I picked up an old Yashica FX-3 camera at a flea market a long time ago. The "leather" started peeling the first time I tried to use it.
The pictures were great:
(Photos taken July 10, 2011)
But the camera itself looks like crap:
I didn't think much of the camera itself for a long time. I occasionally pulled it out and used it, but I really didn't do much with it. Until recently. I decided a while back that I was going to use all of my cameras. When I was reading about the Yashica, I came across a website that was selling custom skins to replace the terrible leather. After a great deal of research, voting, etc, I settled on a new finish:
I present, for your consideration: The Red Special.
Honestly, I'm pretty happy with it, and I'm pleased to note that despite sitting in the attic for years, I can still get amazing images out of it:
(Photos taken August 18, 2024)
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