Re: [Leica] Slimline case for M6?

["Mark Kronquist" <mak@teleport.com>]

Benser used to make leather soft cases (I have a spare one)
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From: James Harper <DRJH@btinternet.com>
To: Leica User Group <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 12:56 PM
Subject: [Leica] Slimline case for M6?

>I've just returned to the Leica after a 10 year gap. To start with, I have
>bought an M6HM body, and am now thinking about a lens, probably 50mm. I
>want the camera to be as unbulky as possible to make travel easy.  The
>existing erc for the M6 is bulky and makes the camera look like an SLR.  I
>remember once owning a IIf with a collapsible Elmar 2.8 50mm lens fror
>which I had a slimline Leitz case with a very thin front section which took
>the lens only in its collapsed position. This camera could be carried in a
>pocket.
>
>Has anyone any thoughts on how to achieve a similar situation with an M6?
>Firstly, it would presumably have to be with the new Elmar 2.8 50mm
>collapsible, though I notice advertisements for second hand  2.0
>collapsible 50mm Summicrons (is this a good lens, what vintage is it?).
>Any solution would I imagine entail having the hood dismounted (or is there
>a rubber one available?)  And is the 35mm F2 Summicron thin enough to
>produce a slim package?
>
>Perhaps the answer is not an erc but a very small  camera case or bag just
>big enough for the camera?
>
>Any advice gratefully received.
>
>Regards.
>
>JH
>