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3D Printing and Playing with the Leica M Monochrom typ 246

3D Printing and Playing with the Leica M Monochrom typ 246

Feb 19, 2026

Interior of a dry cleaner with clothing hanging in plastic and a Highland Cleaners sign
Rows of garments hang in plastic beneath a Highland Cleaners sign inside a dry cleaning shop.
Camera: Leica M (typ 246) Monochrom
Lens: Light Lens Lab 50mm f/1.2 ASPH “1966”

I’ve been getting into 3D printing lately….

Yes, this is a post about photography. trust me and stick it out for the ride.

Yes, this is a post about photography. trust me and stick it out for the ride.

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I have been trying to teach myself Blender so I can design my own 3D models instead of just hoping that other people have created the things that I want to create. And there is no better way to learn then just building something so I have been starting other all off by trying to make custom Cases that have a hidden AirTag for some of my many cameras. It seems the appropriate challenge as it is making something useful and requires real life measurements and has a practical purpose. That and my pretty niche cameras have very few folks creating models out there so I figure I would give it a shot.

White parking lot bollards in a row in front of a building with large windows
A row of white bollards stands in a parking lot in front of a building with large windows.
Camera: Leica M (typ 246) Monochrom
Lens: Light Lens Lab 50mm f/1.2 ASPH “1966”
Two garage doors with graffiti on one door and concrete blocks at the base
Two adjacent garage doors are shown, one marked with graffiti and concrete blocks placed at the base.
Camera: Leica M (typ 246) Monochrom
Lens: Light Lens Lab 50mm f/1.2 ASPH “1966”
Rear of a building with a garage door, utility meters, and discarded metal frames in a parking lot
The rear of a building shows a garage door, utility meters, and metal frames lying on wet pavement.
Camera: Leica M (typ 246) Monochrom
Lens: Light Lens Lab 50mm f/1.2 ASPH “1966”
Back entrance with two potted trees, garbage bags, and a staircase railing
A rear entrance area includes two potted trees, garbage bags, and a staircase with a metal railing.
Camera: Leica M (typ 246) Monochrom
Lens: Light Lens Lab 50mm f/1.2 ASPH “1966”

To build these cases I need to measure the cameras, so I pulled out the Leica M Monochrom Typ 246 to measure it up and create a model for it. First try was definitely a learning curve resulting in me forgetting which side was the front and which the back meaning that I managed to get the cut outs for the lens and buttons on the left side rather than the right side meaning it was like it was in a mirror :)

Painted brick wall with several vertical and curved conduit pipes
Several conduit pipes run vertically and curve along a painted brick wall.
Camera: Leica M (typ 246) Monochrom
Lens: Light Lens Lab 50mm f/1.2 ASPH “1966”
Brick wall with a single outdoor faucet above a row of low bushes
A single outdoor faucet is mounted on a painted brick wall above a row of trimmed bushes.
Camera: Leica M (typ 246) Monochrom
Lens: Light Lens Lab 50mm f/1.2 ASPH “1966”
Two black wall-mounted mailboxes labeled number 1 and number 2 on a vertical siding wall
Two black mailboxes labeled with numbers are mounted on a wall with vertical siding.
Camera: Leica M (typ 246) Monochrom
Lens: Light Lens Lab 50mm f/1.2 ASPH “1966”

Anyway that is a different post that I might get around to writing. suffice it to say that the camera was in my bag so after dropping the kiddos off this morning I went for a walk. A short walk. really short actually because It was -1°C. and snowing and I am a WUSS :) 

The Monochom was a good call though because the world already seemed drained of colour. Kinda like the world had pre-positioned itself for a black and white wander.

Two adjacent storefront doors with posted hours, flyers, and the street number 3077
Two doors sit side by side, one covered with business hours and notices.
Camera: Leica M (typ 246) Monochrom
Lens: Light Lens Lab 50mm f/1.2 ASPH “1966”
Reflection of a chandelier and a person holding a camera in a storefront window with mountains and trees in the background
A chandelier and a selfie reflected in a large storefront window..
Camera: Leica M (typ 246) Monochrom
Lens: Light Lens Lab 50mm f/1.2 ASPH “1966”

In a quick wander around the block I found many things that I have photographed many times before but today I was out before the working world was up and at them. So I was able to grab photos of Storefront windows, reflecting chandeliers, the dry cleaner with rows of plastic-wrapped jackets under fluorescent tubes, black mailboxes, empty parking lots with out any humans in the way :) 

Cold air. Quiet streets. Straight lines and empty Parking Lots. All because I needed to measure a camera body for an AirTag case. SEE! I Told you it was all connected.

Two padded office chairs and one white plastic patio chair placed against a wooden fence beside shrubs
Two padded office chairs and a white plastic patio chair sit on a concrete surface against a wooden slat fence next to shrubs.
Camera: Leica M (typ 246) Monochrom
Lens: Light Lens Lab 50mm f/1.2 ASPH “1966”
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