JHP
Well-known
In case you guys missed it on eBay.
US $205,676.60
http://cgi.ebay.com/Excellent-Leica...s=63&clkid=374219201368001174#ht_15199wt_1141
JHP
Well-known
It's in pretty bloody good nick too.
sc_rufctr
Leica nuts
Nice but.
There's something wrong about it. The script is too thick. And the paint is too nice compared to the body (Vulcanite) ...
Maybe it's been touched up or restored.
There's something wrong about it. The script is too thick. And the paint is too nice compared to the body (Vulcanite) ...
Maybe it's been touched up or restored.
sc_rufctr
Leica nuts
Hmm...
maddoc
... likes film again.
I start having my doubts if that "L" seal has any meaning ...
A nice looking camera but I can not find any explanation why the back-door looks close to perfect and the frame around it has severe paint loss.
A nice looking camera but I can not find any explanation why the back-door looks close to perfect and the frame around it has severe paint loss.
Bobbo
Well-known
Notice the brassing on the edge of the wind and rewind levers, and on the outside (rather than inside) of the strap lugs? How about on the sync ports? Oh yeah, that screams repaint. Wonder if it was black to start with, or just refinished? Anybody know the serial numbers on black cameras?
keytarjunkie
no longer addicted
I'm no expert, but that was obviously repainted. No 50/60-year-old camera with any amount of brassing or vulcanite chips is going to have bright red and yellow paint on it. The top plate looks noticeably thicker and less pointy where it should be.
secksthoi
Established
What exactly is the difference between an original Leica MP and a Leica M2. Mine looks exactly like that one minus the black paint and button rewind.. Just the rarity?
BobYIL
Well-known
Travis L.
Registered Userino
Paypal fees on 200k is about $6000......
secksthoi
Established
You also forgot the ebay fees. lol
mooge
Well-known
a couple more suspicious things-
-the rewind lever should be the tall one the old M3s had. I think.
-BP summicrons had red lettering, not yellow... I think.
-the rewind lever should be the tall one the old M3s had. I think.
-BP summicrons had red lettering, not yellow... I think.
Artorius
Caribbean Traveler
other than the questions...
other than the questions...
I don't know why the "L" seal shows it's rotated. Rewind lever brassed, but the rewind knob has not. Any suggestions other than the obvious?
other than the questions...
Hmm...
I don't know why the "L" seal shows it's rotated. Rewind lever brassed, but the rewind knob has not. Any suggestions other than the obvious?
Travis L.
Registered Userino
The L seal is the only thing that doesn't look suspicious to me....
It is at least a bad repaint and at worst a total fake.
Mooge, I'm with you. Every black paint rigid 50 I've ever seen had white markings everywhere except the foot scale which is red.
It is at least a bad repaint and at worst a total fake.
Mooge, I'm with you. Every black paint rigid 50 I've ever seen had white markings everywhere except the foot scale which is red.
Even if it is a fake, it's still pretty damn beautiful.
jbielikowski
Jan Bielikowski
it was sold by leicashop.com some time ago, I even got picture from their site
it was much cheaper, iirc it was repainetd in 70s and then put on a shelf.
it was much cheaper, iirc it was repainetd in 70s and then put on a shelf.
slight
Member
Repaint or not, I want one.
I hate capitalism.
I hate capitalism.
leobloom
Member
The point is it is not worth 206k if it is a repaint.
sequitur
Newbie
Can't imagine anyone buying this over eBay... If I was a real collector I'd rather buy an air ticket to view the item in person....
But yes too many dubious points which points to a repaint.
But yes too many dubious points which points to a repaint.
Archiver
Veteran
So the general consensus is that if someone pays that price for that camera, they are getting ripped off?