Pimped my Zorki!

[wolves3012]

I bought a nicely-working Zorki 1 off a fellow RFF-er a while back, but it was in naked form. Someone, at sometime in its life, had stripped the vulcanite off. I thought it was about time to give it some clothes but I fancied something a little non-standard...what do you think?

 

[xayraa33]

it looks pimp delicious.

 

[ron1945]

:bang: it looks the picture of sartorial elegnce

 

[Peter_Jones]

Fantastic !

Nothing wrong with pimped FSU cameras 🙂

 

[gb hill]

Sweeeeet🙂

 

[raid]

It is elegant looking without any bit of trashiness due to the changes made. It shows good taste in how to pimp.

 

[Kozhe]

That looks soo cool 🙂

 

[payasam]

Looks good. Now you should repaint the bike to match.

 

[wolves3012]

Thanks for the comments! I didn't want to go overboard but I already have a totally-standard Zorki 1 so I thought the red accent-stripe would set off a "commie camera" suitably....

 

[wolves3012]

Looks good. Now you should repaint the bike to match.

Sorry, not a chance - it's in far too good a condition to do that! I've only recently got it, it's the insurance-payout replacement for the last one. A not-so-observant soul t-boned that for me on a roundabout after I'd spent many hours rebuilding various parts of it! Bent frame, damaged engine, damaged fairing...the word "gutted" comes to mind but at least I'm still here to ride the replacement.

 

[dee]

Very neat indeed !

dee

 

[rbiemer]

Looks good! Too tasteful to be truly a "pimped" Zorki, I think.
Rob

 

[john neal]

Anthony,

Nicely done - pimped but restrained 😉

Is that an Aki skin, or home made?

 

[Dave Wilkinson]

Is it true....that Leitz once made a copy of these? 😕
Dave

 

[Nickfed]

I wouldn't do it but I have to admit it has a certain restrained elegance.
It also looks like you have made all the screw slots nicely parallel!

 

[sweathog]

That looks absolutely lovely. It is not only a very competent recovering, but shows very good taste.

 

[robin a]

Very Nice................Robin

 

[wolves3012]

Anthony,

Nicely done - pimped but restrained 😉

Is that an Aki skin, or home made?

John,

It's home-made covering, from a piece of leatherette a friend gave me and glued on with Evo-stik. The camera is the one you sold me - I've run film through and it works beautifully, by the way.

 

[chut]

Quite elegant. More bespoke than pimped I think.

 

[Ronald_H]

Quite elegant. More bespoke than pimped I think.

Indeed. Looks very nice.