wjlapier
Well-known
Anyone know where to send a folder to have new leather cover installed? I have one folder now--the Certo Dolly Super Sport. Very nice cover at one time and not your standard plain cover, but now it's starting to peel back and might be chipping away soon. The camera was CLA'd this year and had new bellows installed as well, so I'm thinking new cover if I can find it. I'm assuming I'll have to send it out to someone since the cover might need to be measured. The lens is so nice I think it's worth a little more investment.
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
Get a sheet from Aki Asahi, make a pattern from your old leather or use some good paper to make your own. It's easy and pretty inexpensive. You'll pay less for the leather sheet and time than you would in shipping to have someone do it for you.
Phil Forrest
Phil Forrest
johannielscom
Snorting silver salts
Sheet from www.hugostudio.com
wjlapier
Well-known
Got a reply back from Hugo that he would do the cover for me if I sent the camera to him.
Anyone have him cover a camera before? I see there is great feedback for the leather itself.
G
Guest
Guest
Griptac
Griptac
I had my late Fathers Zeiss Super Ikonta C covered with Griptac about five years ago. The stuff is excellent, superior holding feel above leather. I figured the extra cost of leather was a waste of money, I was right.
My Hasselblads and Rolleiflexes will get the same treatment if they ever need it. The old Zeiss leatherette is too slick for a nice safe hold.
I stripped and cleaned the camera meticulously, then they covered it.
http://cameraleather.com/colors/griptac.html
Griptac
I had my late Fathers Zeiss Super Ikonta C covered with Griptac about five years ago. The stuff is excellent, superior holding feel above leather. I figured the extra cost of leather was a waste of money, I was right.
My Hasselblads and Rolleiflexes will get the same treatment if they ever need it. The old Zeiss leatherette is too slick for a nice safe hold.
I stripped and cleaned the camera meticulously, then they covered it.
http://cameraleather.com/colors/griptac.html
Yes, I've sent him multiple cameras and he's used them to fine tune his patterns. Great guy.
wjlapier
Well-known
Thanks Robert!
johannielscom
Snorting silver salts
Regarding Hugostudio.com:
My early Leica II has a cover from real stingray leather. It's mother nature's GripTac.
It is great to the touch, very grippy. And it has a nice sheen and ditto smell. You need to glue it yourself and it's a bit thicker than a regular camera covering but it's really worth it.
nice and grippy and durable. And that Nikkor!
Kevin Brown
Established
For gluing new leather, I highly recommend Permatex Indian Head Gasket Shellac Compound. It's very similar to the shellac used by vintage camera companies back in the day. It has almost instant grab, yet stays just pliable enough for a short time to nudge pieces into position. Cleans up with denatured alcohol. Unlike the Pliobond that is so often suggested, using a shellac like this allows for removal of the leather later if need be, which is why camera makers used it - it allows for repairs without ripping up the leather.
As the name suggests, it's bought at auto supply stores.
As the name suggests, it's bought at auto supply stores.