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The following video is generic exchange instruction using Olympus OM-1.
After that, Leica M leather exchange is explained. In addition, note for the Rolleiflex 2.8f is added.

Prepare:
1) Water
2) anhydrous alcohol
3) Bamboo toothpick
4) Swab
5) Blow dryer
For complex shape, I recommend put enough alcohol for adjusting locations or remove&retry.
Using the alcohol is better in operations than water to relocate the leather easily.

Use fabric glue if fitting is not enough to the sharp edge.

Note:
For Canon F-1/Canon 7
1) Remove Logo plate at the back pannel.(F-1)
2) Use fabric glue at edge of body since leahter will take away from edge. Other part: Water or Alchohol OK for the leather when attaching.
3) For Self-timer lever part, slide the leathe inside the lever, with water/alcohol attached for easier sliding.

For Sony RX100, water puttig places are described in the following pictures.

 

LEICA M series Skin Exchanges

1. Peel off the old skins and clean surface.

 

2. Set self-timer ‘Set’ position.

 

3. Take off new skins.

 

4. Put the skin

Before putting the skin, put water or anhydrous alcohol to the surface of the skin enough so to adjust locations easily. If failed to correct positioning, you can peel off and can retry it.

Locate edtes of skin to the edges of camera part, before pusing skin to the camera body.

Slide from bottom around the self-timer part.

Adjust locaitons to each parts before pushing skin to the body for adjustment purpose.

Push skin from the bottom to a release lever.

Adjust location to a lug and notch.

Same to the other side adjusting each locations.

Push skin to the narrow location using small flat screwdriver.

Same pushing to locations around self-timer.

There are some spaces near selftimer, so push skins using the screwdriver.

Push every skiins to the body for final fix.

– End of operations

 

 Rolleiflex 2.8F Skin Exchanges note.

First, it is necesarry to remove the screws holding the strap lugs in order to install the leather, as shown in red circle.

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