Leica MP leatherette replacement

[ericdan]

Leica MP's 'sharkskin' covering is really a poor choice by Leica. It looks nice but is extremely slippery.
I am thinking about replacing it with one of Aki Asahi's custom covers. I hope those are more grippy.

How difficult is it to get the sharkskin off?
I asked at the local Leica store and they quoted me 350 USD to replace it with the M9 covering.

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[KailasGurung]

I haven't tried myself but you should able to just warm it up with a hair dryer to make the adhesive soft and then peel it off. Anyway here is a guide I found.

 

[darkosaric]

Maybe to buy some ever ready half case?

 

[Xmas]

Or a Ja wrist strap.
If the covering is like a M2's it only comes off a little bit at time.

 

[John Koehrer]

You might consider the Griptac from Camera leather.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Maybe to buy some ever ready half case?

I thought that the correct technical name is "never ready" case. At least that was my experience.

 

[ericdan]

GripTec no longer exists right?

 

[Xmas]

Resale value reduces...

 

[ericdan]

good, so I hopefully will never sell this camera.

 

[Xmas]

The half cases are useful if you drop as are the mini grips.

I've had to glue a mini grip from bits and adjust a rangefinder when the camera landed grip down. It was a cheap non Leica grip.

The add on rewinder levers are useful too, as well as speeding up rewind...

 

[ericdan]

Don't think I've ever heard of those.

 

[Xmas]

Don't think I've ever heard of those.

This is a third party one the OEM ones are elegant.
https://www.cameraquest.com/LRWlev.htm
Google
I'm on a dinky phone sorry.
They make rewinding easy but might save top plate.
They are available in black and chrome to match your MP.

 

[ericdan]

Ended up getting Aki's #4008. Really has grip compared to the sharkskin covering.


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[ericdan]

For what it's worth. This is what #4008 form Aki Asahi looks like.
It's super cheap, easy to apply and really grippy.
2400 JPY including shipping.
Taking the sharkskin off is a piece of cake. It peels right off in once piece if you warm it up a little bit.