Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not such a bad look, eh? ernie On Thursday, April 3, 2003, at 07:26 PM, (SonC) Sonny Carter wrote: > 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. >>> >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe, see >>> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >>> >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see >> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html