jaapv Posted February 19, 2010 Share #1 Posted February 19, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have just received a spare baseplate for my M9. It is from the latest batch, as I had to wait a few days for it to come in. Strangely enough the finish seems to differ a bit from my first run M9, it is a bit more matte and a bit less intensely black. More like black chrome in fact. I wonder whether Leica has changed the coating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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doubice Posted February 20, 2010 Share #2 Posted February 20, 2010 Maybe they shipped you an M8 / 8.2 baseplate? As mentioned in another post - they are running out of spares... Best, Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted February 20, 2010 Share #3 Posted February 20, 2010 Oops, I think that was the M10 baseplate. Jeff Second thought...too soon...must be M9.2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted February 20, 2010 Share #4 Posted February 20, 2010 When my M9 arrived I did think it was more matte than the first one I saw so maybe they have changed the paint formula. I'm happy to say that this version of black paint does seem very hard wearing. My M9 has not been mollycoddled this winter and there is no brassing on even the sharpest edge or high wear area. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted February 20, 2010 Author Share #5 Posted February 20, 2010 Maybe they shipped you an M8 / 8.2 baseplate? As mentioned in another post - they are running out of spares... Best, Jan No- it is an M9 one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootist Posted February 20, 2010 Share #6 Posted February 20, 2010 No- it is an M9 one. Just what is the difference from the M8/.2 to the M9 bottom plate? To my knowledge absolutely nothing other then the finish. So any M8/.2 or M9 bottom plate will work on any M8/.2 or M9 camera. So how do you know is it a M9 bottom plate. Then there is the question,. Why did you need another bottom plate? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanhulsenbeek Posted February 20, 2010 Share #7 Posted February 20, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just what is the difference from the M8/.2 to the M9 bottom plate? To my knowledge absolutely nothing other then the finish. So any M8/.2 or M9 bottom plate will work on any M8/.2 or M9 camera......... That is correct, plus Jaap is also correct. I am using on my M9 my baseplate with grip, that I used on my M8 in M8-times. I cannot find baseplate numbers however but this list of handgrip numbers on this page Leica Camera AG - Photography - LEICA HANDGRIP M for M8 and M9 proves both points for the handgrip: Name: Model: Order number: LEICA HANDGRIP M8 black 14471 LEICA HANDGRIP M8 silver 14472 LEICA HANDGRIP M8.2 & M9 black paint 14486 LEICA HANDGRIP M8.2 silver 14487 LEICA HAND GRIP M9 steel-grey paint 14490 Although I understand there are differences between M8.2 black paint and M9 black paint, Leica evidently stopped at the handgrip. Maybe at the baseplate as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtZ Posted February 20, 2010 Share #8 Posted February 20, 2010 Just what is the difference from the M8/.2 to the M9 bottom plate? To my knowledge absolutely nothing other then the finish. So any M8/.2 or M9 bottom plate will work on any M8/.2 or M9 camera. So how do you know is it a M9 bottom plate. Then there is the question,. Why did you need another bottom plate? Ed, I don't want to answer for Jaap. I also have a spare bottom plate for my two M8 with my tripod shoe attached ot it. It's very convenient when you use a tripod. As M8/M8.2 bottom plates has three different references (two for black and another one for chrome), I suppose it's the same thing with M9 and they're different from the M8 references because finish is not the same Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted February 20, 2010 Author Share #9 Posted February 20, 2010 That is right. All bottom plates have a sticker with the camera type on. In bad weather I use the everready case. It is very practical to use a spare bottom plate to put the camera in. I did use an M8 plate before, but my M8 started complaining of a cold bum... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 20, 2010 Share #10 Posted February 20, 2010 I have just received a spare baseplate for my M9. It is from the latest batch, as I had to wait a few days for it to come in. Strangely enough the finish seems to differ a bit from my first run M9, it is a bit more matte and a bit less intensely black. More like black chrome in fact. I wonder whether Leica has changed the coating. The UK Leica rep told me that part of the early delay in grey deliveries was due to initial feedback on the first grey models having too soft and vulnerable a coating and Leica coming up with an improvement. Certainly mine (delivered end of October) seems to be standing up well. Maybe they have also changed the formulation of the black coating to something similarly hard wearing. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 20, 2010 Share #11 Posted February 20, 2010 Ed, I don't want to answer for Jaap. I also have a spare bottom plate for my two M8 with my tripod shoe attached ot it. It's very convenient when you use a tripod. As M8/M8.2 bottom plates has three different references (two for black and another one for chrome), I suppose it's the same thing with M9 and they're different from the M8 references because finish is not the same Manuel, I am using my chrome M8 plate with grip on my grey M9. You really don't notice unless you look very closely. Both my non-grip plates have Manfrotto 200PL plates on them. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonoslack Posted February 20, 2010 Share #12 Posted February 20, 2010 The UK Leica rep told me that part of the early delay in grey deliveries was due to initial feedback on the first grey models having too soft and vulnerable a coating and Leica coming up with an improvement. Certainly mine (delivered end of October) seems to be standing up well. Maybe they have also changed the formulation of the black coating to something similarly hard wearing. Wilson Hi Wilson I was told that as well. My Grey M9 (recent) seems to be standing up to the action pretty well too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pophoto Posted February 21, 2010 Share #13 Posted February 21, 2010 Jaap: You're gone through your first baseplate already? Boy you must be shooting hard pophoto Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted February 21, 2010 Author Share #14 Posted February 21, 2010 :DNot really, see post 9. But I must confess it is a bit beaten up already . As opposed to the top I must say. It is keeping up better than my bright chrome M cameras ever did Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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