Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, This is my first post to the list and i thought I'd introduce myself. Tomorrow I am picking up my first Leica and, as you may guess, I'm really excited about it. It's an M3 with the 50mm Summarit 1.5. lens cap, and leather case. Everything is in excellent condition. The camera had a CLA about three years ago, but has not been used since. Everything seems to be in good operational condition, but I've not run any film through it yet. I've a few questions, the first of which is, what, if any, problems should I specifically look for considering the camera's lack of use all this time? Any recommendations for a good repair facility? I'm in the San Francisco area of California, and a place close by would be ideal. However, I don't mind sending the camera out of the area if need be. The PO etched his SS# on the back of the top plate. Is there a good way to remove this eye sore? I was thinking that buffing it down and then having the body painted black (such as by Shintaro Yaghinuma) might do the trick. Any thoughts on that? Thanks a lot for any help. I hope to be able to contribute something soon, rather than just ask aa lot of "newbie" questions. - -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:belinkoff@earthlink.net