asimrazakhan Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 <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> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asimrazakhan Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 6, 2009 <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> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_donnelly Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 <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> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gleason1 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 <p>In addition, the a la carte program allows you to order a black chrome MP, if that's interesting to you.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Blackwell Images Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 <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> “When you come to a fork in the road, take it ...” – Yogi Berra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_n1664876959 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 <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> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35mmdelux Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 <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> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john sypal Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 <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> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john sypal Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 <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> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alun Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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