Re: [Leica] Ever Ready Case For M6

[Bill Satterfield <cwsat@cyberhighway.net>]

I use the M3 case with my M6 and M3 because the strap is on the case, not the
camera. Mine fits both rather well. I also have the Kameraleder case which works
the same way. These cases eliminate the hugh snout on the Leica ER case which I
have put up for now. The Kameraleder case unsnaps so you can use it as a half
case. I travel with the camera in the full case and when I leave the hotel room,
I make it into a half case and is always ready.

Denis Boisclair wrote:

> 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)