Have you customized your camera?

<p>People customize all sorts of things. Old cars, new cars, bikes, planes, homes, etc. Older cameras are a pretty good candidate too but I don't see very many done. All black all the time seems to be the norm. I have been tempted for a while to re skin a few rangefinder I have. Some look real good in leather. </p>

<p>My coral C3:</p><div></div>

<p>It's genuine leather, btw.</p><div></div>

<p>This was my first reskinning job on an old Ricoh 500 (3rd version). It sold for several times what the camera & new covering cost.</p><div></div>

<p>Sure!</p>

<p>Who wouldn't?</p>

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<p>Beautiful Contax Michael. Nice C3 and Ricoh also. My only customization is that I have a Leica R4, that the previous owner scraped out all the white from the lettering. He/She even painted over the red dot. ????? I uncovered the dot, and added RED lettering. Sorry, I'm in the office, and don't have the camera porn to show. I think it looks great though.</p>

<p>My C3. No longer with me.<img src="http://westfordcomp.com/classics/bluec3/cam1b.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="600" /></p>

<p>My Yashica FX-3.  A fuzzy Goodwill Purse donated its hide.  No longer functioning.</p><div></div>

<p>Don't range finders look better than SLRs when re skinned? I am not sure I have the stomach to do it myself if the old skin needs to be scraped off.</p>

<p>I once licked my camera. Does that count?</p>

<p>Since the original cover failed, I felt less guilty for redoing it in red.</p><div></div>

<p>Here is my makeover of a Universal Camera Corporation <strong>Meteor</strong>. The faux-leather covering was sourced from a purse which I purchased at the thrift store for just such a purpose. Combined with the contrasting black paint job ("appliance paint" from the hardware store) I think it gives this humble camera a much classier look than the original. Which, if you are not familiar, come covered in a very cheap black paper-like skin and unpainted aluminum tops and bottoms.</p>

<p><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2872/9196407225_3591678bb6_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" /></p>

<p>A few more pictures and a description <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40109331@N06/sets/72157634459628392/">here</a>.</p>

<p>Alas, no pics:<br>

F2 Photomic reskinned in dark green leather<br>

F3HP reskinned in "Griptac" textured rubber - super grippy<br>

OM-4T, OM-1n, both reskinned in "Griptac" and each fitted with a brighter (2/3 stop) Lumi Micron screen salvaged from OM-PC bodies. Early August 2009, I refinished the "M" on the "OM" logo on each body in red enamel to commemorate the passing of Maitani. Each camera is a tiny memorial to the genius behind the OM's.</p>

<p>Just my Franken-Pentax that I featured earlier...got to love that cow print Yashica!</p>

<p>To continue the Argusfest, I built a C-3 out of parts and covered it with miniature brick paper.</p>

<p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/dcluley/brickbrick_zps3f785f0d.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>How appropriate, Dan!</p>

<p>I have a Yashica Mat 124 that needs to be reskinned. Where is a good source for leatherettes? Cameraleather.com? They seem to have a great selection of pre-cut leatherettes.</p>

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<p>Some people had some difficulties with Cameraleather a while back, but I have dealt with him numerous times for some years now, and he has always come through for me.<br /> For example, I did this Exakta VX (which had no intact cover left) with real kid leather and I love it. I like to think (as most vandals do) that Exakta would have done this if they had thought of it.</p>

<p>Even if you don't buy the cover from him, his instructions on installation (the "wet" instructions) are <em>very</em> helpful.</p><div></div>

I converted my Nikon D200 to infrared. Still looks the same.

<p>Jeff's Meteor is awesome !</p>

<p>Thanks Gene. I'm still debating the color scheme to go for with the next one. :)</p>

<p>Yes. Below: Periflex 1, unaltered, and Periflex Gold Star with red snakeskin covering.</p>

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<p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/diecastdeluxe/cameras3/YASHICAFX-7a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="632" /></p>