nom Posted May 4, 2003 Share Posted May 4, 2003 Here she is! It was the first time that I did it. Was it easy? > NO! Quality was good? > Yes Cutting was precise? > Yes (although you will doubt about it some times) Will I do it again? > I think sooo Am I satisfied finally? > YES Will it last? > Ask me in 6 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_henry1 Posted May 4, 2003 Share Posted May 4, 2003 Where did you get the leather? Was it pre-cut to fit? What kind of neck strap is on your camera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert_keuken2 Posted May 4, 2003 Share Posted May 4, 2003 Nice colour! I did my M6 about 2 months ago, applied black lizard leather. Looks and feels great. Was it easy for me? The only problem I encountered was fitting the leather around the strap lugs. Other than that pretty easy to apply. Removing the gunk left by the Leica leatherette was not easy though. See www.cameraleather.com for more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted May 4, 2003 Share Posted May 4, 2003 www.cameraleather.com is where you get the leather (or leatherette) and yes it is precut. The biggest chore is getting the old vulcanite off the body. Putting on the new precisely pre cut stuff is easy. It's pre coated with an adhesive that is sticky enough to stay on the camera until you warm it with a hair dryer for a few moments, which sets the glue and your new covering is there to stay! Check the web site for texture patterns, types of leather, colors, etc. They ship quickly and I was very happy with the way my M2 looks. Somebody asked me the other day how I managed to keep my '57 button rewind M2 so new looking, completely overlooking the dings and minor brassing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografz Posted May 4, 2003 Share Posted May 4, 2003 Guess it's time to recalibrate my monitor. That looks like a purple anodized Leica M6 and lens. What gives? Did I go color blind over night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norman_mayersohn Posted May 4, 2003 Share Posted May 4, 2003 Marc -- When you've finished recalibrating your monitor, please come by and do mine. The Magenta Marauder has struck here, too. Nice work on the re-skin, though, Jordan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd frederick Posted May 4, 2003 Share Posted May 4, 2003 I still think a red and black lizard skin would look great on a black M body. I've been tempted to do that to my Minolta SRT101, but it's a chrome body and wouldn't look as nice. Good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nom Posted May 4, 2003 Author Share Posted May 4, 2003 Erm... ok... my digital picture is magenta... See? Nothing is as good as Leica, he-he! (and my eyes were too tired after an hour of trying to do the job nice) Chris: many friends answered before me: Of course it is a leather from www.cameraleather.com The strap is an Olympus OM braided strap but I have also seen the same in white or black leather under the names of Alpa and Benser. The fact is that for me it is the BEST strap, very light, always straight and easy to fold, beautiful too. About how easy or difficult is the installation: I have the feeling that it also depends on which leather you will buy. Mine was sooo easy to be stretched and this makes things more difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_hall1 Posted May 4, 2003 Share Posted May 4, 2003 The leatherette looks green enough to me. Some time ago there was an official green-on-chrome version (not green paint or Safari) from Leica - <a href=http://www.cameraquest.com/m6jag.htm>the Jaguar XK 50</a>. Was it your inspiration, Jordan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony_rocha Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Jordan, one beautiful camera, green with black. By the way what is the description name of the leather used by Cameraleather? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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