Re: [Leica] M6 back removable??

[Bill Satterfield <cwsat@cyberhighway.net>]

Are the backs interchangeable. That is if I find an M2 back in better condition
than mine, can I switch them?

Jem Kime wrote:

> Gregoire,
> The back to the M camera is removeable and always has been. Quite why is
> hard to guess as there's never been any option to replace it with anything
> else.
> It might have a service function for when alignment is checked? Like many
> others, we await future developments that may take advantage of this
> intriguing cul-de-sac in the M-Leica.
>
> Jem
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Gregoire Vandenschrick [SMTP:vandenschrick@geog.ucl.ac.be]
> Sent:   05 September 2000 13:06
> To:     leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject:        [Leica] M6 back removable??
>
> Hi all
>
> Thank you first for all the kind answer I had about my story on the digest
> and private.
>
> As I inspected my new M6 TTL 0.72 under all angles possible, I noted that
> the movable rear back of the camera had the same little screw device as the
> one you can see in the axis of the back of the R, meaning this moveable up
> back can be removed. I didn't try to remove this for I'm very careful with
> this new marvel, and also I noted that behind the axis of the back, a piece
> of tissue underlined, surely for the opacity of the device, but I'm not
> sure
> this piece is solidaire with the back, and would'nt dirupt it.
>
> What all is this for, only replace the back when it's broken or what, or
> maybe we could find one of these days an LCD back, in place of the current
> one, kind of digitizing the M?! Or is there a databack in its way at Solms
> for the M??
>
> Maybe also this has nothing mysterious, and I'm just a little bit too young
> in the M world?
>
> Don't flame me if my observation is a triviality
>
> Thank you,
>
> Gregoire Vandenschrick