Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/07/26

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Cases, M and sm
From: Thomas Knoles <tgk@mwa.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 12:00:27 -0400 (EDT)

Has anyone out there used or looked at the new soft M6 case which comes 
with a padded wrist strap?  I saw the description in _Leica View_, which says 
it will hold an M6 with collapsible 50/2.8 Elmar.  I'm wondering how big it 
actually is--would an M6 with a 35mm Summicron fit as well?

And on the subject of cases, I found a very small nylon case in a Patagonia 
store which is exactly the right size for a screwmount Leica with a 
50/3.5 Elmar. It's made by SunDog, and is called Backpacker's Camera 
Pocket, micro size (there's a mini size which I haven't seen). Mine 
cost $20.  My IIIf fits as if the case was designed for it, and seems very 
well protected.  There's no extra room in the camera part--a wrist strap 
will fit, but not a neck strap--but there is an outside pocket which will 
hold two rolls of film.  It has a belt loop (which is what I use), a 
detachable neck strap, and two short velcro straps for attachment to a 
backpacking frame.  

I bring this up because with this case and a wrist strap, I find my 
screwmount Leica to be remarkably compact and handy to use.  Though a bit 
heavier than a point-and-shoot, it's not much bigger, and if you 
want to carry a camera you can just about forget you have with you until 
you want it, this combination may work for you.

How many screwmount users, regular or occasional, are on this list?

Tom Knoles
tgk@mwa.org


Replies: Reply from "joe b." <joe.b@private.nethead.co.uk> (Cases, M Elmar 50 Coll / Summicron 35)