Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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