aldobonnard
Well-known
http://aki-asahi.com/store/ have higher satisfaction rates than C-leather apparently, much quicker and well packaged with care, for Leica M's, but I don't know about R-D1...
I just sent an email to ask them, as I need my camera to be "refreshed" as well
I just sent an email to ask them, as I need my camera to be "refreshed" as well
Ezzie
E. D. Russell Roberts
Morgan and Cameraleather aren't at all bad. If the cover is standard fare it'll be in the post pretty quickly, if its a bit special/peculiar you may have to wait a while. The quality (at least on mine, and confirmed by others) is good. The R-D1 has one rather "big" design fault, and that is the SD card door swinging back under the front cover, meaning the it will loosen, sooner or later. But hey, by then I'll be drooling over a red cover instead.
menos
Veteran
Thanks for the tip on the battery door issue Erik. I will have an eye on that, when my camera leather arrives.
I might get another variety of different leathers from other vendors too. This kind of reminds me on the cult about handmade leather straps on Panerai watches. Once you have worn and learned to like one very much, there is this urge of trying something different ;-) I have heard about people ending up with dozens of different straps for just one watch ;-) Too bad, you have to glue the leather every time.
I might get another variety of different leathers from other vendors too. This kind of reminds me on the cult about handmade leather straps on Panerai watches. Once you have worn and learned to like one very much, there is this urge of trying something different ;-) I have heard about people ending up with dozens of different straps for just one watch ;-) Too bad, you have to glue the leather every time.
kshapero
South Florida Man
Looked at his site. says nothing about Leica covers much less R-D1.http://aki-asahi.com/store/ have higher satisfaction rates than C-leather apparently, much quicker and well packaged with care, for Leica M's, but I don't know about R-D1...
I just sent an email to ask them, as I need my camera to be "refreshed" as well
danielnorton
Daniel Norton
wow, that is actually very cool.
Thinking I'm going to try to remove and re-stick the back and buy a new cover for the front..
nksyoon
Well-known
Suggest you look again.
Ezzie
E. D. Russell Roberts
Leica's yes. R-D1's no. It is the latter we are discussing here, is it not?
nksyoon
Well-known
Yes, but he wrote he didn't even see the information on Leicas.
danielnorton
Daniel Norton
scroll about 1/3 down the page, lists many different Leicas, no R-d1 listed though
menos
Veteran
I received my mail from Morgan today. He did a very quick delivery and delivered as promised. Thanks Morgan. Nice work.
vmelamedov
Newbie
Oh! This is Sexy
ped
Small brown dog
Highly recommend Morgan at cameraleather - slow but a polite and personal service.
Cheers - John
I'm going to do mine soon, too. What's the name of this covering? Being thinner than the rubber does it show lumps/bumps? it looks great.
Johnmcd
Well-known
http://www.cameraleather.com/colors/levant_black.htm
No bumps, very smooth. But I didn't replace the rear thumb grip. Looks and feels just as nice as it does in the photo
Cheers - John
No bumps, very smooth. But I didn't replace the rear thumb grip. Looks and feels just as nice as it does in the photo
Cheers - John
ped
Small brown dog
Just ordered the Levant black and the Griptac, wasn't expecting it to be so cheap!
Cheers
Cheers
ped
Small brown dog
I'm guessing the 'dry' application method is OK with this camera, given it's easy shape?
dreilly
Chillin' in Geneva
Anyone have a photo of an R-D1, or another black camera, with a tan/brown/natural covering?
SteveM(PA)
Poser
I did the black griptac also. Yeah it doesn't need to be wet, sticks well. I took off my thumb grip and I dig it. That little bit of extra thinness is nice. If I need a better grip, I just jam my thumb under the winder.
Btw Doug, very cool that you got the R-D1. I've carried your little exposure chart around with me for years in my wallet. Just recently lost it
dreilly
Chillin' in Geneva
Need another? I think I can dig it up...
Yeah, I got the R-D1 as a stopgap to play with while I collected a few lenses for the Ricoh GXR M-mount, and in the meanwhile really started to dig shooting with it. I like the M-mount fine, but I'm trying ti figure out how to keep both.
Yeah, I got the R-D1 as a stopgap to play with while I collected a few lenses for the Ricoh GXR M-mount, and in the meanwhile really started to dig shooting with it. I like the M-mount fine, but I'm trying ti figure out how to keep both.
ped
Small brown dog
I re-skinned mine last night. Looks great. It took me ages top remove the sticky black residue from the camera; the grips came off without any backing at all. I managed to get it all off with some hard work and the new grips went on like a dream.
ped
Small brown dog
Here she is, sorry, iPhone pic:
