New Skin for My RD-1?

[danielnorton]

I noticed yesterday that the skin of my trusty RD-1 is beginning to separate at the corners and that gave me GAS for something cool from Camera Leather or the like. Soooo...

Anyone reskin their RD-1 yet? Show us some pictures 😀

 

[Ronchnam]

New skin for R-D1

New skin for R-D1

Hi,
I reskin my R-D1 with Cameraleather GripTac few months ago. Look great for me and enhance feeling and gripping. Btw cameraleather are great guys and the prices are cheap.

Regards

 

[Ezzie]

Nice. I got my Cameraleather Kid Goat Skin Verdi Gris yesterday. I'll most likely leave the rear grip alone, and recover the front only. I'll be posting pics when done.

The skin took a while getting here, but It really looks nice, and Stephen is really nice guy. Very helpful, and apologised very much for the delay. I suspect it was due to my ordering a rather particular skin, not one of the more common ones. Highly recommended.

 

[Ronchnam]

Nice. I got my Cameraleather Kid Goat Skin Verdi Gris yesterday. I'll most likely leave the rear grip alone, and recover the front only. I'll be posting pics when done.

The skin took a while getting here, but It really looks nice, and Stephen is really nice guy. Very helpful, and apologised very much for the delay. I suspect it was due to my ordering a rather particular skin, not one of the more common ones. Highly recommended.

I agree with you, Stephen is realy a nice guy. For the rear grip I finally removed it and I like it. Now my thumb reach the AE lock button more easily.

 

[back alley]

isn't it morgan from cameraleather?

 

[Ezzie]

Sorry, Morgan it is. Got a package from Stephen the other day too.

 

[Ronchnam]

isn't it morgan from cameraleather?

Indeed. I did not remember the name but anyway he is nice.

 

[Ezzie]

Kid goat skinned Epson R-D1. Colour: Verdi Gris (which equates to greenish gray I suspect)

 

[back alley]

griptac plus grip

 

[Ezzie]

And the R-D1 is an easy subject for a beginner's re-skinning project, at least if you leave the rear grip alone. If you want to re-skin the rear, the grip has to go. The most time comsuming part is getting all the old glue off. The rubber comes off very easily, without as much as a hint of glue stuck to it, leaving a very thick layer of glue on the body. I used the thumb-friction technique. Aided by some toothpicks. No chemicals. That part of the job took maybe 45 minutes. The mounting of the new skin maybe 5 minutes. The rear grip has been left alone for now.

 

[menos]

more questions on the GripTac leather

more questions on the GripTac leather

Hi,
I reskin my R-D1 with Cameraleather GripTac few months ago. Look great for me and enhance feeling and gripping. Btw cameraleather are great guys and the prices are cheap.

Regards

Do you have more close up images from the leather?

Does the thickness fit?

I just inquired about a black camera leather.
I really like the grip and feel of the very fine grained Leica MP 2003 leather.

 

[Ezzie]

The leather I've got is slightly thinner than the rubber it replaces. The rubber was too thick anyway. The leather does recess ever so slightly below the level of the top and bottom, but not at all cosmetically detrimental. The edges of the top and bottom are nicely rounded and you'll have a hard job spotting any difference in level.

 

[Ronchnam]

Do you have more close up images from the leather?

Does the thickness fit?

I just inquired about a black camera leather.
I really like the grip and feel of the very fine grained Leica MP 2003 leather.

For me the thickness fits better than the original rubber. It's just fine. I can't say about the MP leather because the onlt Leica I still have is a CL but the gripping is very good.
Some more pictures.
Regards

 

[danielnorton]

Really liking the green and the griptac

My rear grip area is part of what's peeling, from what I'm reading, the camera leather is not so much a grip as a cover in the back, anyone having issues holding the camera without the thumb grip?

Has anyone removed the old covering and used an adhesive to put it back on?

 

[Ezzie]

The old covering comes off devoid of any adhesive. The adhesive however sticks to the camera like stink. Once that's off I'd have thought a high quality contact adhesive would do you fine. I'd consider rubbing the rubber covering somewhat to get better adhesion.

 

[Johnmcd]

Highly recommend Morgan at cameraleather - slow but a polite and personal service.

Cheers - John

 

[tokek]

Mine came off a while ago..just taped it

 

[24mgdriver]

Thats a cool vintage look ...smile. Did anyone cover the RD-1 with Cat coat 🙂

 

[menos]

I ordered and paid a new front leather over cameraleather a few days ago (very informed and rapid mail response - looks very promising).

What are your experiences with the delivery time with cameraleather?

 

[Johnmcd]

I ordered and paid a new front leather over cameraleather a few days ago (very informed and rapid mail response - looks very promising).

What are your experiences with the delivery time with cameraleather?

Slow at times. At least to Australia. But hey, nothing to worry about 🙂