Let's see your Leica M

"Pimp my M8" feat.: Leicagoodies sling, 9days.hk matte silver mini soft release, Steve Barnett Thumbie, Aki Asahi #4034 leatherette.

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Sweet looking sebastel!
I have to have a grip on this one on the weekend ;-)

Thinking about having my still broken M7 overhauled and changing the cover to this.
Is it very close to the original Leica Vulcanite (M3 era)?
 
i cannot compare to the #4034, but so far, i find it very pleasant. looks and feels a lot like the old vulcanite (like M4, M4-P). it's a big improvement over the original slip-wrapper.

as for the ZM: i use it already for quite a while & i was extremely pleased with it - until the old summilux showed me a handful of "mandler magic". now i am on the search for a similarly gifted 28. but since the ZM is such a nice imager, that's a relaxed and laid-back quest.
 
sebastel said:
i cannot compare to the #4034, but so far, i find it very pleasant. looks and feels a lot like the old vulcanite (like M4, M4-P).

as for the ZM: i use it already for quite a while & i was extremely pleased with it - until the old summilux showed me a handful of "mandler magic". now i am on the search for a similarly gifted 28. but since the ZM is such a nice imager, that's a relaxed and laid-back quest.
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You mentioned the Mandler 28 Elmarit already, didn't you 😀😀😀
 
menos said:
Strange, eh ?
Everybody seems preaching ASPH lenses, while some seem to have reached zen with the odd ones. 😀
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ASPH lenses are overrated, I much prefer the Mandler designs that came before them. I still have single 24, 35, 50 and 75 in ASPH versions but I've sold off all my others.

buzzardkid said:
Good (better) choice. The GripTac is nice but I found out the hard way that it is not very suitable for a Leica M. It is less thick than vulcanite, which is part of the light baffling of the bottom plate with an M camera (or a Barnack).

I had a GripTac covered M3 and it regularly had light leaks along the bottom plate since the GripTac wasn't thick enough to seal the light out.
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I see your point but have not experienced this on my MP. Maybe the base is a bit tighter on the newer cameras? My MP with the Griptac is 10 years old now though.
 
menos said:
Now add a BP hot shoe, BP shutter release collar, a black frame counter (this particularly makes me twirly :bang:, especially, as I can't have it on my film Ms) and vulcanite covering as a final touch, making it one of my dream cameras (don't forget the Leicavit though).

Now add a black paint rigid Summicron …

Anybody has a photo of this very camera?
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Hey, that's my camera!!!😛😉😀

Sadly only in my dreams.....🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁
 
menos said:
Now add a BP hot shoe, BP shutter release collar, a black frame counter (this particularly makes me twirly :bang:, especially, as I can't have it on my film Ms) and vulcanite covering as a final touch, making it one of my dream cameras (don't forget the Leicavit though).

Now add a black paint rigid Summicron …

Anybody has a photo of this very camera?
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🙂


alacarteBPM7BP50cron by wjlapier, on Flickr
 
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