Which camera has the glossiest, lush, black paint?

[truefriendship]

A Friday afternoon question...

I have a thing for black paint cameras. Not all black paint was created equal it seems. For example, the black paint on a Canon F1 is way more luxuriant than on a Nikon F3.

Are there any other examples of cameras with deep gloss black paint jobs?

Thanks!
~Rif

 

[nobbylon]

gloss black,
leica m6 lhsa

 

[chrishayton]

Probably a modern black paint Leica (as Nobbylon says) But the Canon EF is pretty high gloss!

 

[Tejasican]

My former Leicaflex SL in black enamel was pretty glossy.

 

[Crazy Fedya]

Contax I has the best, thickest, hardest to destroy coat of black paint I have ever seen. All the engravings were done in paint, not metal. It also looks and feels very luxurious and lush.

 

[venchka]

Which camera has the glossiest, lush, black paint?

I own 2 cameras and 1 lens with piano grade black finishes. Make that 2 lenses. Canon 135/3.5.
Canon EF & A-1
Konica UC-Hexanon 35mm 2.0.
A darn shame that the lens doesn't fit the cameras.
Wayne


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[IdealCamera]

The M4. Lovely, shiny, brassy bliss.

 

[madNbad]

M6 TTL Millennium (Black Lacquer) the Leica that brought black paint back.

L1030895 by Michael DeLuca, on Flickr

 

[Hatchetman]

Kodak Bantam Special by Rob F, on Flickr

 

[skucera]

I've always loved the designs of Walter Dorwin Teague. This is streamlining at its best. Black bakelite is really shiny, as was the brown bakelite of my grandma's old Brownie when I was really little.

Scott

 

[YouAreHere]

Nikon SP 2005
Leica MP3
Rollei 35 (various)
Minolta 7sii

 

[Frontman]

The black paint Leica MP is a little more glossy than the black paint M4. The black paint Canon 7 also has a very nice finish if you find a clean one. The black Canonets are also nicely painted.

 

[Rob-F]

Just rub some hard wax into the camera you want to be glossy. Voila.

 

[ian_watts]

The 0-serie replica of 2001 has some of the glossiest (and most evenly applied) black paint I've ever seen on a Leica. A very high quality job.

 

[Greyscale]

Yashica TL Electro X.

 

[ian_watts]

Forgot to mention the Leica M8.2. That had a very glossy black paint that was similar to the MP paint and not like the harder wearing, more matte "paint" used on the M9 and M240.

 

[Roger Hicks]

Generally, the newest, that has received the least wear...

Though pre-WW2 black paint Leicas are often pretty amazing.

Cheers,

R.

 

[Richard G]

Generally, the newest, that has received the least wear...

Though pre-WW2 black paint Leicas are often pretty amazing.

Cheers,

R.

Yep. My 1932 Leica II might be brassed up a bit but so much of the paint is very glossy deep black.

 

[johannielscom]

The Chinon Memotron CE-II, the brass-top-and-bottom camera that most closely matches black paint on the original black paint M2, M3 and M4 cameras.

 

[nikonhswebmaster]

Based on the bodies I have owned...

1) Black cellulose lacquer of the Nikon S2 (clear winner for the beautiful bright white lettering) Gloss without ostentation!
2) M6 TTL millenium (a bit of a tart, but still beautiful)
3) Canon L1 (better the more you handle it)
4) Any early black Zeiss body

The worst, any black chrome over alloy Leica M.