Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oooh - you could leave it out in the rain and get a really nice patina on it! On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 16:01:46 -0500, Dan C <bladman99@yahoo.ca> wrote: > How about taking the camera to a decent auto body shop? If you can remove > all the innards before hand, it should be easy to get just about any finish > you want baked onto the body. > > A recent episode of "American Chopper" (shown in North America) shows them > building a bike with copper plated parts (based on the Statue of Liberty). > Imagine a Leica M copper plated with a protective clear coat. Now that > would be a beautiful camera! > > -dan c. > > At 10:17 AM 16-01-05 -0800, 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 > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >