new skin for the s2?

Joe, if you have trouble finding Plibond glue in Canada, use Lepage Pres- Tite 6 contact cement .
It is the same type of adhesive as the Plibond.
the Lepage Pres-Tite 6 cement is found in every Canadian Tire store across Canada.
I have used it with very good results on camera leather and vulcanite.
 
rover said:
I have never seen a red goat before.
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It comes from eating rusty tin cans.

Seriously, why is it that we tend to stick to "traditional" colors?

Last Saturday, Liz and I went downtown for lunch, and parked on a side street was a shiny, new, Italian Racing Red Ferrari (and three cars away was a new Lamborgini -- it was a good day for exotics). The Ferrari looked "right" in red -- even though I've seen a few in other colors, the red seems to fit my perception of what it should be. Likewise, when I had my British car painted it was British Racing Green. Is this why we feel more comfortable if the camera is covered in black, because that is the way we almost always seen them?

Michael
 
Both my S2 and SP have lived their lives inside the leather case so I've never had to face this situation.

Although it is blasphemy to some; I consider the Nikon S cameras to be on a par with their Leica contemporaries and so would retain their classic black look.

But, it is YOUR camera - to do with what you will.
 
Brian

Joe needs a handicap for street shooting, snake skin with diamont pattern, with a rattle attached to tripod socket.

Noel
P.S the wide spectrum antibiotic not working yet here.
 
My Pentax camera repair man uses thined Contact adhesive for skin repairs. (Evostick in the UK). Another solution is some of the industrial double sided adhesive that Jon Gooodman sells. Fantastic stuff for complete skins.

As to the leather why not cut your own -Hmmm Joe and a sharp knife, maybe not! Seriously, if you want some leather to experiment with, I can send you some either in funky colurs, black or undyed so you can choose your own.

Kim
 
My vote goes for brown snake leather like this one

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Hi Joe,
Several of the cameras in the camera gallery on my website have Margans "skins".

The black MX is Lizard, The S1a is a composite leather, The second Spotmatic and the GIII are goatskin, the SV is snakeskin and the Auto S2 is the embossed leather.

The first Spotmatic and the SL are in Aki's skins.

The most secure "feel" is given by the lizard skin followed by Aki's cowhide skins. The goatskin is very nice but doesn't have quite the same grip. The composite feels good as well but I don't much like the feel of the pebble emboss on the S2.

Still can't get on Morgan's site though.

Kim
 
i have been trying cameraleather also with no luck.
i probably should be more concerned about 'grip' as the nikon and contax will not have a grip (as i am used to) but then i will have a wrist strap or neck strap on them.
for now, till i get comfortable with the cameras, i'll just reglue the black skin but i do think the red will be my choice when the time comes.

i'm 5'10', completely bald and weigh in at 260 pounds, being inconspicuous on the streets is not the camera's problem, i think.

joe
 
Joe

A collector will detect that the cover is not Nikon origional PDQ, if it is in good condition it is child safe glue on peeling edges, hold down with thumb while watching TV.

Noel
 
miguel, extra long to go over and around my extra extra belly 🙂

brian, i think my s2 will make history, i just got an email from morgan sparks asking for a photo when the camera is done as he has never cut this skin/colour for a nikon s2!!
 
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