Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear Bill....... Sorry... I didn't say...... I hail from sunny (read very humid ) Singapore .......!! Its halfway round the globe........ At this moment, I have finished re-upholstering the back of my OM4Ti..... I used the Tan - lizard - textured calfskin....... Hmmmmm...... It does look unique...... but I think it should be a darker shade of tan..... simply because the black paint trimmings stand out too much from both the champagne and the black....... But I guess with time it will darken and then assume a character of its own.......... then it should look just right...... Ah yes now I remember, the OM's were all black..... they looked good..... That being the case, the R7 should look perfect...... whatever the leather.... cos its all black........ !!! U might want to try your yellow pages..... look under leathercraft, U know .... shops that custom make leather goods like bags, etc..... oh yes I forgot to mention, the guy (and tired looking wife..... from all that sewing and stitching) mentioned that he once had a customer who brought in an old and hardened camera case.... those twin lens type, he said..... he requested them to duplicate it..... which they did without any probs....... All U need is no more than 6 by 6 square inches of skin to cover your camera..... U only got to make sure the thickness (or rather the thinness) is right......... If its so much trouble....... come to think of it..... grab your wife's handbag and cannibalise it...... skin it alive .....!!!!!! Imagine LUGGERS walking around with all sorts of funny looking skin..... I can just imagine someone walking around with an M6 ..... upholstered with Louis Vuitton motif ........!!! Alternatively, go to those sales events, drop in th eladies dept, look at al those large wallets and handbags on sale...... since U don't need so much skin, a checkbook size ladies' wallet should suffice....... Imagine all the textures and colours at your disposal...... Bright red...... Ferrari red..... Anybody working at Conolly leather....... Peace TMLee Warning..... the resale value of your camera may just plummet........ !!!! OTOH........ what kind of skin can make the resale value skyrocket ???? - -----Original Message----- From: Bill Franson <bfranson@greennet.net> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Friday, August 04, 2000 11:27 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] ........ Personalised Leica's..... >Hey, I think I was a part of that many moons ago conversation. Could you >share the address of your find. Is it in NYC by any chance? I've been >hoping to find a user M3 needing a new suit but unfortunately >(fortunately?) found a clean one. Just the same please share your source. > >Bill Franson