[Leica] M6 (N)eveready Case - E6 labs

[Jan.Decher at uvm.edu (Jan Decher)]

Len et al.

Thanks.  Another member encouraged me to try the same thing off list  
and voila the top of the leather case does come off and I use the  
bottom only on the M6 on a daytrip to cold Montreal yesterday (photos  
to be posted later).  It does help holding the camera with woolen  
gloves.

I am puzzled though why the bottom of the case is so thick (extra 1/2  
inch).  Just protection?  It make the camera feel like it has a  
winder attached.

Now another question on getting slides film (E6) processed.  I have  
several old prepaid mailers that came with the M6 for the "Adorama  
Pro Lab Division, 42 West 18th Street NY" and for the "Fujicolor  
Processing  Inc, in Phoenix, Arizona"  I know that the Phoenix Lab is  
closed.  Is the Adorama lab still operative and will the Parsons, KS,  
Fujicolor,  lab honor the Phoenix mailers?

Thanks,
Jan

On Feb 25, 2009, at 2:58 PM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote:
> From: Leonard Taupier <len-001@verizon.net>
> Date: February 24, 2009 10:03:49 PM EST
> Hello, Jan,
> Does your case have a part number stamped on the outside base?   
> Mine is stamped 14871. The top on mine pivots around a black, snap  
> like button but there is no arrow. The top comes off by pushing up  
> the black button from the base to the top. The black button should  
> have it's back fitted into a round disk, with a slot, fixed to the  
> back of the case. It does take some force but the top should slide  
> off of the back of the bottom of the case. See if you can see the  
> round disk with the slot.
> Len