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anoldsock
06-18-2008, 21:59
Does anyone know where I can get black Leica dots besides DAG? He seems to be out, and $18 is a little excessive for a sticker.
cp_ste.croix
06-18-2008, 22:06
I would love to know too, they look so sweet.
bennyng
06-19-2008, 00:52
Me too!! I would love to get my hand on the black one. And I'm also looking for the 'Leitz' one too!

Would appreciate if any kind soul could share their sources.

Cheers,
maddoc
06-19-2008, 01:31
OT: Just had a look at your (new ?) web-site Erik ! I like it a lot !! :):)
Ken Ford
06-19-2008, 16:50
Does anyone know where I can get black Leica dots besides DAG? He seems to be out, and $18 is a little excessive for a sticker.


Not a sticker - it's a stamped, plated, painted, milled piece of metal.

$18? How many Starbucks is that? :D
digitalintrigue
06-19-2008, 18:24
If you don't like the red dot, ask me and I'll mail you one of these black dots to put over your red dot. :) http://www.digitalintrigue.net/photo_posts/m8dot.jpg
anoldsock
06-20-2008, 05:53
$18 won't even get you a cup at starbucks right? Remember when prices were sane, and coffee shops only charged $1.25 for coffee, and topped you off as much as you wanted?

Sorry about the misconception of the sticker. I got my info from here: http://www.nemeng.com/leica/017b.shtml

...so you can blame them. In any case, I have no way of confirming this, but I assume it's a massed produced aluminum metal and stamped on a conveyor belt and probably isn't hand-carved by people with tiny hands and extreme dexterity.

Maybe $18 might not be much relative to other Leica products, but in absolute terms, it's still about $18 for a sticker. I'm just trying to be reasonable. Then again, the argument can be made that if you're buying Leica...you have to be a bit unreasonable. :D


Not a sticker - it's a stamped, plated, painted, milled piece of metal.

$18? How many Starbucks is that? :D
cp_ste.croix
06-25-2008, 07:47
I have a black dot in the mail from Leica for free. It's amazing what asking can get you some times.
SolaresLarrave
06-25-2008, 07:53
Chris, you're lucky. I read that Leica wouldn't mail the black ones because they used them for the special titanium M7 bodies.

To each their own. I like my dots red. They look kinda festive to me.
yoyo22
06-25-2008, 08:31
I have a black dot in the mail from Leica for free. It's amazing what asking can get you some times.


Same here. A friendly email-request and I had one black and two red ones in the mail.
maggieo
06-25-2008, 08:36
Whom did you email?
yoyo22
06-25-2008, 08:57
Whom did you email?

customer service: cs@leica-camera.com
Andrew Sowerby
06-25-2008, 10:22
That's funny ... I emailed Leica customer service a couple of months ago asking for a black dot. They wouldn't give me one, but were happy to send along a red one. I bit the bullet and bought a black one from DAG. I like it.
sepiareverb
06-25-2008, 13:04
Me too.

"I'm sorry but the black Leica logo was only on the LHSA M6TTL is is only available to registered cameras."-Leica Customer Service
maggieo
06-25-2008, 20:01
Me too.

"I'm sorry but the black Leica logo was only on the LHSA M6TTL is is only available to registered cameras."-Leica Customer Service

So, since I have a registered M8, I can get a black dot?

Guess it's worth asking! Thanks for the email address, yoyo22.
oscroft
06-25-2008, 20:36
Hi Erik,

Not completely done yet
Are you aware that the SPECIAL-FEATURES link gives a 404?
Atom
06-26-2008, 21:13
Looks good on my LHSA M6 ttl. One of the little pleasures of buying that particular camera. You could always buy one of those, I think PhotoVillage has one for about $2300. That's close enough the $18 DAG charges right? ;)
mariusnilsen
07-18-2008, 09:00
That's funny ... I emailed Leica customer service a couple of months ago asking for a black dot. They wouldn't give me one, but were happy to send along a red one. I bit the bullet and bought a black one from DAG. I like it.

sent an email bout a week ago after reading this and got mine in the mail today. One black and one red! I guess im special :D
padraigm
07-18-2008, 09:19
Are people just using a sharpie over there M8 logo?

Thanks
hlockwood
07-18-2008, 10:35
How is the red dot removed? And does the black replacement have an adhesive surface?

Also, is there a coin-slotted cover available for the (M7) battery compartment?

Harry
cp_ste.croix
07-18-2008, 10:39
How is the red dot removed? And does the black replacement have an adhesive surface?



I used the tip of an exacto knife...it came off really easily.

yes, the black dot is adhesive.
hlockwood
07-18-2008, 10:42
I used the tip of an exacto knife...it came off really easily.

yes, the black dot is adhesive.

Thanks, Chris. Think I'll get one if I can.

Harry
hlockwood
07-18-2008, 10:53
I just spoke with the Parts Dept. at Leica NJ. No black dots available; no slotted battery covers either. :(

Harry
mariusnilsen
07-18-2008, 13:50
I just spoke with the Parts Dept. at Leica NJ. No black dots available; no slotted battery covers either. :(

Harry

how come i got one today then?
SolaresLarrave
07-18-2008, 13:54
Marius, you must have received yours from Leica in the European continent. Leica in NJ will send the red ones for free, but not the black ones.
mariusnilsen
07-18-2008, 15:48
SolaresLarrave (http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/member.php?u=12): yeah got mine from europe.

cirque (http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/member.php?u=17285): "vanity" is my middle name :P
cp_ste.croix
07-18-2008, 18:38
Wow. The vanity...

Leica ownership is vanity; don't you own an M8? :D