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The vulcanite on my M2 is finally beyond repair. There are so many places missing that I want to just recover it.

 

I've got an M6 TTL and the leatherette covering on that doesn't feel nearly as nice in my hands as the vulcanite on my M3 or the vulcanite that used to grace my M2. The M6 TTL leatherette feels almost slippery in the hand, compared to the vulcanite, which gives me the feel of a more solid grip.

 

Does anyone have recommendations for a Leica M covering that will give about the same look, but more importantly the same feel, as the vulcanite that the camera originally came with?

 

Thanks for any and all input.

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I have re-covered three screw mount bodies with "skins" from Aki-Asahi. A good product which is easy to apply. When my M3 needed a new covering, I had the work done by the man who was overhauling it. The covering was the excellent Griptac from CameraLeather.

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I've not felt anything that is as firm (hard plastic) as real Vulcanite. But there are a couple options from both cameraleather.com and aki asahi that look almost identical and feel close enough (though more of a leatherette feel). I like the pebbled emboss from aki, and though a slightly different look, the griptac from cameraleather.

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+1 for Aki-Asahi leatherette. One day the vulcanite on my M2 finally gave in and just disintegrated within a week. This covering feels pretty good in hand. It's a lot less 'slick' than the old M6 covering.

 

As has been mentioned the only place that can actually replace vulcanite with real vulcanite is CCR

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Levant Black and Rollei Black Magic real leather, rather than Leatherette, from CameraLeather.com Custom camera leather and leatherette, are quite similar in appearance to the original vulcanite but IMHO have a much nicer feel to them and provide better grip, particularly when hands are sweaty or very cold. Below is a pic of my M8 covered in Rollei Black Magic. I have had to use a flash as the skies are black outside here today in the southern UK. This makes the leather look a little shinier than it actually is.

 

Morgan who runs Cameraleather is not the world's most efficient business man but the kits are very reasonably priced and of lovely quality, when they do arrive. He will provide an extra square to cover a grip in matching leather if you require. Kelvin at Protech Camera Repairs, near Uckfield, UK, makes a perfect job of fitting these kits, if like me, handling sticky bits of leather is not amongst your skill sets.

 

Wilson

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