Cases

[satbunny]

I found the Zing cases here: http://www.adorama.com/ZGH.html
or if you are Uk based: http://tinyurl.com/bm4l8

Looks quite good. Might go with this.

 

[mr roberts]

Zing cases

Zing cases

I tried one of these from either Adorama or B&H whose description indicated that it would fit an M body & lens. The "stretch" over lens opening didn't hold on my 35 and was borderline on my 50 When it doesn't stay engaged there isn't much to hold the case closed and it would flop open while carrying it on my shoulder. It worked acceptably well with my 90mm attached, but it's still not a snug, stretched fit around the body. It is good as a wrap for in bag protection though.

All it really needs is some velcro sewn into the back of the lower "half" and the lip of the "pull-over" half to work acceptably well with the smaller lenses. Since I'm a worse seamstress than I am a photographer...I went after a used black eveready case and leave the top half home. I wrap the M in the half case and whatever lens is attached in the Zing when I tuck it away in my backpack.

 

[JNewell]

This thread has taken a different path, but if a leather case is still of interest, consider the "geometric" black M4 case marketed in the late 1960s/early 1970s. It will take an M body with meter and googled lens. The top/front detaches from the bottom piece. Here's a pic from the Ritz Collectibles site:

http://www.ritzcam.com/catalog/images/McaseBf.jpg

 

[johne]

Roman,

As I remember, I had a similar case when I was a cold weather survival instructor [but did not have a camera]. Just a comment.

Johne

 

[satbunny]

mmm, so the Zing ain't that good. It's so difficult here to actually get your hands on this kind of stuff anymore, shops are so reluctant to get stuff in to play with before buying. That's at a Leica distributor as well!