New softer leather skin for Monochrom

[stump4545]

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any suggestions for new black leather for MM that is just a bit softer then the factory skin?

 

do many change the leather on their modern M9/MM?

[Herr Barnack]

I would suggest black suede leather; it would be softer and give you a more grippy surface. I have never heard of anyone having an M recovered in suede, though.

 

With a digital M, shedding of small particles of suede that could end up on the sensor could be a concern - but a high quality suede would probably cirvumvent that issue.

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[jaapv]

Cameraleather has a wide choice.

[fotografr]

If you are just looking for a way to improve your grip on the camera, consider a Thumbie.

 

M8/M9 Thumbie | La Vida Leica!

[Berth]

any suggestions for new black leather for MM that is just a bit softer then the factory skin?

 

do many change the leather on their modern M9/MM?

 

If you are just looking for a way to improve your grip on the camera, consider a Thumbie.

 

M8/M9 Thumbie | La Vida Leica!

 

Or you can buy a nice half-case from Luigi or Angelo.

[stump4545]

thanks for the suggestions, I dont like cases much.

 

does anyone here have a M9 or MM with a different leather skin?

 

i only remember seeing different leathers on film M bodies.

 

 

i will check out cameraleather.com

[Herr Barnack]

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You might take a look at the Monochrom grip, too:

Leica Handgrip For M Monochrom Camera 14399 B&H Photo Video

[BerndReini]

Jaap mentioned Cameraleather. I ordered a cover from them in December of last year and paid via Paypal. I have neither received my order nor have I received any status update even though I sent an Email about a month ago. Seriously, what is going on with this company?

[jaapv]

Chase Morgan. He sometimes gets his orders muddled up.

[jaapv]

thanks for the suggestions, I dont like cases much.

 

does anyone here have a M9 or MM with a different leather skin?

 

i only remember seeing different leathers on film M bodies.

 

 

i will check out cameraleather.com

My Monochrom has a middle-gray Kid leather skin. Feels very nice when using it. My M9P a brown one. My X1 a dark green one.

[pfhrased]

does anyone here have a M9 or MM with a different leather skin?

 

I had my M9 recovered with the structured "ostrich" leather that Leica offers for MP a la carte. It's a heck of a lot more pleasant to grip than the vulcanite was - doesn't slip at all.

Downside is it's more fragile. Pays to get some shoe polish that's a close match!

[stump4545]

jaapv, any pics of your bodies handy?

 

 

thank you

[thighslapper]

Check out Arte di Mano.......

 

Lots of pics ...... just got lizard skin for my X-Vario

 

Arte di mano.

[stump4545]

how did the install of the arte di mano skin go?

 

 

seemless? easy?

 

thanks

[jaapv]

jaapv, any pics of your bodies handy?

 

 

thank you

Oh, I’d have to look for them, they are in one of the many threads on the subject in this forum, also other previous iterations. I do not keep stuff like that in my computer.

[thighslapper]

how did the install of the arte di mano skin go?

 

seemless? easy?

 

thanks

 

.... it only appeared 2 days ago.......

 

may have a go this weekend .... but it should be simple as unlike the MM/M9 no bits need removing .....

[wlaidlaw]

Cameraleather has a wide choice.

 

There has been some muttering on various forums about Cameraleather having ceased operations. I suspect it is just Morgan at his chaotic worst, however. I am sure he could double his business if he got a part time secretary, who ran the business,email, posting side for him and left him to making the dies and cutting the leather, which he does very well.

 

Leica themselves will recover cameras. I had Cameraleather dark slate blue kid on my M9, when the sensor failed. Leica recovered the camera FOC in Jaguar British Racing Dark Green Nappa leather. Their blue colour is rather bright. The smooth and quite thick/soft Nappa leather is very nice but not quite as nice as the textured kid dark slate blue kid leather was. I don’t imagine the Leica à la carte service is cheap if unlike me, you have to pay for it.

 

While my uncle had my M4, he had it recovered while he was seconded to Shell, Japan, as the original leatherette got damaged. It may have been these people http://aki-asahi.com/store/html/material-list/LeicaM_ColorMaterialList.html At least if you use them, I would guess your recovering material order would arrive this century. The covering on my M4 looks very similar to the original leatherette but is embossed real leather, quite similar to the Cameraleather Rollei Black Magic I have on my M8. I assume that the MM is an identical cover to the M9.

 

Wilson

[Gerard]

Check out Arte di Mano.......

 

Lots of pics ...... just got lizard skin for my X-Vario

 

Arte di mano.

 

Or see here... Arte Di Mano Real Leather Skin for Leica New M TYPE240 M8 M9 M9P M9 Mono M E | eBay

[wlaidlaw]

Or see here... Arte Di Mano Real Leather Skin for Leica New M TYPE240 M8 M9 M9P M9 Mono M E | eBay

 

Makes Morgan’s or the Japanese leather look very good value in comparison.

 

Wilson

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[Jeff S]

Oh, I’d have to look for them, they are in one of the many threads on the subject in this forum, also other previous iterations. I do not keep stuff like that in my computer.

 

C'mon Jaap, this took 10 seconds to find using search (one of your much discussed 'earlier iterations'…you started a whole thread). Methinks you just want to forget.

 

Jeff