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Which Board? => Main Forum => : Pete_R September 08, 2013, 03:49:10 PM
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No, not pixels - they're not allowed around here.
My latest acquisition on the end, just finished.
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2817/9699050585_940c9f2778_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridgeway-photographer/9699050585/)
RGB (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridgeway-photographer/9699050585/#) by ridgeway photographer (http://www.flickr.com/people/ridgeway-photographer/), on Flickr
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They are beautiful, Peter. My Yashica Mat-124 and her younger sister Yashica Mat-124G
would look really nice in a new dress. How much is re-skinning for Yashica?
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How much is re-skinning for Yashica?
Do you mean what would I charge? Probably too much as it takes a long time. Every model is different and even different examples of the same model can vary. So you have to create a template first, check it fits and then cut the new ones - having cleaned off the old ones first of course. PM me if you're interested and I'll think about it.
But if you just want to buy the covers, cameraleather.com do pre-cut covers for the 124 but they have a bad reputation lately so order at your own risk and pay by Paypal so you can get your money back.
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How much is re-skinning for Yashica?
Do you mean what would I charge? Probably too much as it takes a long time. Every model is different and even different examples of the same model can vary. So you have to create a template first, check it fits and then cut the new ones - having cleaned off the old ones first of course. PM me if you're interested and I'll think about it.
But if you just want to buy the covers, cameraleather.com do pre-cut covers for the 124 but they have a bad reputation lately so order at your own risk and pay by Paypal so you can get your money back.
No, I didn't even know (or remember) that you do re-skinning yourself. I'll jump over to cameraleather.com to check their prices.
Thanks for the info, Peter.
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Very Nice. I must say I the Yashica pairing are more to my taste the the Rolleiflex (skins that is)
Mine are black, green and red.
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3767/9703644830_9fab444e47_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ezzie0304/9703644830/)
DUO and smaller brethren (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ezzie0304/9703644830/#) by Eirik0304 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ezzie0304/), on Flickr
Coincidentally, I have ordered from Morgan (Cameraleather) on several occasions and had no bother. Both ready cut kits, and sheet leather (the Kalloflex is done up in one of his greens)
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I'd had good luck with Cameraleather too, until about a year ago. I had ordered (and paid for) a new skin for one of my Exas, but it was the older model and had synch sockets in different places. He told me he would make up a set specially, and I said it would be OK to ship the standard one--I could make the modifications myself. I've emailed him a couple of times and got a brief reply once, but it's been a year or more now and no leather has arrived. I've bought some leather and a fresh bottle of Pliobond and begun making up paper templates...
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recent reports say that all thumbs are indeed pointing up ;D