Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/16

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Subject: [Leica] LHSA Black Paint M6
From: "Jim Licquia" <licquia@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 21:17:57 -0500

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>Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 12:37:14 -0400
>From: "sam" <salex@idt.net>
>Subject: [Leica] LHSA black paint cameras
>Message-ID: <200005161637.MAA14335@mail-relay2.idt.net>
>References:
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>I received my LHSA black paint M6 and all I can say is WOW! What an
>outstanding job. Thanks Bill Rosauer and everyone at LHSA for their long
and
>hard work making this happen. If you're waiting to order one, don't
>hesitate.
>
>I'm sure we'll be seeing one or more on ebay soon. . .but it won't be mine!
>This is a keeper and a USER - without any electrical tape. How many rolls
>does it take to "brass" a new black paint Leica? I'll let you know.


Sam, did you get the .72 or the .85?

There has already been one sold on ebay, went for $2700:

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330155026

And there is another one that went up for auction today (same seller
as the first:)

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=334085978
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My LHSA M6 arrived today and it is absolutely beautiful! Great job by Bill
Roseauer and the rest of the LHSA people in bringing us a truly unique and
beautiful camera. Haven't decided what to do with it yet; -use it or put it
away. Looking at the LHSA M6 and the M6 Millenium Edition side by side they
are both gorgeous. Different, yes. My chrome M6 looks very ordinary next to
either one of them.

There have been a couple of Millenium M6s sell on eBay in the past week or
so in the $3,500 - $3,700 range which is amazing. More amazing is that
someone would pay a couple of hundred over the current price for an LHSA M6.

Buried in the documentation that came with the LHSA M6 was a small
questionnaire stating that if there was sufficient interest, Leica would be
making black paint versions of the 35/2.0 Summicron ASPH and the 50/1.4
Summilux. We will probably be hearing more about this in the near future.
Also included was a $100 coupon that may be applied against the purchase of
a camera body or lens.

Jim Licquia