Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The vulcanite is painted in the olive cameras. FWIW I have a black paint M3 which I bought in France which has chrome levers. I have not seen it in books, probably a special order or repair with no black levers available? Frank On 27 Jan, 2005, at 12:03, Vick Ko wrote: > I was looking over Lager's books on the olive vs black M3. > > The black M3 is all black - with the control knobs and advance lever > and > front levers in black. > > The olive only has the vulcanite and top plate and bottom in olive > drab; > the control knobs and levers are chrome. > > Do you know why this is? If for camouflage and low visibility, > wouldn't > the chrome parts still stand out? > > Do you know how they turned the vulcanite into green? Was it merely > painted over? > > Regards, > > Vick Ko > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+vick.ko=sympatico.ca@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+vick.ko=sympatico.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Feli > Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 1:37 AM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] doomed? > > > I hate to sound like a fondler, but forgive me for I am weak and > studied industrial design... > but I wouldn't mind owning a black paint M2 and M4... > > feli > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >