M6 Recovery!?

[cmogi10]

So I am very much so considering recovering my black chrome m6, if only for shallow reasons. 😀

Anyway


I really like the look of the dark brown leather in the a la carte line but have yet to find something from say cameraleather.

Does anyone have any reccomendations I should look at for a dark brown?
And I welcome any comments on the matter 😀

Some examples...

(I might like it a little darker then that, but that's close)

and the middle one there...

 

[shiro_kuro]

I like the one with the texture ...... Ostrich skin?

 

[cmogi10]

Yeah that's kinda funky hah, I'm actually not a fan of the texture personally but I do like the way it looks.

 

[Kim Coxon]

I have used the Goatskin range from Cameraleather on a couple of cameras and it really is superb. Why not go for the "Walnut" http://www.cameraleather.com/colors/walnut_kid.htm
Something a bit more exotic would be the Dark Brown Lizard. http://www.cameraleather.com/colors/dark_brown_lizard.htm

Failing that, cut your own. If you get stuck I could let you have some calfskin and it would be relatively easy to dye it brown.

Kim

 

[cmogi10]

Thanks Kim! actually the walnut on CL is the cloest one I found to what I was looking for but I kind of want a more leather'y feel and less texture?

 

[Kim Coxon]

I don't think you can get a more "leathery" feel than the goatskin that he uses. 😉 As to the texture, it is almost flat. The cheaper composite leathers may be slightly smoother but only just and the feel is nothing like as nice as the goat.

I did a Spotmatic in the black goat. http://www.pentax-manuals.com/camgallery/gallery6.htm In real life, the grain is not quite as noticeable in the picture.

Kim

Thanks Kim! actually the walnut on CL is the cloest one I found to what I was looking for but I kind of want a more leather'y feel and less texture?

 

[cmogi10]

O then that's definetly going to be something I'l reconsider.

The other one I like on CL is the Saddle Tan covering.

 

[Kim Coxon]

The saddle tan and similar leathers are not what I would put on an M6. They have a plasticky feel to them. When I had a problem deciding, I asked Morgan to send me a couple of samples. It took a while and a couple of reminders but I did get them and it helps.

Kim

 

[cmogi10]

Ah ok, I wish I could see more pictures of the walnut covering. It seems like the best choice right now.

 

[ferider]

Lizard and Snake look and feel great on the M6:

I really like the black Lizard. Not too loud. YMMV 🙂

Roland.

 

[Bill Blackwell]

Look here:

http://aki-asahi.com/store/

Aki is also a pleaure to deal with.

 

[cmogi10]

Hah Roland those look great but not for me, personally I'm not a fan of the skin coverings personally.
I really like the second one, or maybe it's bertha 😀

Bill, I checked out that site but couldnt find anything that I was looking for.
Nice prices though!

 

[cmogi10]

I think that looks great...

 

[cmogi10]

Through the a la carte site...just pretend it says M6.

 

[vrgard]

I second Roland's suggestion of the black lizard skin. I've seen and handled his M6 with that covering and it is very nice. That's what I would do were I to recover my M6.

-Randy

Sorry, Carl, I posted before seeing your comment that you're not a fan of the lizard skin coverings.

 

[Ororaro]

I got a M7 recovered with goat skin leather, dark brown. I hated the color and the feel. YUK! The problem with leather is it's super smooth in real world but once stuck on a camera it has the most horrible feeling: Slippery with an unconfortable touch.

I changed for Griptac Black and I couldn'T be happier. The tactile experience is to die for. I give a lot of importance to the feeling in my hand. I love winding the film, fiddling with a camera and rubbing my thumb against the chrome. Griptac covering is it for me!

 

[ferider]

Griptac is very nice. Feels a bit like the Barnack shark skin.

Roland.

 

[cmogi10]

that's something I will take into consideration Ned.
The M6 is not my main body so I kind of want to hang fun with it.
I can always change it if I don't like it.

 

[aizan]

black saddle leather ftw.

 

[cmogi10]

I have my heart set on the brown 🙂

I might give walnut a shot...