There was a question raised about the whereabouts of Shintaro who will paint your Leica black or an other color. I just got word that he has a new website. Here it is:

mp-3.shintaro@nifty.com

If this doesn't work let me know.

-- Alex Shishin (shishin@pp.iij4-u.or.jp), March 05, 2002

Answers

Looks more like his e-mail address.

Way down the main question page under I think it was "hot rod" Leicas, maybe it was under "unclassified" there is a post that had a web address. This looked like his e-mail address as posted on that site.

The site has before and after photos.

-- Neil Swanson (neilsphoto@yahoo.com), March 05, 2002.

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

-- Niels H. S. Nielsen (nhsn@ruc.dk), March 05, 2002.

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

-- John Collier (jbcollier@powersurfr.com), March 05, 2002.

if you check the page on why he started painting cameras...he mentions that he tried to use an oven on his first try...and the camera smelled like pizza! that was so funny!

i hope Leica won't think about making a special-edition Pizza Hut M7 after reading this.

-- Dexter Legaspi (dalegaspi@hotmail.com), March 05, 2002.

i've had two cameras painted by shintaro, and both were masterfully done. i don't know how he does it for the price he charges.

-- roger michel (michel@tcn.org), March 05, 2002.