Black paint S3 for restoration or parts

[Jan Van Laethem]

Just spotted this on the big auction site (no connection to the seller):

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI...m=261056325629


There is a rather strange story to explain why these parts are missing :

"The front plate and back door with base plate were sent to a camera painter/restorer who never returned these two items to our consigner who was in the process of restoring this camera. So, he was left with the body as you see it here missing these pieces."


I don't have my Rotoloni book with me to check if the serial number 6302636 is genuine factory black. If it is, chances are that this camera may now get a donor front plate and back-with-base-plate from another S3, possibly from a chrome one, gets repainted and presented as a fully original factory black paint.


Also I see rather strange brassing patterns at the sides of the top plate. But somehow at the present price point it would still make an interesting project for a nice black user S3.