Leica Camera will be changing the Leica M camera leatherette cladding for several M cameras. The following M cameras will now have a leatherette cladding as opposed to the previous vulcanite cladding:
Leica is making this change as the “Vulcanite” material is no longer available. After extensive quality control tests, Leica has selected this particular leatherette cladding for the black Leica M 9, the black and silver Leica M9-P, the Leica MP a la carte and Leica M7 a la carte. The leatherette differs from the “Vulcanite” used up to now. The new leatherette cladding is slightly softer with a flatter surface embossing and a more matte finish. The change will be implemented during serial production, meaning that the first cameras with the leatherette cladding will be delivered shortly.
