Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's neat but why does the Franklin Mint, Solms division, think this is worth an extra $700 for a paint job that costs the same as black chrome (or less) and a maximum of two different stampings? It still doesn't say E Leitz GMBH Wetzlar, DBP, etc, which looked cool engraved into the top plate. This paint is powder-coated electrostatically, which is not the enamel we admire, and you can only wonder what it will look like when it wears off to reveal zinc. In a message dated 12/6/99 3:34:54 AM, Photovilla@aol.com writes: << An edition of 2000...for the year 2000 I suppose...will be available this spring for $2,795 each. These have the script Leica engraved in the top plate and are packaged in a similar fashion to M3's. The winder lever is also somewhat similar to an M3. >>