I love the way black paint Leica's smell...

[sc_rufctr]

Black paint Leica's have a very distinctive smell. Is it just me or has anybody else noticed this?

Maybe I'm imagining things but my black chrome M4-P or chrome M3 just don't smell the same as my friends newish MP. (which is brassing very nicely)
Maybe because his MP is relatively new???

Don't get me wrong. I don't go around sniffing Leica's 🙄 but I can definitely smell the difference when placed up to my eye.

 

[ItsReallyDarren]

Maybe its just that new camera smell?🙂

 

[Rob-F]

I'll have to go downstairs and sniff my BP MPs. I'll get back to you on this.

 

[jsrockit]

Next level Leica geekery .... 😉

 

[kshapero]

Wasn't that the smell of Napalm in the morning? LOL.

 

[kully]

🙁

My M8 smells of hand sweat.

 

[sc_rufctr]

Scratch & Sniff Leicas, or would that be brass & sniff? :bang: :bang: :bang:

I have a former girlfriend whose M4-P smelled of Chanel, but that was black chrome. I would suspect her now M7 smells similarly.

My girl friend borrowed my M3 for about 6 weeks and when she finally gave it back it smelt like "Baby Doll". 🙂 http://www.ysl-parfums.com/eau-de-toilette-@/produit.jspz?id=334

I had to buy her a pre TTL M6 to get it back... lol

 

[sanmich]

That B.O.
what about LENS smell?

 

[anu L ogy]

Its funny. I've never smelt my camera, but I have tried to convince people that Rodinal has a very pleasing smell to it.

 

[Roberto V.]

I've never noticed it with my M4. My Zeiss Contaflex however, does have a nice leather smell to it.
BRB, smelling my camera...

Ok, I smelled some of my cameras, and didn't find a smell on either of my Leicas (M4 and IIIC sharkskin). My Contaflex has that nice leather smell, and my 1947 Kodak Flash Bantam even more so.

 

[Roberto V.]

I have a former girlfriend whose M4-P smelled of Chanel, but that was black chrome. I would suspect her now M7 smells similarly.

Hmmm 🙄 Should I spray my M4 with some Burberry London? 😛

 

[pufy]

Its funny. I've never smelt my camera, but I have tried to convince people that Rodinal has a very pleasing smell to it.

It does smell nice 😀
They should make a perfume.

 

[nikon_sam]

I only smell my cameras to see if they've got film inside...other than that I figure they'd smell like sweaty hands...

 

[Sparrow]

Anybody care to comment on the taste? ..........................

 

[Spleenrippa]

I only smell my cameras to see if they've got film inside...other than that I figure they'd smell like sweaty hands...

Whoa, you can smell your film?

 

[Mr_Flibble]

I wouldn't know...my black-paint leica was lost in the mail 🙁

 

[muser53]

I love the smell of Leica in the morning it smells like...

 

[sahe69]

I love the smell of Leica in the morning it smells like...

.... Victory! 😀 😱

 

[sahe69]

What's next? A Leica bouquet subforum? 😛

 

[nikon_sam]

Whoa, you can smell your film?

Yes...😀😎😱