What colour is your leatherette adhesive?

[Dikaiosune01]

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Currently, I'm not looking for a replacement. However, I may be looking for a leatherette excuse update i the future.

 

When I take off the bottom plate to change batteries / memory cards / etc, the glue between the leatherette and the body has turned a little green? If mine is the only on green, i think i'm going to attribute it to the heat and humidity across south east asia. I've been pushing my leica pretty hard over the past year.

[AlanJW]

I can't see any glue between the body an the leatherette. Looking at the edge it is certainly not green. This is so on a M(240) that is 18 months old and a newer M-P.

 

I'm in New York, more temperate climate. The M has been out frequently in both cold and heat, sometimes high humidity -- at least high for here.

 

I'm not sure how pushing your camera hard would cause glue to ooze, but you may be right about the local heat and humidity you face.

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[algrove]

Currently, I'm not looking for a replacement. However, I may be looking for a leatherette excuse update i the future.

 

When I take off the bottom plate to change batteries / memory cards / etc, the glue between the leatherette and the body has turned a little green? If mine is the only on green, i think i'm going to attribute it to the heat and humidity across south east asia. I've been pushing my leica pretty hard over the past year.

 

I use my camera in high humidity. I would say that is mildew and/or mold. I live in high humidity also, but always store my gear in air conditioning as much as possible. You did not mention the model you are having this issue with.

[jdlaing]

Sounds like good old standard brass oxidation to me.

[thighslapper]

It's almost certainly double sided 3m adhesive tape applied to the covering before it is die cut. Should be transparent. Any discolouration is secondary environmental.