paapoopa
Established
just being curious that if anyone here have a special liking for brassed Black paint M like I do? it just makes me feels like the camera has a story behind the beaten up look.
do you do anything to get it brassed?
is it already brassed when you got it?
does your M really gone through a lot to reach that brassed look?
Please show us how nicely brassed your M is.
do you do anything to get it brassed?
is it already brassed when you got it?
does your M really gone through a lot to reach that brassed look?
Please show us how nicely brassed your M is.
Roberto V.
Le surrèalisme, c'est moi
Mine doesn't have a lot of brassing, so there's no point in posting it, but I would never do anything to artificially brass it. It's been getting a tiny bit of brassing in some edges, so I'll just let it happen through almost daily use.
seifadiaz
Established
My M6 classic does not show any significant brassing yet, but has more scratches than when I first got it..
Doing something to brass it artificially is not my thing.
Doing something to brass it artificially is not my thing.
ali_baba
Well-known
m9...
m9...
i'll play.
here's my m9 from 6 months ago.
it's even more brassy now, although i had the screen fixed.
apparently i misused the camera by breaking the screen while working.
i digress...
if i have time tomorrow i'll take a descent photo of my black paint m7 and put that up here. the enamel on the m7 has held up much better compared to the pain on the m9 which flakes off quite easily if you ask me.
my newer m9 shows brassing as well.
best,
jesse
m9...
i'll play.
here's my m9 from 6 months ago.
it's even more brassy now, although i had the screen fixed.
apparently i misused the camera by breaking the screen while working.
i digress...
if i have time tomorrow i'll take a descent photo of my black paint m7 and put that up here. the enamel on the m7 has held up much better compared to the pain on the m9 which flakes off quite easily if you ask me.
my newer m9 shows brassing as well.
best,
jesse
rogerzilla
Well-known
I don't believe the M6 is actually brass - it's zinc.
JHP
Well-known
only slightly brassing. notice in the top pic, the brassing around the strap lugs. This is from the previous owner and is why I HATE the original leica strap with those stupid plastic bits on each side.
rub rub rub.
Lflex
Lflex
Black paint M6s have brass top
Erik van Straten
Veteran
I showed this one before.
Erik.
Erik.
wjlapier
Well-known
Looking forward to the M7. Mine has scratches and slight brassing on the tip of the advance lever.
i'll play.
here's my m9 from 6 months ago.
it's even more brassy now, although i had the screen fixed.
apparently i misused the camera by breaking the screen while working.
i digress...
if i have time tomorrow i'll take a descent photo of my black paint m7 and put that up here. the enamel on the m7 has held up much better compared to the pain on the m9 which flakes off quite easily if you ask me.
my newer m9 shows brassing as well.
best,
jesse
squirrel$$$bandit
Veteran
Jesse, that's the loveliest M9 I've yet seen. Fantastic.
250swb
Well-known
And I think its a pretty unique one as well. I don't think anybody else has found the M9's black paint (powder coat) finish to be so fragile, especially as we first saw pictures of it only six months or so after the camera was released! Its worn almost like its an old M3
Steve
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Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Looking at that brassed M9 I have to conclude that only Leica can get away with selling a high end camera with a finish that wears off this fast!
ali_baba
Well-known
brassin'
brassin'
Selling a lens, so had the product setup going and grabbed some brassin' shots...
The BP M7 has the best finish, the newer M9 is barely 4 months old and hasn't even seen the music festival season. It got its workout during fashion week really, but by the time the M10 comes out these cameras won't have a bit of black left on them. Hah!
It's not me, the M7 has worn how I would expect a BP Leica to wear. It's brassed solely around the edges.
Thanks,
Jesse
brassin'
Selling a lens, so had the product setup going and grabbed some brassin' shots...
The BP M7 has the best finish, the newer M9 is barely 4 months old and hasn't even seen the music festival season. It got its workout during fashion week really, but by the time the M10 comes out these cameras won't have a bit of black left on them. Hah!
It's not me, the M7 has worn how I would expect a BP Leica to wear. It's brassed solely around the edges.
Thanks,
Jesse
ali_baba
Well-known
here's some shots of the m7...
Erik van Straten
Veteran
Hard to believe Leica choose an inferior black paint for the M9.
The finish of my eight year old MP is still very fine.
Erik.
The finish of my eight year old MP is still very fine.
Erik.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Someone who wasn't in the know would probably be stunned to find out this was a virtually new current generation camera ... and a six and a half thousand dollar one at that!
LChanyungco
Well-known
here's my black paint M retaining ring key-chain. took 3 years in my pocket to get that brassy
_goodtimez
Well-known
Stuff a black paint camera in my boy's hotwheels box and you will get this result
250swb
Well-known
Thats the point though Erik, it isn't inferior, the paint on my M9 is far far tougher than my MP...........so conclusions need to be drawn. I know what I think.
Steve
hteasley
Pupil
The paint on the M9 is really pretty feeble. Mine has worn an edge of the baseplate to brass, and the top plate has developed some scratches on the edges that have not yet gotten down to the brass. I ran my thumbnail along one of those edges, and that was enough to expose the brass beneath. Not very strong paint.
I would have gotten a chrome M9 if they made one that wasn't a limited edition. The steel paint scheme... I'm not a fan of that.
I would have gotten a chrome M9 if they made one that wasn't a limited edition. The steel paint scheme... I'm not a fan of that.