REPAINT A LEICA IIIc = CRAZEE ?

[dee]

I have been seriously considering ''investing '' [ s if I will ever get the outlay back !!! ] in having my tired 1946/7 '' birthday gift '' ' Leica IIIc repainted in grey or black .

This will , of course , be hideously expensive - I could aquire a very nice M series for the money ...

But I do have a once in a lifetime [ starting back in September !!! ] opportunity , from an inheritance , [ who needs to eat ? ] to gather my little indulgences around me .

i have worked out that my ASdee [ autistic imp ] prefers the Leica IIIc , even over my IIIf red dial [ 'cos the shutter dial is smaller and more ''same as '' my other cameras !!! ] but likes the little black II most of all ... and the Zorki ... and the ...

OOPS !

Is this the ultimate crazzee idea ? i kind of like a ''new '' IIIc - like an over- restored car ?

Proudly, certified officially, with a diagnosis to prove it , crazzzeee dee !

 

[RF-Addict]

Quote: "Is this the ultimate crazzee idea ? "

YES!

But will it stop you..............?:angel:

 

[Kim Coxon]

Some will think it crazy, some will like the idea. Some examples here. http://www.angelfire.com/biz/Leica/page3.html

Kim

 

[Tom Harrell]

Those are some really pretty examples of revamped cameras. Wow! I would be proud to carry them around. The choice must be a hard one to make. On one hand having a veteran camera with it's brassing, scrapes, bright marks, all of which hold special meaning to the owner. And, on the other hand having a camera that looks like a splendid jewel. Talk about a hard decision. That was a nice link Kim.

Regards,
Tom

 

[Will]

I have been seriously considering ''investing '' [ s if I will ever get the outlay back !!! ] in having my tired 1946/7 '' birthday gift '' ' Leica IIIc repainted in grey or black .

This will , of course , be hideously expensive - I could aquire a very nice M series for the money ...

But I do have a once in a lifetime [ starting back in September !!! ] opportunity , from an inheritance , [ who needs to eat ? ] to gather my little indulgences around me .

i have worked out that my ASdee [ autistic imp ] prefers the Leica IIIc , even over my IIIf red dial [ 'cos the shutter dial is smaller and more ''same as '' my other cameras !!! ] but likes the little black II most of all ... and the Zorki ... and the ...

OOPS !

Is this the ultimate crazzee idea ? i kind of like a ''new '' IIIc - like an over- restored car ?

Proudly, certified officially, with a diagnosis to prove it , crazzzeee dee !

Not at all, Brian had a Black SP.

You will never sell it and look after it like a child rite?

 

[dee]

Yes Kim - those are the guys who would do it for me ...
I have nice a pair of black Leica II's with wonderfull aged patina -
but the '46/7 is just '' grey /dull /scratched and dinted on the top , not nicely worn all over - I have another with larger scrape , but it's too good overall to mess around with.

And .. it's a 60 year Birthday treat - no way would I part with it ...

anyway ... I might not be able to hide the outlay ...

dee

 

[dee]

oh ... and'' like a child '' is appropriate ' cos my head is 6 going on 60 !!1

 

[Xmas]

Kim

That site ought to be banned...

Noel

 

[Kim Coxon]

That's OK, The M3 is done now. 😀

Kim

Kim

That site ought to be banned...

Noel

 

[Kim Coxon]

You won't regret it. The finish is fantastic.

Kim

Yes Kim - those are the guys who would do it for me ...
I have nice a pair of black Leica II's with wonderfull aged patina -
but the '46/7 is just '' grey /dull /scratched and dinted on the top , not nicely worn all over - I have another with larger scrape , but it's too good overall to mess around with.

And .. it's a 60 year Birthday treat - no way would I part with it ...

anyway ... I might not be able to hide the outlay ...

dee

 

[bob cole]

Repaint a Leica IIIc = crazee?

Repaint a Leica IIIc = crazee?

Here, too:

http://homepage2.nifty.com/Shintaro/top1.html

 

[Ash]

Kim, one day you'll be shooting in the sun and that camera will get too hot to touch.. that'll teach ya 😀

 

[dee]

Bob - i kind of like the brassed of Leica M !
but the IIIc in black is fantastic - but don't think I can manage a lense too !
The black Nikkon made me think of a black Kiev from dvd ...
where will it end ?

It's comforting , though , 'cos I have all this separation / uncertainty in my head , to find that ''real '' people also want to waste money on special toys !

dee

 

[Kim Coxon]

Hopefully, I will find out between now and Sunday. I am off the take the boat out for 4 days, (having first paid the deposit on mine) and I will be taking the Leicas with me. 😀 😀

Kim

Kim, one day you'll be shooting in the sun and that camera will get too hot to touch.. that'll teach ya 😀

 

[Ash]

Have a great time 🙂

 

[Ronald M]

Just do not expect to recover the investment.

 

[Dralowid]

Been here but chickened out!

Before you do make the commitment you have to decide whether the nobs and fittings on your camera will stand up to being associated with a newly painted body.

I decide not and had an old black III serviced instead.

Michael

 

[Kim Coxon]

I think that depends on the camera and the cost of the body in the first place. Just before I had the M3 done, Classic Camera in London (Leica specialists) sold a CRR repainted/serviced M3 for well over a £1000. that would certainly cover my investment.

Kim

Just do not expect to recover the investment.

 

[john neal]

I think that depends on the camera and the cost of the body in the first place. Just before I had the M3 done, Classic Camera in London (Leica specialists) sold a CRR repainted/serviced M3 for well over a £1000. that would certainly cover my investment.

Kim

OUCH!

I know they are expensive, but that is just amazing - maybe I should get my M3 DS done, hmmmmm..........................

 

[dee]

my 1946/7 was £175 for the body .
the sole question mark is about the totally brassed shutter button , and the remains of the original London dealer's label on the back - remove or retain ?
otherwise , i would like all the knobs to be black - got spoiled by my Zorki S - avatar - heck of a lot more cost - effective though !