[Leica] Ever Ready Case For M6

[Denis Boisclair <denis.a.boisclair@lineone.net>]

Despite the tag 'never ready' given to ever ready cases I remain a long 
standing enthusiast of the erc!

I have one of the soft black cases made for the M6 - expensive but 
beautifully made and the best quality erc I have had for any camera. BUT- 
it lacks a tripod socket and I would like to be able to use a monopod 
occasionally without having to remove the case first in order to use the 
camera's own socket - and  I do  concede that would be a 'never ready' 
situation!!

I have been trying to discover whether an older 'M' series erc would fit 
the M6, bearing in mind that apart from the M5 these cameras are  of a 
similar size - please correct me if I'm wrong though!! I have tried an M3 
case ( hard  brown leather)and this looks nothing like a good fit - it 
is  wider than the camera body although the camera's strap lugs fill in the 
space. It just doesn't look right  and the case seems too large for the 
camera: before buying the M6 I looked at an M4 in a case and this did look 
fine. The case had a rounded top instead of a flat top and seemed smaller 
than the M3 version - it was better looking altogether.  However, it 
appears that none of the pre M6 cases had any cutout for the strap lugs, 
although I didn't notice the 'misfit ' appearance with the M4.

The idea of the camera body fitting well clear of the sides of the case, 
but with the strap lugs being jammed against them seems rather primitive 
and I wonder why Leica adopted this uncharacteristically crude 
approach.Looking at my Canon SLR the top of the body half of the case 
finishes below the lugs.

If any other member has looked for and found an early 'M' erc (M4 
version?)which combines well with an M6 I'll be interested to hear from them.

Denis Boisclair
(Northwich, UK)