Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There were special versions (Luxus) of the original Leica in gold with various exotic skins. There was also a leather option for the normal camera which was problematic as the lens mount loosened as the leather dried out and compressed. If you just tightened the loose mount then the register was off. It had to be shimmed back into spec. John Collier > From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net> > > Did the LTM Models use vulcanite as the standard body covering, or did the > body sheels get "skinned" in some form of leather or plastic ? > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html