Photo Posted June 28, 2017 Share #1 Posted June 28, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello all, long time lurker first time poster. I recently purchased a second hand M-E with serial number 4425XXX and test certificate dated 2014/03/13. The camera has never been sent to Leica for servicing. Upon receiving the camera I was surprised to see the LCD display screen is sapphire glass i.e. with the small etched diamond icon. Did Leica cut over to sapphire glass for the M-E at some point in the production run, or did I just get a lucky pull from the parts bin? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 28, 2017 Posted June 28, 2017 Hi Photo, Take a look here M-E with sapphire glass. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
enboe Posted June 29, 2017 Share #2 Posted June 29, 2017 Never seen one like that, wanna trade? Just kidding. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 29, 2017 Share #3 Posted June 29, 2017 Maybe we should check whether the engraving style is correct to rule out a Russian fake... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photo Posted June 29, 2017 Author Share #4 Posted June 29, 2017 Haha, yes perhaps it has been hacked Fortunately the difference is quite apparent compared to my M8. I've just sent the M-E to Leica for sensor replacement and will be curious to see if they comment on their 'mistake'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rus Posted June 29, 2017 Share #5 Posted June 29, 2017 My impression seems to be that Leica used to offer upgrades from M9 series to M9-P, which include either upgrading to sapphire glass alone or upgrade to sapphire glass plus top/bottom plates? Perhaps this M-E was upgraded with the sapphire glass alone package? I may be mistaken. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorlebel Posted May 7, 2018 Share #6 Posted May 7, 2018 The Leica M-E comes originally with Gorilla glass. The camera was most likely sent to Leica by the prior owner for the upgrade to Sapphire glass, confirmed by the small etched diamond noted. The upgrade is approximately 800 euros. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverchrome Posted May 7, 2018 Share #7 Posted May 7, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) The Leica M-E comes originally with Gorilla glass. The camera was most likely sent to Leica by the prior owner for the upgrade to Sapphire glass, confirmed by the small etched diamond noted. The upgrade is approximately 800 euros. The ME is just a budget M9 so it shares the same screen as the M9, which is plastic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblutter Posted May 8, 2018 Share #8 Posted May 8, 2018 I asked NJ to upgrade my (long gone) M-E, they said not available. Was maybe 5 yrs ago I upgraded to a 240 & am very happy with it, especially the IQ & ISO Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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