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Subject: Re: [Leica] Black M4
From: "\(SonC\) Sonny Carter" <sonc@sonc.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 18:26:40 -0600
References: <A1AE76B8-6630-11D7-84B5-0003936D5D4A@twcny.rr.com>

Ernie: 

Not an M5, but an example of what nice brassing can do on a black paint M


http://www.sonc.com/allnew.htm

Sonny


- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ernest Nitka" <enitka@twcny.rr.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 6:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Black M4


> Martin and Vick - thanks for the pointers - it appears to be enamel.  I 
> am not sure that the dealer knows for sure - he is asking an "enamel" 
> price but I needed to verify that the unit was in fact  'enamel'.  I am 
> not a collector so I will probably pass on this purchase.
> 
> ernie
> On Thursday, April 3, 2003, at 06:44 PM, Martin Howard wrote:
> 
> >
> > Look at:
> >
> > http://cameraquest.com/mtype.htm
> >
> > According to this list, 1,225,0XX was indeed a black M4.  However, the 
> > only clue Stephen provides (presumably because there was no info in 
> > the data supplied to him) is that "earlier" black M4s were enamel, 
> > while "later" ones were black chrome.  1,225,0XX dates from 1969.
> >
> > Later on the same page, he has black M4 Mots, which were all 
> > apparently enamel finish.  The last numbers for these are 1,274,100.
> >
> > This would *suggest* that 1,225,0XX would be enamel, not chrome.
> >
> > Do you not have an opportunity to ask the seller what the finish is?
> >
> > As for value, you'll have to ask someone with the latest edition of 
> > the Leica pocket priceguide.
> >
> > M.
> >
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