38Deardorff
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& then paid double for my '68 black paint M4 in 2018....
Black Paint M2 close ups.
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I remember when no one cared about black paint M4s, they were reasonable.
That wasn't that long ago, either!
That wasn't that long ago, either!
Duofold RF
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38Deardorff
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Yes... even M4 running 10,000 € these days....
splitimageview
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I wouldn't want a replica, just a re-cement. 😉
38Deardorff
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I was lucky enough to find a black paint MR meter almost as worn as yours....right here on the forum last yr for $100.....in working condition
Duofold RF
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Painted over chrome?
38Deardorff
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bucs
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I saw these being sold on ebay supposedly for M3s only. From China.
Ororaro
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Time flyes so fast… “not long ago” in my jargon actually means “20 years ago”.
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38Deardorff
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True, but it's strange how a black paint M2 or M4 camera costs as much as 10x the price of the chrome model
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Duofold RF
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In the past, Japanese collectors were the primary force; today, Chinese collectors have taken over.
Whether black-paint or chrome M, it will take the same photographs provided they meet original factory specifications.
Market prices are governed by supply and demand, which accounts for the current influx of replicas from China.”
Ororaro
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Where can I buy this 500-900$ Leica M4 chrome?
38Deardorff
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M4black..... 12,500 €. Leica M4 black paint | Leica Camera Classic
M4 chrome $1799 USD Yr.1966 First Model [Near MINT] Leica M4 35mm Film Camera Silver Body From JAPAN | eBay
close enough to 10x ....
Yr.1966 First Model [Near MINT] Leica M4 35mm Film Camera Silver Body From JAPAN | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Yr.1966 First Model [Near MINT] Leica M4 35mm Film Camera Silver Body From JAPAN at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
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38Deardorff
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While we're on the subject of eye-watering black paint prices.....how about a Leicameter MC for $1799 USD!
1957 LEICA METER MC - BLACK PAINT (For Black Paint M2, M3, or MP) - Very Rare! | eBay
Serial number 13255. The original luster of the black paint and is largely intact. Given the condition of the paint, and the lack of wear on the cold shoe mount, it is entirely possible that this was never used.
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Horatio
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Now that is a well used (loved?) camera. Lovely.
Ororaro
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Ebay offers a lot of bp m4 in the 9000$ usd range, live.M4black..... 12,500 €. Leica M4 black paint | Leica Camera Classic
M4 chrome $1799 USD Yr.1966 First Model [Near MINT] Leica M4 35mm Film Camera Silver Body From JAPAN | eBay
close enough to 10x ....
Yr.1966 First Model [Near MINT] Leica M4 35mm Film Camera Silver Body From JAPAN | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Yr.1966 First Model [Near MINT] Leica M4 35mm Film Camera Silver Body From JAPAN at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!www.ebay.com
But 2 weeks ago a friend got one for 6000 usd from the usual resellers.
38Deardorff
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Good catch for your friend.
As for ebay....also quite a few black chromes listed as black paint....
Duofold RF
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This one is black paint over chrome
Duofold RF
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9% off this beauty? Yeah, that just put the $9,000 M4 to shame.
Light lens lab 35mm F2 Silver Chrome For Leica Summicron M6 240 M Eight Element | eBay
Recently, Leica aficionados on the internet have been abuzz with news and tantalizing images of and from a new version of this lens. And, unlike the Thambar and 28mm Summaron reissues from Leica itself, this new / old lens is from China.
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