HELP: Is this Leica M4 black paint authentic?

[JosephCheng]

Hi Everyone

Anyone can tell me if all the parts are original?

TIA

 

[HarryW]

Joseph,
Check the serial number against the list on Stephen Gandy's Classic Camera website. http://www.cameraquest.com/mtype.htm
If the camera is an original black then the self timer and frame preview levers are wrong.
Regards
Harry

 

[JosephCheng]

Thanks Harry 🙂

 

[Frontman]

I have one somewhere, but the self timer and frame line levers on mine are painted black as well.

As HarryW says, the serial number will tell if you have a factory-painted black camera.

 

[emraphoto]

I have had two and that body may be an original but the frameline and timer levers don't look right.

There are of course black enamel and black paint m4's and my experience has been with black enamels.

 

[kulma]

hi guys,

i have the same quastion,

is it authentic?

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/134/img9978d.jpg

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/7540/img9980t.jpg

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/8403/img99822.jpg

http://img863.imageshack.us/img863/5213/img99842.jpg

http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/9899/img99862.jpg

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/3277/img9990v.jpg

http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/1489/img99912.jpg

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/5131/img00012sk.jpg

 

[rxmd]

hi guys,

i have the same quastion,

is it authentic?

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/134/img9978d.jpg

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/7540/img9980t.jpg

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/8403/img99822.jpg

http://img863.imageshack.us/img863/5213/img99842.jpg

http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/9899/img99862.jpg

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/3277/img9990v.jpg

http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/1489/img99912.jpg

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/5131/img00012sk.jpg

It's not an authentic black paint M4. Otherwise it looks OK.