Arte di mano case concern

[Ken Stein]

New to the forum. I am looking for advice.

I just received a custom case from Arte di mano for my M240. Beautiful outside. However on the inside there are 4 surprisingly exposed snap fittings that seem poorly protected from eventually damaging the camera body. I am attaching photos. The snaps seem thinly coated with a flocking but this really does not look very substantial and I am concerned that these snaps will rapidly wear into the finish of the camera. I am I overly concerned? Does anyone have any experience with this? I have contacted the maker and I am waiting to see what they suggest and I also plan to show the case to my shoe maker to see if he can cover the internal flanges of the snaps with chamois or like material.

Thanks

Ken

 

[Jack Sparrow]

No need to worry. Haven't had any issues with their cases yet.

 

[Chris Bail]

I have had one of their cases on my M8 for the past 3 years. I've not had any issues with the snaps. In fact the little bit of material that covers the snaps is still present on the backs of all my snaps even after taking the case off countless times to remove/replace the SD card.

I wouldn't worry too much about it.



M8 and Arte di Mano Half Case by Chris Bail, on Flickr

 

[Ken Stein]

I showed the case to my cobbler. It is lines with a very thin suede which is glued and stitched to the case leather. His feeling is that the snaps are well covered and should not be a problem. I guess a few thousand pictures will determine if this is true. He was happy to glue in chamois to better pad the snaps but did not think it was necessary.

Ken

 

[Tony Whitney]

I've often seen collectible cameras that have been damaged by having the case snap protecting material come off over the years, so this is a common enough concern. One answer it to visit a sewing or hobbyist store and buy a sheet of that thin felt with an adhesive back. I think it's sold for padding the base of ornaments to prevent them scratching furniture. It's quite cheap and I've often used it on old cases and new ones that weren't that well made...TW