Mister_Hat
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derevaun said:What better color for a FSU camera? I agree that it'd look nice with more red--maybe some classy red leather from Aki-Asahi or cameraleather.com. Wait, never mind! I want to be the first to show off a red rangefinder
Well, combine Dingo's paint job with the leather on my Kiev and they'll be stopping you at the border of the "blue" states.
John Robertson
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dexdog said:
I have a green Bessa R2, and like it, but this is seriously ugly.
O.T.Please don't tell me you paint your toenails Dingo!! John.
reagan
hey, they're only Zorkis
I think it looks great, Dingo. Tell your friend he did a good job. It's the right amount of heavy accent added without being a complete overhaul and I think it's right. Carry on.
rbiemer
Unabashed Amateur
And the seller is threatening his/her customers:"ALL PICS ARE ACTUAL. YOU'LL RECEIVE WHAT YOU SEE."dexdog said:
That's just mean.
Rob
R
RML
Guest
It does look ugly, to me at least. Shows you we all have different tastes.
zuikologist
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Dexdog - is that a plywood finish on the "Leica"!? Wow.
Dingo
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Mister_Hat,
Wow, my camera gets a cousin !
Hey guys, why don't we all of us dress up our cameras ?!
Wow, my camera gets a cousin !
Hey guys, why don't we all of us dress up our cameras ?!
taffer
void
Interesting,
not my taste though but hey, that's what colors were made for !
not my taste though
but hey, that's what colors were made for !
R
RML
Guest
Dingo said:
I did enough pimpin' on my M2.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=16655&cat=4934&page=1
Dingo
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RML,
Fantastic ! Where did you find those coverings materials ?
Fantastic ! Where did you find those coverings materials ?
RJBender
RFF Sponsoring Member
Dingo said:
It looks like it's from AKI ASAHI:
http://www.aki-asahi.com/store/
I bought "lizardskin" for my Kiev and they included a free red leatherette (vinyl) kit.
Do you want it?
R.J.
Mister_Hat
Established
Dingo said:
You might also want to check out Cameraleather. He has some exotic lizard and snake coverings, along with a lot of different types of leathers. Nothing as flashy as that M2, though.
R
RML
Guest
Dingo said:
I got the Japanesque Gold from Aki Asahi. Great guy to deal with. Replies swiftly to emails, and ships so fast I couldn't believe my eyes when the skin arrived less than a week after ordering (from Japan to Holland).
Cameraleather also has nice skins but I find that Aki's cut fits tighter and better on my M2. Also, Aki communcates better, ships faster and his prices are (much) lower.
BTW, Aki didn't offer the Japanesque Gold for the M2. That is, until I asked him. He was hesitant whether it would look nice on the M2 but obliged anyway. And the M2 is the result. It might look a bit over-the-top but in real life it looks very nice. Also, the skin is vinyl and has great grip (unlike snake skin, which feels a it flimsy, lacks grip and gives me sweaty fingers and hands).
Dingo
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Thank you all of you, it seems I have a lot of 'night projects' to do after dinners.
Oh ! R.J. , thank you, please keep the kit, I guess you will need it some day.
Oh ! R.J. , thank you, please keep the kit, I guess you will need it some day.
P C Headland
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It needs some blue neon lights underneath
Next project, since winter is coming up in the northern hemisphere, would be to recover a FSU rangefinder with fur, so it's not so cold in the hands....
Paul
Next project, since winter is coming up in the northern hemisphere, would be to recover a FSU rangefinder with fur, so it's not so cold in the hands....
Paul
kiev4a
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Henry Ford once said customers could have any color Model T they desired --- as long as it was black. I'm sorta the same way with cameras. Not into snake skin coverings either. But hey, different strokes for different folks. It would be a dreary world if everyone had my tastes