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« Reply #30 on: January 28, 2010, 01:41:06 PM » |
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Well, I'm super-impressed with how this camera is turning out, so here's a preview of the almost-done Yashica-Mat:  Of course, the back is still a bare-metal scratched-up nightmare. Haven't heard back from Morgan yet, and it's very possible that I will have given in to impatience before I do. I have a spare piece of the leather, and a matching-sized hole punch I can make little patches with. Might rectify this situation before long. |
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« Reply #31 on: January 28, 2010, 01:43:13 PM » |
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Heck, the quality of that leather looks worth the money. That is smart.
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« Reply #32 on: January 28, 2010, 02:02:25 PM » |
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Thanks, Sandeha.  One more:  |
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« Reply #33 on: January 28, 2010, 02:43:29 PM » |
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Just heard back from Morgan. He said about 1 in 50 Yashica-Mats have the screw orientation I have on th back of this camera (I guess this doesn't surprise me, as my camera has little leatherette donuts on the shutter and aperture setting dials, which is apparently a rarity, too). Said he thinks they were left over backs from 635s or something that got put into Y-Mat service. Anyway, let it be known that Morgan is truly a stand-up guy. Offered to send me a new back piece without the holes in it, and I could either cut them myself, or run the leather over the screws. I'm going to try a patch with some spare leather, but short of that working, will be taking him up on his offer. Anyway, I will most definitely be doing business with Morgan again. Really good guy.
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« Reply #34 on: January 28, 2010, 04:06:07 PM » |
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Really beats snakeskin  . |
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« Reply #35 on: January 28, 2010, 05:46:46 PM » |
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HEY! It was lizard.  |
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« Reply #36 on: January 28, 2010, 05:53:08 PM » |
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See Scott, plain black leather isn't so bad, now is it? No need for that there fancy lizzerd skinz.
Seriously, though, that's a great looking camera. Really good work!
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When you aren't looking for it... you ALWAYS find it!!!
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« Reply #37 on: January 28, 2010, 06:00:51 PM » |
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That particular 'Mat is by far my favorite as looks go....and from this angle yours is a rare beauty indeed... me likes much better than the Rollei'zard  |
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« Reply #38 on: January 29, 2010, 09:17:07 AM » |
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A real thing of beauty. Impressive work Scott!
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« Reply #39 on: February 01, 2010, 04:14:18 PM » |
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It's beautiful, Scott. That leather is perfect for it.
I see you got one of the potato chip models. I hate that stuff. Have done dozens of them.
I'll bet you hated it too. I hate it more..
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« Reply #40 on: February 06, 2010, 10:03:24 AM » |
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Enjoyed keeping up on the work you did on the yashica. With my mechanical skills I wold pay you to work on some of mine. I re-covered several TLR's I have in blue leather and they came out, maybe, half as nice as yours.
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« Reply #41 on: March 16, 2010, 07:49:36 PM » |
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You got me curious since there's two screws on the back of my 'Mat LM'. And, they also measure 50mm apart on center. They appear to be approximately level with the outside of the leatherette. As you stated, this could make the 'back' of your project - a challenge! Not looking for a recover here, just adding the comment.
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« Reply #42 on: March 17, 2010, 08:38:36 PM » |
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FWIW, when I re-cover one of these cameras, I take the pressure plate screws out, put on the new leather, then use a sharp darning needle to poke tiny holes in the leather from the inside of the back. Use a piece of wood to prevent the needle from pushing the leather away from the back. Then just put the new screws through the holes and reattach the pressure plate. Looks very good. 'Course, this only works if you are cutting the leather to fit. Not so helpful if it already has holes punched.
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« Reply #43 on: March 19, 2010, 03:56:19 PM » |
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Good idea, Dean. Whenever I get around to replacing the back piece (Morgan sent me a blank for it), that's what I'll do.
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« Reply #44 on: March 24, 2010, 08:24:14 AM » |
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My lucky day to find this thread. My 35 year old LM (and it was second hand then) has been recovered from under the eaves. I put a film through it and it still works, exposure meter and all. However, it has never indexed the film and I have always looked at the number window to get the film wound on. So with the benefit of the pictures and descriptions I took the side off and eventually found that the curved track (my terminology) wasn't allowing the follower to get on the STOP side. A bit of cleaning, a bit of checking that the index assembly was correct and it works! Thanks guys. By the way I got the skin off using a low power hairdryer and a Stanley knife blade with only a couple of nicks. Must have been lucky. Next project is an Agfa Record with a sticky shutter. I have had a look at a Steinheil prontor shutter (pre WW2) and have run into a bit of difficulty. If I can work ou how to post a new thread with pics I will be looking for answers - be warned.
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