tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52090353027546876082012-02-16T08:01:38.060ZBling it on!BRUCE ROBBINSnoreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209035302754687608.post-23136535542091493932009-10-24T23:31:00.005+01:002009-10-24T23:44:42.966+01:00

I don't know whether it's because their design makes them harder to customise or just because they're harder to love but it seems there isn't too much of a pimpin' scene going on for digital cameras.This Panasonic LX3 is different, though, and I think it looks great. I found it on another website and will happily take it down if it upsets the owner who I can't contact. His name is Jörg Schmidt

BRUCE ROBBINSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209035302754687608.post-36978931811995834722009-10-16T14:21:00.006+01:002009-10-24T23:45:37.920+01:00

In response to a comment left on a previous post speaking about a white leather finish for the OM1, this is about the closest you're going to get. It's cameraleather.com's black and white cobra finish. I'm not sure about it on a chrome body but it would be pretty striking on a black OM1!I don't think cameraleather.com will object to a bit of free publicity but I'm happy to remove the pic if it

BRUCE ROBBINSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209035302754687608.post-43062709371738959432008-11-16T22:39:00.007Z2009-10-24T23:46:20.047+01:00

. A black Minolta with red lizard skin? Does Michael Riffey also have a white fur coat and a swagger stick? Striking rather than subtle is the name of the game here - but I like it. What's wrong with making a bit of a statement anyway! Michael is also a customer of Cameraleather.com and the Red Lizard kit looks to be a great fit on his Minolta X-570. It's the little brother of the X-700 but

BRUCE ROBBINSnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209035302754687608.post-23308275693943614242008-08-09T09:42:00.006+01:002009-10-24T23:46:42.742+01:00

.Here's proof that you don't need a high end Leica before you get the urge to start pimping. Steve Lewis gave his 1960 Ricoh 500 the Cameraleather treatment and the result speaks for itself.With its original covering in place, the Ricoh is a fairly nondescript little camera but the addition of some imitation crocodile skin transforms it into a wee stunner - the Kylie Minogue of cameras.Steve has

BRUCE ROBBINSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209035302754687608.post-68012010724004162252008-08-04T21:23:00.003+01:002009-10-24T23:47:30.057+01:00

.I was out today looking to replace my aged Mazda MX5 (Miata) with something that has a roof. The MX5 is OK but I always felt it was let down by the quality of the leather seats which look as if the tanned surface has just been painted onto the underlying leather. Pretty cheap. In a local car dealership I spotted an old Alfa Romeo GTV that had an absolutely beautiful red leather interior. It was

BRUCE ROBBINSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209035302754687608.post-89056465312600759112008-08-01T11:25:00.002+01:002008-08-01T11:28:34.719+01:00

. I spotted this nice OM1 on Ebay and thought someone had given it the cameraleather.com treatment. It turns out, however, that the seller, Ishmael, cut his own leather by hand as a replacement - and a very nice job he made of it.Ishmael said he he used leather off-cuts and the result, whilst "not perfect", was much better than the shrinking leatherette that was on the camera. Ishmael said, "It

BRUCE ROBBINSnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209035302754687608.post-37917863674908267812008-07-30T11:02:00.003+01:002009-10-24T23:47:49.261+01:00

.This blog isn't going to become just a Leica appreciation society - even though there's much to appreciate - if for no other reason than that I don't own one. I do have a Leitz V35 enlarger but that doesn't count and, anyway, I haven't found a way to pimp it yet.However, there's no denying that people love their Leicas and equally love to adorn them with all manner of add-ons. (Apologies if this

BRUCE ROBBINSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209035302754687608.post-37013783608721214562008-07-28T19:59:00.006+01:002009-10-24T23:48:08.431+01:00

.Well, at least real gold plating. This properly pimped masterpiece hails from Hong Kong where owner Robert Yan decided to get down to business after he wore the shiny black paint off his M3 through overuse. I mean, imagine using a Leica as a camera. Whatever next! I have some sort of ill-formed idea of how uncommon black M3s are and what sort of money they might fetch so we can guess Robert was

BRUCE ROBBINSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209035302754687608.post-6864612646625157782008-07-27T14:24:00.002+01:002009-10-24T23:48:30.183+01:00

.I was out today looking to replace my aged Mazda MX5 (Miata) with something that has a roof. The MX5 is OK but I always felt it was let down by the quality of the leather seats which look as if the tanned surface has just been painted onto the underlying leather. Pretty cheap. In a local car dealership I spotted an old Alfa Romeo GTV that had an absolutely beautiful red leather interior. It was

BRUCE ROBBINSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209035302754687608.post-34094821060483840122008-07-25T23:14:00.001+01:002009-10-24T23:48:52.884+01:00

. A thing of beauty is a joy forever. What better way to kick off a new blog than with the zenith of customised cameras, a Leica M4-2. Pimpmeister Jeffery Smith asked US company cameraleather.com to supply the leather and do the work and the result is pure class.Jeffery (check out his website and blog at http://www.400tx.com/) decided to act when the Leica's black vulcanite started to part

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