[rollei_list] Re: Two Toned MX EVS.

I have an FX too but am no fan of the 'brown cow' covering either - the
original Rollei black is much nicer I think.

On 6/19/07, dpurdy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <dpurdy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:



Beautiful.  Though I like the look of the front much better than the grey
back.  You might put a little glossy black fingernail polish on that
chipped corner of the WLF.

I just watched a Automat with red leather sell on ebay for about the same
as they sell normally.  So I don't think you lower the value that way.. if
that matters.  I would love to have black lizard skin on my 2.8F but the
letherette is in perfect condition so I can't bring myself to do it.

I just got an FX (then had to send it in for repair) that has brown cow
hide on it and I notice it scuffs very easily.  Though it also polishes
back up very well with shoe polish.  I might be more tempted to cover it
in black lizard than the F.

Dennis

> OK. So I got my custom leather kit from Morgan at CameraLeather.com to
> replace the peeling leather on my MXEVS.
> I thought, why do the whole thing...why not come up with something
> unique, so I went with granite (gray) leather on the front top and back
> and left the sides (which are in fine condition) and the center portion
> of the finder in black.
>
> Morgan tells me this is the first two tone Rollei that they've cut.
> (They've done other two tone cameras, just never a Rolleiflex.)
> I still need to clean up the old yellowed adhesive from where it has
> bleed out on to the chrome in the back, but the leather fits well and
> was much easier to put on a Rolleiflex than I imagine that it is a Leica
> with a Self Timer and stuff..
>
> Photos of the almost final project here:
> http://www.goodphotos.com/images/cameras/2ToneRolleiFront.jpg
> http://www.goodphotos.com/images/cameras/2ToneRolleiBack.jpg
>
> Now it just needs a good cleaning and the spongy focus rails re-lubed or
> adjusted.
> (Exposures are fine even on chromes, but it should probably have the
> shutter overhauled too, while it is going in for work anyhow.)
>
> Be well,
> Michael Eric Berube
> GoodPhotos.com
>
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