Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]n On Tue, 28 Feb 2012, Tim Gray wrote: > On Feb 28, 2012 at 03:38 PM -0600, Ken wrote: >> Does anybody know if the M6 cover is compatible with the M7? The M7 is >> not >> threaded, there's a quarter twist or so needed and friction is from the >> plastic of the cap and some indentations of the camera body itself. It's >> a >> great idea except for not working. > > My M6 and M7's have different covers. The M6 screws in; the M7 is a > plastic > bayonet. > > I wonder if you haven't somehow damaged the plastic bayonet bits on the > cap? I see no obvious damage, it's just too tight. The design is also such that the harder you press on the cap to try to get traction, the more it locks into place on the camera body. The solution was to take a razor and to shave away lumps that are supposed to fall into the two indentations on the camera body. The cap is looser now and can actually be removed. If it falls off, tough luck. I need to change batteries without weird tools. > Maybe you just need to get a new cap. Looking at both of my M7's, they > require the same amount of force to remove. Relatively firm, but once you > get it past the locking point, they come right off. I can't wait to see how much new caps cost for these things.