Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/18

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Subject: Re: Covering on the M2 Leica
From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 21:27:54 -0800

My M3 has the covering in a state of crystalization also.... I found
someone who would do the re-skinning for almost nothing.... with the CLA.  
 But the leather will not be original.
Thank You
Frank Filippone
red735i@worldnet.att.net

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> From: PhotoZone Gallery <fotozone@efn.org>
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Covering on the M2 Leica
> Date: Tuesday, February 18, 1997 8:03 PM
> 
> Pieces of the vulcanite coating on my M2 suddenly separated from the
camera
> body and broke into smaller pieces. Otherwise, the M2 is in excellent
condition.
> Leica service in the US offer to replace the old covering with M6 type
leather
> for $130.  Leica service in Solms offer to replace the vulcanite housing
for
> DM 500,-- or to replace the old coating with M6 type leather for DM
100,--.
> 
> Has anyone had a similar problem with the M2 or M3?
> 
> Herman Krieger
> http://www.efn.org/~hkrieger
> 
>