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Subject: [Leica] Painting M3 / M2 / M4 Black
From: feli2 at earthlink.net (Feli)
Date: Sun Jan 16 12:06:53 2005
References: <000501c4fc00$48031e60$0202a8c0@acer81080ea37f>

Here's another British chap who repaints M and LTM cameras.

http://www.angelfire.com/biz/Leica/page3.html


feli

On Jan 16, 2005, at 11:19 AM, Steve Unsworth wrote:

> I believe that Malcolm Taylor in the UK also paints the older bodies.
> I've used him in the past, though not for painting. I don't know what 
> he
> charges.
>
> Steve
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+mail=steveunsworth.co.uk@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+mail=steveunsworth.co.uk@leica-users.org] On Behalf
> Of Stephen Gandy
> Sent: 16 January 2005 19:09
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Painting M3 / M2 / M4 Black
>
>
> no one in the states (that I know of)  does as good a M paint job as
> Shintaro Stephen
>
> Slobodan Dimitrov wrote:
>
>> Stephen;
>>   Who can it in the States?
>> S. Dimitrov
>>
>> On Jan 16, 2005, at 10:17 AM, Stephen Gandy wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Slobodan Dimitrov wrote:
>>>
>>>>  I'm much more interested about getting the M3 painted in black
>>>> enamel, but without having to deal with sending the camera
>>>> overseas.
>>>
>>> real world, it's not a worry. Shintaro does a great job dependably--
>
>>> actually inexpensive considering that his cameras turn out better
>>> than the original black M3's or M2's  easy to wear off finish.  not
>>> fast, takes an
>>> average of 4 months to get a camera back
>>>
>>> Shintaro  will also paint your M3 a silver hammertone which is much
>>> much better than the hammertone finish of the LHSA MP.  better
>>> color, prettier,
>>> much tougher finish.
>>>
>>> Shintaro's email is mp-3.shintaro@nifty.com
>>>
>>> Stephen
>
>
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Replies: Reply from s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov) ([Leica] Painting M3 / M2 / M4 Black)
In reply to: Message from mail at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth) ([Leica] Painting M3 / M2 / M4 Black)