Does the Black Leica MP come in two different leathers?

<p>I'm not sure if I recall correctly, so I thought I'd ask...</p>

<p>Does the black painted Leica MP come in two different types of leathers? </p>

<p>I've seen one with a grainy/bumpy type leather thats a bit more glossy than the other one. Here's a link to a picture on a Japanese website:<br>

<a href="http://kazuyank.plala.jp/archives/category/31102_mp072bp.php">http://kazuyank.plala.jp/archives/category/31102_mp072bp.php</a></p>

<p>This other one is very fine grained and very matte/dull... it looks kind of like black colored sand paper. An example of it is found if you search for the black MP on bhphotovideo.com. here is the link:<br>

<a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/277978-USA/Leica_10302_MP_72_Black_Body.html">http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/277978-USA/Leica_10302_MP_72_Black_Body.html</a></p>

<p>heres another picture of the first grainy leather MP:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.camera-exchange.de/images/leica-mp6-400-lim.jpg">http://www.camera-exchange.de/images/leica-mp6-400-lim.jpg</a></p>

<p>MP's under the a la carte program can be ordered with many different leather textures and colors. Check out their a la carte website.</p>

<p>In addition, the a la carte program allows you to order a black chrome MP, if that's interesting to you.</p>

<p>"Does the black painted Leica MP come in two different types of leathers?"</p>

<p>No - as Rick points out, not unless you order through the a-la-carte program (then there are several options). The standard body covering has always reminded me of the black non-slip strip in my bath tub. </p>

<p>The standard MP comes with a particularly slippery leatherette (not leather) covering that is just really awful. Many users replace it with a <a href="http://www.cameraleather.com/colors/griptac.htm">Griptac cover from cameraleather in Vermont</a> (no connection). Griptac is a 3M material that was initially used as a non-stick handle for golf clubs. It is a bit industrial looking but it works extremely well.</p>

<p>My MP has the standard covering and if I ever decide to change it I'll go with the same leather covering of the Titan model.</p>

<p>If you click on "Show Continue" (in small print near the bottom) you can see the Aki-ashi ordered leather replacement.<br>

http://kazuyank.plala.jp/archives/date/2006/04/28/213000.php#comments</p>

<p> This gentleman's blog article is about how he installed the leather himself. I've used Aki-ashi leathers on three polaroid SX-70s and one Olympus OM-1. Great quality and very easy to apply.</p>

 

<p>If you click on "Show Continue" (in small print near the bottom) you can see the Aki-ashi ordered leather replacement.<br>

http://kazuyank.plala.jp/archives/date/2006/04/28/213000.php#comments</p>

<p> This gentleman's blog article is about how he installed the leather himself. I've used Aki-ashi leathers on three polaroid SX-70s and one Olympus OM-1. Great quality and very easy to apply.</p>

 

Other limited edition MPs -- the LHSA ones, the anthracite one for the Japanese market, to name just two -- have been done

with traditional vulcanite coverings, though.

 

Anthracite:

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/Leica/Leica-M3/Leica-MP/MP_Anthracite_kit/index.htm

LHSA grey hammertone:

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/Leica/Leica-M3/Leica-MP/MP-LHSA1968-2003/index.htm

 

Oh, and the Leica MP Classic Kit:

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/Leica/Leica-M3/Leica-MP/index4.htm