Oddly enough ostrich skin is quite tough, as we occasional boot wearers know
(altho' I'm more of a sandal guy). So's kangaroo. But the king of hide is
elephant - a thin layer resists all but .50 cal. BMG.
Snakeskin can get flaky but I'd bet it would hold up on a camera with
reasonable care.
The machine they use to thin the hide (especially the edges so they'll fit
flat) is called a skiver. Impossible to do what that machine does by any
other means. You can always spot the skiver operator - look for the fellow
with the thinnest fingertips.
I'd go burgundy or green with the champagne.
Lex
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From: "claire" <clairetm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [OM] ........Personalized OM4Ti... Pt 2......
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2000 22:02:23 +0800
Well.....finally found a shop dealing in leathercraft...... Just bought
myself 3 pieces of calfskin...... Burgundy, Army Green, and Tan with
snakeskin texture stamped on it........... and I am going to strip the PVC
off the body and replace it with one of these leathers...... (BTW, the shop
has a wide variety of types and hues of leathers ....really hard time
deciding what colour to buy....)
...question is..... which colour should I use ? My OM4Ti is champagne....
Interesting shop..... they even have a simple machine to thin down the
snakeskin piece of leather so it won't be too thick and bulge out of the
body !!!
They didn't have ostrich skin..... like them Leica M6s in Titanium...... U
know the ones with those knotty bumps...... They said Ostrich skin is too
tough..... I don't understand......
Real snake skin is very thin and very flaky.... wouldn't stand prolonged
use....
I'm all excited.....
Peace
TMLee
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