reskined zeiss ikon

[paapoopa]

Hi anyone try a different skin for your zeiss ikon?
was thinking of pimping my chrome zeiss ikon with a Grey Paradise Snake leather from cameraleather.com
but just couldn't visualize how it will look, was afraid it will look like crap.

anyone who has try reskin your zeiss ikon maybe can share some pictures of your camera?

 

[kshapero]

Many here have done it.

 

[santela]

cool idea. you go first! 😀

 

[goo0h]

redid the skin on mine using the black griptac skin from cameraleather.com. Love it.

 

[j.scooter]

redid the skin on mine using the black griptac skin from cameraleather.com. Love it.

Do you have any pics of the reskinned zi? How easy/hard was the install?

 

[goo0h]

Do you have any pics of the reskinned zi? How easy/hard was the install?

I'll try to see if I can take some quick snaps and post them tonight.

Here's one pic from another user, though, not the griptac skin: http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1731172&postcount=235

It was pretty easy to put it on. Just make sure there's no film in the camera because when you take off the old skin, some small holes will be exposed in the back that will allow some light in. Just have to be patient and careful.

 

[goo0h]

Sorry for the crapy product shots. This is the Griptac skin.

 

[sahe69]

Sorry for the crapy product shots. This is the Griptac skin.

That looks like the grey griptac to me.

 

[j.scooter]

@ goo0H Thanks for the pic. Is that the gray griptac or is it the lighting making it look that color?

 

[goo0h]

it's black. maybe these show up better without flash.

 

[j.scooter]

Does anyone know if the ikon grip can be reskinned?

 

[goo0h]

I doubt it. There's no skin on it. It's textured plastic.