[Leica] Long week....

[don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)]

Keith,
I am sorry that your equipment has been on strike this week.  Rest assured
that labor and management will reach an accord soon with mutual benefit to
all.  Or, you could be like me and have more that one of every focal length;
which was fairly amusing last night as I considered which 90 mm to take to
the air show today.

Don
don.dory@gmail.com


On 4/30/06, Keith Johnson <gammanine@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> My part in all of this is that I have an inexplicable
> fetish for black paint leica gear, and I covet the
> black paint m3 from the 50's big time.
> Realizing that I'll never be able to afford the real
> one, I decided to have a chrome one refinished by this
> guy in Japan. I've seen a few examples of his work,
> and it was very good. Everyone I talked to seemed very
> satisfied about making the decision to have him redo
> their camera.
> Long story short.... I get my camera back, after
> waiting 9 months. He painted my M3 matte black instead
> of the agreed upon regular gloss black enamel finish.
> He will not make good on his original agreement, he
> will not answer my emails. He did respond to the first
> one or two, telling me I should rub the camera with my
> hands and I will like it more. Yes, thats what he said
> exactly.
> No explanation about why he made the decision, a
> total of 3 emails from him during the 9 month wait.
> Btw, his site says he needs 2 months to do the job.
> Ha!!
> In the scheme of things this is not the worst thing
> in the world.  While I think the camera is ugly as it
> is, it is a good user, and it is black. Adding M4
> loading couild catapult it into user class in my bag
> so I can give my M2 a much needed rest.
> My 35 chron just lost it's infinity focus, my
> replacement lens is stuck in customs for no good
> reason, now this. Tough equipment week for me. Live
> and learn.
>
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