m6 battery cover

[Joohander]

hello all,

i just got my first ever leica - an m6 classic (despite psychoing myself for months to get an m4) and while i'm completely enamored by it, i am facing a small issue with the battery cover.. how do you guys usually open it? mine's the one with the depression for a coin but it looks rather shallow and it already has some paint loss from the moment i bought it so i am not very keen on using a coin to further scar the cap. any tips?

 

[aomoon]

my ex-M6 classic is the protruding cover cap ...just use thumb and index finger and unscrew it ...didnt know it has another version ?

 

[Yoricko]

Fingernails do help. All I can say is, dry your hands and just unscrew it.

And, do not over-tighten the cover when you've replaced the batteries. Generally, too much is bad for the threads as well.

 

[Joohander]

i saw on rff or l-camera people suggesting latex gloves, too bad i don't have any handy! (pun completely intended)

 

[mikhail33]

Well, if no choice then just use a coin. Or bluetac might work as well?

 

[Yoricko]

Guardian sells what you need. Is it seriously stuck? Are you even turning it the right way? Who knows you might be tightening instead of loosening.

 

[Joohander]

well i found out that my mom had a pair lying around to handle her hair dye so i tried it out, works like a charm! thanks for the help guys! i was trying to unscrew it until my fingers were numb, and yoricko you really made me afraid i was turning it the wrong way for a moment there hahaha