Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/20

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Subject: Re: Covering on the M2 Leica
From: PhotoZone Gallery <fotozone@efn.org>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 09:12:27 -0800

At 08:16 PM 2/19/97, you wrote:
>In <1.5.4.32.19970219095220.006ac4e4@pop.microtec.net>, on 02/19/97 at
>04:52 AM,
>   Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net> said:
>
>>
>>Here is a related and probably dumb question:  Is it possible to replace
>>the M6 type "leather" with vulcanite on my M6?
>
>>Dan C.
>
>My understanding is that the vulcanite was applied to the cameras in a
>special fixture under heat and pressure.  I suspect that this process is
>no longer available at the factory and likely was more costly than the
>present covering.  
>

The vulcanite is part of the camera housing.  It would be necessary to dismantle
the camera and replace the part.  The housing for the M2 and M3 are likely
different that that of the M6.

Herman Krieger
http://www.efn.org/~hkrieger