Paint it black in Japan?

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I know you can send a Lecia to Japan and got is painted black. Does any body know the contact e-mail or web site?

One of them is Shintaro Yaghinuma, but cannot find the web address.

-- Marc (leica_image@yahoo.com), April 28, 2002

Answers

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

-- Niels H. S. Nielsen (nhsn@ruc.dk), April 29, 2002.

i've had two cameras painted by shintaro -- he does an amazing job for the money ($400 each for a iiig and an m2). however, ken hansen has a guy in germany who charges more ($1000) and does an even better job. gets a really deep gloss and totally perfect with all the fine detail. if you go with shintaro, who really does a very fine job, i recommend you go with his most recent paint formulation, the one that rubs off a little easier. #1. a brassy camera looks more authentic and #2. it has a much deeper gloss. good luck -- it's a fun project and so cool when you open the box and look atthe freshly painted camera.

-- roger michel (michel@tcn.org), April 29, 2002.

See also the camera painting entry in the FAQ at: nemeng.com/leica/ 004b.shtml

-- Andrew Nemeth (azn@nemeng.com), April 29, 2002.

Ken Hansen in Germany

Roger, have you got any contact info for this guy? I tried a google search but most of the hits spoke of him in NYC.

-- Andrew Nemeth (azn@nemeng.com), April 29, 2002.


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