Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/19

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Subject: Re: Covering on the M2 Leica
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 04:52:20 -0500
 
At 08:03 PM 18-02-97 -0800, Herman Krieger wrote:
>Pieces of the vulcanite coating on my M2 suddenly separated from the camera
>body and broke into smaller pieces. Otherwise, the M2 is in excellent
condition.
>Leica service in the US offer to replace the old covering with M6 type leather
>for $130.  Leica service in Solms offer to replace the vulcanite housing for
>DM 500,-- or to replace the old coating with M6 type leather for DM 100,--.
>
>Has anyone had a similar problem with the M2 or M3?

Here is a related and probably dumb question:  Is it possible to replace the
M6 type "leather" with vulcanite on my M6?

Dan C.