Brownie FED and Zorki

"Brownies", but not the Kodak type. Found this covering material in a cobbler's supply shop. Its pebbled surface resembled the original covers in many cameras, though its texture wasn't as fine in size. It is brown, which I thought would look cool in cameras. So here are the first two recipients of the new skins: a FED and a Zorki whose original vulcanite trims had largely cracked and flaked away. Bought enough to cover many more cameras..

Jay,
it looks very nice! Could be interesting for the next USSRphoto anniversary camera .

Regards, Alexander

Jay, good to see you here, big fan of your web site! Very sharp looking coverings! What's the easiest way to take off that vulcanite?

Cheers,
Vlad.

Thanks Vlad! The original vulcanite in these cameras were already cracking in places and flaking so removing most of the material was easy. You can use Paint Remover (Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKP)) to soften and dissolve vulcanite too. But the chassis must be removed from the mechanism first. Paint remover will dissolve shutter coatings, and the various cements used in the optics of the rangefinder.

I agree with Alexander: it would be fabulous on the next anniversary camera!

Amitiйs. Jacques.

Jay,

fine to see you here. Your site was the source for me to replace broken curtains of a couple of FEDs and Zorkis.

And I also agree to Alexander and Jacques, it could be a nice covering for our next anniversary camera.

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de

Thanks Ulrich! I am glad to hear that the FED and Zorki repair pages contributed to the rehabilitation and restoration of many other cameras. :)