I was given a 1959 (?) Nikon SP rangefinder camera. This is something of a family heirloom, my grandfather gave it to my aunt in 1959 (?), it was a savagely expensive camera at the time, about $450 ($3,000 today's dollars). A second Nikon SP that he gave to my other aunt at the same time has been sadly lost. The camera and two lenses are worth around $1,500-$2,000, I'd say. It is only to second thing I have from my grandfather (the first being one of his calligraphy works), so I don't intend to sell it. I intend to use it a little and display it with my other vintage Nikons.
Anyway, this is silly, but I prefer all black cameras, and this one is chrome . . . so I was thinking about painting it black.
Comments? Anyone painted a camera? It is a stupid idea, too hard to do a good job, reveals my superficial character?
Nikon SP looks like
https://kenrockwell.com/nikon/rangefinder/sp.htm