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Leica IIIC, 1940, in Wartime Gray

Leica IIIC, 1940, in Wartime Gray This is a Leica IIIc from 1940, which originally shipped in chrome with red shutter curtains instead of black, supplied by Leica due to wartime shortages. The top and bottom plates in this photo are actually spare parts that were acquired many years ago as a part of a […]

Black Paint Comparison: Matte Black vs Semi Gloss Black

Black Paint Comparison: Matte Black vs Semi Gloss Black A quick comparison of matte black versus semi gloss. The matte is reminiscent of what a new black chrome Leica looked like, such as the M4-2, back in the late 1970s. https://vimeo.com/994186481https://vimeo.com/994186503