and hard that it ended up looking
> like that, I am sure that I would continue using it (unlike Jim Marshal,
> who donated the pictured camera to Leica), but why on earth would anyone
> actually WANT their camera to look like that?   Do people wear brass
> jewellry?  Of course, not, because brass is an UGLY metal!   Why would
> people be proud of their tools looking ugly?
>
> Just MHO
>
> dan c.
>
> At 09:19 AM 21-06-03 -0500, \(SonC\) Sonny Carter wrote:
> >Yeah Rick, here's one!
> >
> >http://www.sonc.com/mp_patina.htm
> >
> >SonC
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Rick Dykstra" <rdandcb@cybermac.com.au>
> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> >Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 5:25 AM
> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Handled the MP - Patina
> >
> >
> >> In thinking about the joys of seeing 'patina' develop on a black paint
> >> MP, I'm wondering if any list folks can describe the look, or post pics
> >> of, their black paint models of a few years use.  Anyone achieved that
> >> scuffed up rock and roll photographer look yet?
> >>
> >> Rick Dykstra.
> >> .
> >> On Saturday, June 21, 2003, at 01:55  PM, Frank Filippone wrote:
> >>
> >> > I just sold an original M2/M3 type rewind crank for $50.  And my M6TTL
> >> > was
> >> > under 2 grand... And My LeicaWinder is $400 or so.....
> >> >
> >> > So I do get the point, but I ain't biting!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Frank Filippone
> >> > red735i@earthlink.net
> >> >
> >> >
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