Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Despite the tag 'never ready' given to ever ready cases I remain a long standing enthusiast of the erc! I have one of the soft black cases made for the M6 - expensive but beautifully made and the best quality erc I have had for any camera. BUT- it lacks a tripod socket and I would like to be able to use a monopod occasionally without having to remove the case first in order to use the camera's own socket - and I do concede that would be a 'never ready' situation!! I have been trying to discover whether an older 'M' series erc would fit the M6, bearing in mind that apart from the M5 these cameras are of a similar size - please correct me if I'm wrong though!! I have tried an M3 case ( hard brown leather)and this looks nothing like a good fit - it is wider than the camera body although the camera's strap lugs fill in the space. It just doesn't look right and the case seems too large for the camera: before buying the M6 I looked at an M4 in a case and this did look fine. The case had a rounded top instead of a flat top and seemed smaller than the M3 version - it was better looking altogether. However, it appears that none of the pre M6 cases had any cutout for the strap lugs, although I didn't notice the 'misfit ' appearance with the M4. The idea of the camera body fitting well clear of the sides of the case, but with the strap lugs being jammed against them seems rather primitive and I wonder why Leica adopted this uncharacteristically crude approach.Looking at my Canon SLR the top of the body half of the case finishes below the lugs. If any other member has looked for and found an early 'M' erc (M4 version?)which combines well with an M6 I'll be interested to hear from them. Denis Boisclair (Northwich, UK)